Carpet Recycling UK has been invited present at an event hosted by The Furniture Makers’ Company. This is a Climate Change and Sustainability event taking place on Thursday 16 February (11.00am – 5.00pm) at Furniture Makers’ Hall, London. Board Director Mike Dobson has kindly agreed to represent Carpet Recycling UK at the event.
The ‘Routes to Greater Sustainability’ event is being supported by the British Furniture Confederation (BFC) and generously sponsored by FIRA, Ocee Design, Panaz and SATRA Technology.
The free event will be the first cross furnishing industry conference of its type, welcoming businesses and delegates from all sectors of the domestic and contract markets, with the aim of sharing knowledge and best practice on routes for greater sustainability.
As well as networking opportunities, the day will include a series of eight short presentations including an overview of potential new legislation from the BFC; Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme (FISP), the UK’s only industry specific scheme; as well as overviews of different corporate approaches to climate change initiatives.
Routes to Greater Sustainability industry day agenda
Thursday 16 February, 11.00am – 5.00pm, Furniture Makers’ Hall, London
11.00am – Welcome – Tony Attard OBE DL, Master of The Furniture Makers’ Company
11.10am – Anticipated forthcoming legislation. The role of the British Furniture Confederation. Speakers: Jonathan Hindle, chairman, BFC Legislation update and Jessica Alexander, executive director of the National Bed Federation / BFC
11.30am – Coffee and networking
12.00pm – Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme (FISP) – an industry specific standard. Speaker: John Hubbard, technical consultant at the Furniture Industry Research Association
12.15pm – Measuring your organisation’s carbon footprint – Nichola Pichel-Juan, sustainability manager at SATRA Technology
12.30pm – Capital Investment in renewables. Speaker: Rollie Attard, CEO of Panaz
12.45pm – Lunch and networking
1.45pm – Packaging solutions – FIRA
2.00pm – A circular approach. Speaker: Mike Dobson, Director at Carpet Recycling UK
2.15pm – A circular approach. Speaker: Angela Moran, product strategy director at Silentnight
2.30pm – Biomaterials and circularity. Speaker: Richard Naylor, group sustainable development director at Hypnos Beds
2.45pm – Networking
3.15pm – Reuse and extending useful Life. Speaker: Fiona Edwards, head of sustainability at JPA Workspaces
3.30pm – Design classics – maximising lifecycle through design. Speaker: Catherine Black, Sound Leisure
3.45pm – Networking
5.00pm – Close
‘Routes to Greater Sustainability’ industry day – The Furniture Makers’ Company
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