The Journey to The Greener Greenwich Summit 2024

Mark Jenkinson walked through RBG’s progress with their carbon neutral plan, and Rosemary Nunn gave us a recap on the original Summit and where it all started.

Update on progress in Greenwich towards being carbon neutral

Mark shared the latest on the borough’s Carbon Neutral Plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030, outlining the plan’s 7 themes on which the Summit was structured. He highlighted key stats: emissions from commercial sources account for 29% of the borough’s total CO2 emissions and only 8% businesses have insulated their buildings. Businesses were encouraged to embrace “just 1 thing” and take action to reduce emissions from energy use, waste and travel, and Mark identified sources of funding and staff training to support this.

Mark Jenkinson Managing Director, Crystal Associates

Mark Jenkinson is Director of Crystal Associates, a consultancy helping cities, communities, and businesses on the path to be smarter and more sustainable. Prior to setting up the company, Mark spent 25 years in senior global roles at Siemens with a focus on sustainability and digitalisation of city infrastructure and industry

Recap of Greener Greenwich Summit 2022

“If we all did just one thing, what might happen?” The first Greener Greenwich Summit took place in October 2022, funded by the Royal Borough of Greenwich and led by the University of Greenwich. Centred around the theme of “Just 1 Thing”, key stakeholders came together to share best practices, celebrate achievements and discuss the way forward on the journey to 2030. The conversations and outputs of that event have helped to shape this second Summit.

Rosemary Nunn Founder and Managing Director, I&K

Rosemary is founder and Managing Director of I&K - The Innovation and Knowledge Agency. With a background in economics, Rosemary has enjoyed a lengthy career in the private sector working across multiple sectors. Rosemary’s agency helps organisations to curate knowledge and facilitate innovation to improve operational performance and create value, via the design and leadership of business transformation programmes.

“This room has great energy. How do we keep this community alive and generate energy to deliver the projects moving forward?” https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ homepage/466/our_carbon_neutral_plan https://www.ik-agents.com

Where did it all start?