Empowering Wider Change: Presentation Summaries

Speakers 3 and 4

Powering A Cleaner, Fairer Future

Giovanna passionately illustrated the South East London Community Energy (SELCE) journey to achieving an energy system that is fit for the future in the South East. This presentation highlighted SELCE’s successes and achievements including working towards a reduction in the demand for energy, increasing the use of renewable energy, fighting fuel poverty and raising essential investment to successfully deliver it all.

Dr Giovanna Speciale SELCE

“Today gives me hope. Let’s stare the climate emergency in the face”

Giovanna Speciale is co-founder of an award-winning community energy group, SELCE, which started out to transform the energy system in SE London to make it fit for the future. SELCE enables over 1000 vulnerable households per year to reduce their energy costs and carbon emissions, always evolving new ways to combat fuel poverty. SELCE supports households, community venues, and businesses to manage their retrofit and renewable energy journey.

Building A Culture of Reuse

https://selce.org.uk

The Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) has a culture of finding a way to reduce, reuse and recycle every element of waste produced across their museums. Unusual waste such as exhibition props and sets require an innovative management approach. Andy outlined the opportunities, setbacks and challenges they face, urging us all to act now, and to share ideas, best practice and contacts with our wider communities.

Andy Maidment Sustainability Manager, Royal Museums

Greenwich

Andy joined Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) in July 2022 as their first Sustainability Manager. RMG has since identified and quantified its most significant environmental impacts and set reduction targets, publishing its inaugural Sustainability Strategy in September 2023. With a history of sustainability initiatives, RMG focuses on increasing climate change awareness, improving site sustainability, integrating sustainable practices into all facets of its operations, and advocating for industry-wide change.

To find out more about how the RMG is raising awareness of the impact of climate change through their exhibitions, reducing carbon emissions across their estate and integrating sustainable practices into all aspects of their organisation, visit Sustainability at Royal Museums Greenwich | Royal Museums Greenwich (rmg.co.uk)

Building a culture of reuse

https://www.rmg.co.uk