Eye on Sustainability
Brenda Buckley, Danielle McCormick & Richard Buckley
First All-Ireland Sustainability Summit Creates Impact For Businesses Across The Island Business leaders, consultants, organisations and universities from across the Island of Ireland gathered for the first All-Ireland Sustainability at the iconic ICC Belfast, where the sustainability was firmly on the agenda of almost 170 attendees from across the Island of Ireland and beyond.
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he event, organised by Danielle McCormick, Triterra, in partnership with Gordon Boyd, G.B. Associates, saw speakers and panellists from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the UK and Australia share insights on topics such as energy efficiency and the low carbon economy; sustainable finance; diversity and inclusion; circular economy; sustainable tourism; biodiversity and more.
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The event, which was sponsored by International Synergies NI, the ICC Belfast, NIE Networks, Vyta, Whitecroft Lighting, 2b Creative, Hastings Hotels and Business Eye, welcomed speakers and panel members including Strategic Power Projects, NatWest Group, EarthCheck, ESB Networks, Skillnet Ireland, Gas Networks Ireland, Invest NI, Translink to name but a few. Danielle McCormick, Owner and Lead Consultant at sustainability consultancy, Triterra, comments “Our aim was to create an event that would help drive positive change for the sustainability agenda within organisations across the island of Ireland, and we wanted to do this by bringing people together to share best practice and practical insights, and having quality conversations that would get our audience talking and thinking about how to practically implement change within their own companies.” She continues “I am absolutely delighted at the success of the event, and we’ve had
some really great feedback from sponsors, speakers and our audience, who went away buzzing with ideas and inspiration.” In 2021 research from the IBM Institute for Business Value found that 93% of global respondents reported that the pandemic had influenced their views on sustainability. Since that time their research has shown sustainability to have propelled to the forefront of corporate priorities, with the key drivers for these changes including changing legislation; shifting consumer behaviour; pressure from investors and
