First All-Ireland Sustainability Summit Held In Belfast

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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.

The 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.

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

Brenda Buckley, Danielle McCormick & Richard Buckley

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John Martin, RSPB NI, presenting to attendees of the All-Ireland Summit

L-R: Carla McSorley, FoodCloud, Paul Carson, Strategic Power Projects, Rachel Sankannawar, Invest NI.

Gordon Boyd and Danielle McCormick

Eleanor McGillie (left), Worldwide Financial Planning, and Jacqueline Gibson, International Synergies NI (right)

Frank McGonagle (left), Michelle Connolly (middle) and Nora Douds (right)

financial institutions for businesses to take sustainability into account; a changing employee marketplace and a need to cut costs as a result of rising energy and food costs.

Danielle concludes by saying “We would like to thank all of our sponsors, speakers, panellists and audience members for joining us in helping to make this year’s event such a resounding success. Now is the time to turn intention into action, and we very much look forward to seeing everyone again in our 2023 All Ireland Sustainability Summit, so continue to watch this space.”

For further information contact Danielle via Danielle@Triterra.co.uk.