The decarbonisation dialogue: November informal knowledge-sharing session

The public sector has an important role to play in reaching the UK’s net zero 2050 target. Organisations across the country are paving the way towards these ambitions through capital works programmes designed to reduce the carbon emissions associated with their estate.

Fundamental to the success of these projects is collaboration to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, expertise and experience and to openly discuss the challenges, opportunities, insights and successes that these projects face. 

Following an inaugural session earlier this year, we’re hosting another one-hour collaboration session – the decarbonisation dialogue – via Teams webinar. 

The event will provide you with an opportunity to listen, learn, contribute, question and discuss all things decarbonisation and energy efficiency with fellow public sector counterparts.  

Our speakers have a breadth of experience delivering projects with government funding support through Salix and will share their insights and experiences with attendees during the session.

Cristina Calleja, sustainability manager at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has been successful with awards through Phases 1, 3a, 3b and 3c of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, as well as the Low Carbon Skills Fund and historic work through the Salix Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme (SEELS).

Cristina is an professional environmentalist with more than 20 years of experience, six of those spent in the healthcare sector. She has unwavering commitment to helping her trust lead the NHS in carbon reduction. The thing she most enjoys about her job is when colleagues get in touch wanting to improve the sustainability of their department. ‘It makes my day to hear that people are keen to improve the environmental impact of their practices and I will always try my best to help.’

Cristina will provide an overview of the trust’s projects, discuss challenges, successes, lessons learned and touch on change requests. 

Janette Ackroyd, energy and carbon reduction manager at East Sussex County Council

East Sussex County Council has been successful in awards through Phases 1, 3a, 3b and 3c of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, as well as the Low Carbon Skills Fund and historic schemes the England Recycling Fund and Salix Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme (SEELS).

Janette will speak generally about lessons learnt from the council’s projects to date.

Janette has over two decades of experience as an energy and environmental programme manager within consultancy and local government. She is passionate about making a difference on environmental and climate change.

The session is intended for public sector employees only.