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Looking for interns with a passion for sustainability?
Our sister site London Intern Sustainability Exchange (LiSx) currently has over 500 registered students looking for internship opportunities for the summer and beyond. The website ‘match-makes’ employers looking to harness the skills and enthusiasm of the next generation of sustainability professionals, with students who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of sustainability within a practical environment. Open to employers in any sector wishing to advertise internships relating to any area of sustainability, it is completely free to post an advert. Register and advertise today, on the LiSx website.
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Bring the spirit of the Olympics to your business!
If you are a business based in the City, Tower Hamlets or Hackney and want to use the Spirit of London 2012 to kick start CSR in your organisations then join us at the 2011 CSR Event Series, "Playing Your Part". On 1st Sept, 15th Sept, 29th Sept, 2nd Nov and 18th Oct we will show you how you can use the Power of the Games to promote CSR programmes in your business, with specialist speakers, surgery sessions, interactive workshops and how-to guides. Events are free but places are filling up fast so book your place now! LSx are proud to present the series in conjunction with Heart of the City and City of London Corporation. For more information please contact s.ejiri@lsx.org.uk | 0207 234 9407
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Going Beyond the ‘Usual Suspects’ – how to engage with hardly reached communities on environmental issues
A recent LSx focus group found key recommendations for engaging hardly reached communities included: using and building on trusted local networks and sources, using alternative ways in that build on people’s values and emotions, demonstrating impacts using local examples and linking into existing activities or initiatives – and in the words of one participant, “…no cold calling!” LSx’s Energise London project focus group was held on 4th May 2011 with Queens Park community members to explore the most effective ways of engaging with communities that are not traditionally interested in environmental issues. Read the full report here.
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July Tools for Change event - surviving the health sector
Are you a small health or social care organisation in London? Would you like expert, practical advice on how to boost your resilience, efficiency and cost-effectiveness? Our new guide offers down to earth advice on key issues such as how to find Right to Provide opportunities, the pros and cons of consortia and the best operational changes you can make to streamline services and maximise your impacts. The guide is part of our HLSN project funded by London Councils. You can download the report Making Sense of the Changes here. For more information please contact Sumi Ejiri s.ejiri@lsx.org.uk | 020 7234 9407.
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State of the Environment Report for London
The Mayor’s recent SoE report shows encouraging trends for London, revealing a marked improvement in the capital’s environment over the past decade. Among other things, the report shows that Londoners now produce 10% less waste than they did a decade ago, and 32% of all household waste produced is recycled or composted. In terms of wildlife, 10.5 kilometres of river habitat has been improved, and the new addition of 228 hectares of coastal and floodplain grazing to London’s green habitats.In all, 21 of 28 'indicators' set out in the report were evaluated as 'improving.' In spite of these heartening results there is still progress to be made. The report emphasises the fact that our efforts need to be continued and increased in order to improve wellbeing in the capital. The latest State of the Environment findings are published here, and in an online database set up by the Mayor of London himself in an attempt to improve transparency and encourage accountability.
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Movers and shakers at City Hall
There has lately been some reshuffling at City Hall – Isabel Dedring, previously Director at Transport for London, has settled into her new guise as Deputy Mayor for Transport. The role entails providing policy advice and direction, setting priorities and taking decisions relating to transport issues on behalf of the Mayor. Meanwhile, Kulveer Ranger has recently become Director of Environment and Digital London. He leads the development of the Mayor’s six statutory environmental strategies and other discretionary environmental policies to improve London’s environment. Finally, Stephen Tate has also settled into his new role as Assistant Director of Transport and Environment.
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Hammersmith & Fulham roll out recycling scheme
Hammersmith and Fulham Council are due to start a new Flat recycling scheme this month, making it easier than ever before for residents who live in flats to recycle. From July 18 to September, all households with access to Smart Banks will be given a new re-usable bag to make it even easier to store recycling and transport it to the recycling bank. With the recent 20% rise in price of rubbish disposal it’s now more cost-effective to recycle with the cost of recycling at £73 per tonne compared with £128 per tonne. For further information on the scheme please visit the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham website.
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| Events and Signposting |
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City of Sport - City of Sport is a programme designed to help workers from the Square Mile become more active. Sessions cover a range of sports and are open to all levels of fitness. For more information see their website.
Vulnerable Londoners and climate change project - NCVO are looking for voluntary and community organisations who work with older or disabled people in London for a project running from autumn to July 2012. For more information and to apply contact Kate Damiral at NCVO on 020 7520 2540, or visit the NCVO website.
Future Planetary Leaders : 28 August to 2 September - Planetary Leaders is running a 5 day residential course for people aged 18 to 30 to improve skills for building a just and sustainable world by helping them to 'find their unique role' in the sector. For more information please see their website.
Summer in the City 2011 - KCCentral have joined up with Hammersmith & Fulham and City of Westminster to bring you a new and improved Summer in the City 2011, offering a programme of activities for children and young people. To find out more see the website.
Westfield Stratford City offers grants to community organisations - Stratfords newly opening Westfield shopping centre will be providing £1,000 grants to a number of community organisations, covering a wide range of projects and individuals, every three months. For more information and an application form see here.
Pro-Active East London- funding for sport and physical activity - In order to further social and economic wellbeing of communities through sport and physical activity Pro-Active East London lists a diverse range of funding opportunities for small community organisations, available online here.
Sport4Women Launch Event - September the 12th will see the launch of a new Sport4Women programme in Tower Hamlets, featuring taster sessions, health checks, massage and more. To host a table at the event, or for more information on the event contact Sonia Gouveia and sport4women@gll.org.
Public Sector Sustainability Awards, October 2011- Abbey Publishing, behind the Public Sector Sustainability magazine, will be hosting an awards ceremony rewarding and recognising those across the Public Sector who have shown outstanding dedication towards reducing their carbon footprint. London Sustainability Exchange are proud to be a partner in this event, and CEO Samantha Heath will be sitting on the judging panel. For information see here.
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Mayor Launches Team London
LSx was delighted to join Samantha Cameron, Peter Andre and Barbara Windsor at the Mayor’s launch of ‘Team London’ last month. Based on the hugely successful model pioneered by Mayor Michael Bloomburg of New York, the initiative aims to get 10,000 Londoners volunteering to support projects encouraging literacy, tree-planting, sports coaches, neighbourhood cohesion and uniformed youth leaders in London. As Mayor Boris enthused, ‘Team London is about what we can achieve when we act together,’ making volunteering easy to learn about and easy to do. If you want to see how LSx can help you volunteer in the capital, check out our pages on Energise London, Transform and Well London. For more information on Team London, see the GLA website.
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LVSC Launches Big Squeeze Report 2011
Results of LVSC's latest Big Squeeze report show that Londoners are being hit harder than ever due to the continued impact of the poor economic climate and the current public sector spending cuts. It reveals a worrying trend, showing how the recent cuts are disproportionate to cost effective preventative services, particularly in the areas of health, advice, and children and young people. Now in its third year, LVSC's 'Big Squeeze' campaign hopes to influence policy and decision makers by understanding how recent cuts affect Londoners reliant on voluntary services.
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| Contact Us |
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Samantha Heath, Chief Executive - t.cattermole@lsx.org.uk
Gayle Burgess, Programme Director - g.burgess@lsx.org.uk
Jessica Gibbons, Development Director - j.gibbons@lsx.org.uk
Sujal Naik, Finance Coordinator - s.naik@lsx.org.uk
Jane Mulholland, Partnership and Communications Coordinator - j.mulholland@lsx.org.uk
Tannith Cattermole, Executive Assistant - t.cattermole@lsx.org.uk
Jude Luckett, Programme Officer - j.luckett@lsx.org.uk Sumi Ejiri, Behaviour Change Programme Assistant - s.ejiri@lsx.org.uk
Charlotte Wells, Communications Intern - commsintern@lsx.org.uk
Amy Cutter, EcoVate Intern - energiselondon@lsx.org.uk
Siobhan Downes & Azadeh Assadi - Finance Interns - financeintern@lsx.org.uk
Jessica Plumb, Projects Intern- welllondon@lsx.org.uk
Lidya Dervisheva, Yale Intern - lsxintern2@lsx.org.uk
London Sustainability Exchange
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London Sustainability Exchange is a registered charity, number 1122130, and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, company number 5154010.
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