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SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SUPPORT

SUSTAINABILITY MASTERCLASSES

Funded support for organisations that are looking to become more sustainable

Specialist low carbon business support

Support to scale your business

Accelerate the development of your products & services

Work with expert mentors & academics

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About the Programme

The Sustainability Masterclasses offer specialist virtual support for organisations looking at ways to become more sustainable.

Funded through the European Regional Development Fund, the support is primarily available for organisations located in Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. If not located in the region, organisations must be interested in exploring collaborative opportunities with researchers from the universities of Bath and Bristol, or SETsqaured Bath or Bristol, to increase commercial activity within the West of England. The Masterclass programme is a series of online, 4-hour-long classes delivered by sustainability experts, offering a convenient alternative for businesses unable to commit to the time-intensive workouts also on offer.

The masterclasses allow you to understand business sustainability from the ground up. Beginning with our Impact Workout exploring the fundamentals of sustainability, the series works up to understanding the role of human resource management to help you achieve the triple bottom line, amongst other key topics. 

Masterclass sessions include sustainability goals, business model portfolios, sustainability policy creation, grant funding, and financial innovation.

Who should apply?

We welcome applications from organisations operating in any sector, that is a Registered Limited Company (Ltd), a Community Interest Company (CIC), or a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) located in the UK.

You may already be innovating sustainably and need guidance on scaling up without compromising your sustainability goals. You might not have started out as a green business but you now want to understand ways your business can positively impact the environment, and integrate more sustainable practices within your daily activities.

Applicants don’t need to be currently associated with SETsquared or the University of Bath.

Why join?

As the nation continues its commitment toward the Government’s net zero targets, it’s more important now than ever before that businesses are able to display self-awareness around the subject of sustainability. Consumers are increasingly favouring brands and organisations with a commitment to environmental sustainability. We can support enterprises that strive to have a minimal negative impact or potentially a positive effect on the global or local environment, community, society or economy.

It is free to join and delivered by skilled, knowledgeable facilitators who have a passion for sustainability. 

Our masterclasses are a brilliant opportunity to access some of the skills available in our wider workouts, but with the added bonus of now being time-friendly. Comprised of 3, 4-hour-long sessions, you can engage in the programme around your existing working commitments, and then get back to what matters most.

It is a great way to expand your business networks and understand other organisations’ journeys and sustainability challenges.

WHICH MASTERCLASS IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

Choose from the insightful online masterclasses and tailor the programme to your business’s individual needs.

Pick three, and, if you are not familiar with sustainability, we recommend you to take the Impact Workout as it gives your organisation the foundations of sustainability in business.

Social Value: designing a high-impact response

25 April 2023, 9:00-13:00 (online) 

Participants will understand government Social Value Principles as a foundation for developing Social Impact within projects. They will also learn how to design a high social impact response to bids and tenders through support from our mentor and trainer team. Learn more.

Impact Leadership

28 April 2023 09:00 – 13:00 (online)

This masterclass provides a blueprint for leaders looking to navigate and build an impact-driven business. Exploring the role of an impact leader the masterclass blends theory and research with opportunities to discuss and consider practical implementation within their own business context. Learn more.

Selling sustainability and communicating for sustainability

3 and 4 May 2023, 09:30 – 11:30 (online)

With increased pressure and competition, this session has been designed to provide you with the opportunity to develop useful collateral to set you apart from your competition. It will support you on your journey to achieving coherence across all your communications.  

As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to understand how to best communicate their sustainability ambitions to clients, as well as communicate selling techniques and negotiating with sustainability front of mind. Learn more.

Selling sustainability and communicating for sustainability

16 May, 09:00 – 13:00 (online)

With increased pressure and competition, this session has been designed to provide you with the opportunity to develop useful collateral to set you apart from your competition. It will support you on your journey to achieving coherence across all your communications.  

As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to understand how to best communicate their sustainability ambitions to clients, as well as communicate selling techniques and negotiating with sustainability front of mind. Learn more.

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Please fill out the below form and submit your registration form.

Once we have received your application form, a member of the team will be in touch.

West of England Sustainability Masterclasses 22/23

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