11 am- 4 pm
Commitment to sustainability has survived through the financial crisis, and has become a core commitment within many organisations. It is still however perceived by many as offering only a ‘brand halo’. With September’s UN Summit in New York and the COP21 Summit in Paris at the end of the year, there will certainly be a lot to talk about.
Critical Mass is the conference for anyone interested in social value, investment and innovation, whether you're from a corporate, social enterprise, charity, the responsible business world, the public sector or from the City. This year's event is brought to you by Good Deals 2015 + Social Value International (formerly The SROI Network and SIAA).
11. 30am - 5. 30pm
The ethical market is growing, but how can it break out of its traditional niche?
The Ethical Consumer conference for 2015 will bring together leaders in their field to help develop thinking on how producers, retailers and consumers need to evolve to meet the demands of the mainstream.
2 pm – 6.30 pm
Good Money Talks, taking place in the run up to Good Money Week, will be a dynamic, interactive event where we will hear from a diverse range of speakers and discuss what's new and what's next for 'good money'.
9.30 am to 1.30 pm
This event has been organised by the Church of Scotland's Society, Religion and Technology Project. The event hopes to provide you with an opportunity to consider how your faith, values and finances interact and how you, and your Church, can make positive decisions about how your money is used in the future.
We are delighted to announce that Make Your Money Count is back this year. The event will again be tackling the issues of how the ordinary citizen can change improve the impact of our money for a better world.
10.30 am to 4 pm
An event to explore faith and finance, considering how money can be disinvested from fossil fuels and redirected into positive, sustainable investments.
6.30 - 8 pm
Speakers from the financial sector, NGOs and think tanks will discuss if the finance industry is doing enough to combat the challenges of environmental sustainability.
Speakers:
Ben Caldecott (@bencaldecott) is Founder & Director, Stranded Assets Programme, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford.
6.30 - 8 pm
Our economy relies on stable ecological foundations. So why is ecology missing from big economic and political debates? Is it time for a new approach? Satish Kumar will discuss at this public lecture.
Satish Kumar is Editor-in-Chief of Resurgence magazine (@Resurgence_mag).
Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEgreeneconomy
