Seminar Downloads

We’re pleased to provide copies of many of the presentations from recent conferences and seminars organised by the Trust for Sustainable Living. (Due to the large size of some files, we suggest you download them before viewing.)

Embedding Sustainability

Practical pathways for operational and educational practice in public engagement institutions

29 September 2010

Technical Note (21Oct2010): Due to the size of some of the presentations, we have saved them as compressed Power Point Shows (.ppsx files), as indicated below. To view them, please save in an appropriate directory and open in Power Point. Apologies for any inconvenience.

• Conference Programme (Word doc)
• Introductory Thoughts with Ola Ullsten, Former Prime Minister of Sweden & Chairman, World Council for Corporate Governance
• Climate change and the potential to inspire behaviour change (compressed .ppsx file) – Penny Fidler, Chief Executive, The Association of Science and Discovery Centres
• Embedding sustainability in botanic gardens (compressed .ppsx file) – Suzanne Sharrock, Director of Global Programmes, Botanic Gardens Conservation International
• The role of zoos in conservation and climate change – Paul Pearce-Kelly, Senior Curator, Zoological Society of London (Part I and Part II - compressed .ppsx files)
• Update on the Sustainable Schools Initiative & National Framework for Sustainable Schools – UK Department for Education
• The 10:10 campaign and beyond (compressed .ppsx file) – Harriet Bell, Campaign Coordinator, 10:10
• The Technology Strategy Board and its sustainability programmes (compressed .ppsx file) – Neil Morgan, Head of Energy, Technology Strategy Board
• Practical adaptations to climate change in the UK (compressed .ppsx file) – David Sheppard, Invertebrate Ecologist, Natural England
• Feeding time at the zoo: a case study (compressed .ppsx file) – Kevin Frediani, Curator of Plants & Gardens, Paignton Zoo
• Operational sustainability at Eden: ‘Waste neutral’ and beyond (compressed .ppsx file) – Dan Ryan, Horticultural Knowledge Transfer Team, Eden Project

Sustainability: Where Are We Going?

Stategic pathways to sustainability in the public education/engagement sector

24 March 2010

• Conference Programme (Word doc, 122 KB)

Welcome from Vince Cable, MP & Shadow Chancellor – from TSL Interview with Vince Cable – March 2010 (YouTube clips)

• Past & Future Trends in the International Dialogue (ppt, 2.7 MB) – Steve Bass, International Institute for Environment and Development
• Zero Carbon Britain – Paul Allen, Centre for Alternative Technology
• Getting to Grips with Ecological and Carbon Footprinting – Simon Miller, Best Foot Forward
• What Have We Learnt About Ecological Learning? (ppt, 816 KB) – Paul Maiteny, London South Bank University
• Botanic Gardens & Sustainability (ppt, 3.13 MB) - Belinda Hawkins, Botanic Gardens Conservation International
• The Road to Green – Jo Gipps, Bristol Zoological Society and World Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Greening the Greenhouse

Designing a Carbon-Neutral Future

2 April 2008

• Agenda
• Gerard Bot, Wageningen University, The Netherlands - Greening the Greenhouse, general considerations (pps 2.4 Mb)
• Gareth Edwards-Jones, University of Bangor, Wales - The lifecycle of horticultural food production: horticultural carbon emissions in context (pps 0.4 Mb)
• Feije de Zwart, Wageningen University, The Netherlands - Greening the Living Rainforest (pps 5.2 Mb)
• Ricard Harnett, Kernock Park Plants, Cornwall - A grower’s experiences with wood-chip heating for glasshouses (pps 1.0 Mb)
• Andrew Logan and Karl Hansen, Living Rainforest - Integrating issues: so much for the theory, what about the practice? (pps 2.8 Mb)
• Chris Plackett, FEC Services Ltd - Alternative energy sources and their applications: what are the options for the UK grower? (pps 0.77 Mb)
• Neil Bragg, Chairman, Horticultural Development Company – Closing remarks

Green Feast

Exploring the Multiple Meanings of Sustainable Food

12 March 2008

• Agenda
• Charlie Clutterbuck, Research Fellow, Dept of Food Policy, City University London - What is ‘sustainable food’? (pps 1.3 Mb)
• Lawrence Woodward, Director, Organic Research Centre / Elm Farm - The end of oil
• Katrin Plassmann and Paul Cross, University of Bangor, Wales and Rural Economy & Land Use Programme (RELU) - Are food miles an indicator of sustainable food?
• Tom Wilson, Historic Futures - Sustainability and the food supply chain (ppt 1.3 Mb)
• Lucy Glover, ISEAL Alliance and Bernward Geier, Rainforest Alliance - How do you make a label credible? The role of the ISEAL Code of Good Practice (pps 1.4 Mb)
• James Simpson, Marine Stewardship Council - The Marine Stewardship Council (pps 2.0 Mb)
• Geoff Tansey, Joseph Rowntree Visionary and Editor, The Future Control of Food – Making the rules of the world (Keynote Address) (pps 2.4 Mb)
• Lucy Richardson, Brand Legacy - Shifting consumer behaviours to more sustainable food choices (pps 2.4Mb)
• Jessica Mitchell, Food Commission, Food Magazine and former BBC Radio 4 Producer (Moderator) – Discussion: Peeling away the labels of sustainable food branding

Bridging the Barriers … between Man and Nature

7 November 2002

• Proceedings (previously appeared on our discontinued ’peoplenature.org’ subsite)