This interactive virtual event will be\u00a0led by Kent MBA Leaders in Sustainability Scholars\u00a0Nicholas Phillips<\/a>,\u00a0Manish Shah<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0James Havey<\/a>.<\/p>\n We will be joined by our guest speakers:<\/p>\n Ollie Rosevear, Head of Sustainability at Fullers Smith & Turner<\/a> – Achieving Net Zero Ollie Rosevear recently joined Pub & Hotel group Fullers Smith and Turner as Head of Sustainability. He is responsible for leading their journey towards Net Zero and developing a wider ESG strategy.<\/p>\n He spent the previous 11 years as Head of Environment for Costa Coffee. Oliver was responsible for managing the carbon, waste and water strategy for the company delivering a 38% reduction in carbon emissions. In 2017 he helped design Costa Coffee\u2019s Sustainable Roastery\u00a0built to BREEAM Outstanding & was responsible for developing the award winning Zero Energy EcoPod concept. Ollie also developed the UK\u2019s first National Cup recycling scheme which led to over 150 million coffee cups being recycled in the UK.<\/p>\n Prior to joining Costa Coffee, Oliver worked as an Energy Consultant with several UK Plc\u2019s developing energy reports and implementing multiple Carbon Management programmes. Oliver is a member of IEMA & The Energy Managers Association.<\/p>\n Nathan Goode, Chief Strategy Officer, Social Value Portal<\/a> – Measuring environmental wellbeing in UKs supply chains\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Social Value Portal<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0promotes better business and community wellbeing through the integration of social value into day-to-day business. We offer the\u00a0<\/span>Portal<\/span><\/i>, an online solution that empowers organisations to measure and manage the economic, social, and environmental contributions that their organisation and supply chain makes to society. It also rewards organisations for doing \u201cmore good\u201d in the community.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What is Social Value?\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Increasingly, organisations are considering their activities holistically, taking account the wider economic, social, and environmental effects of their actions. Social value serves as an umbrella term for these broader effects, and organisations which make a conscious effort to ensure that these effects are positive. Social value includes contributing to the long-term wellbeing and resilience of individuals, communities, and society in general.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our Scholars alongside\u00a0MBA Director,\u00a0Debbie Kemp<\/a>\u00a0will welcome a global live audience, bringing together our community of MBA students, alumni, and the broader community of business leaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n There will also be a chance to submit questions to the panel during the Q&A. Join us and see what the MBA Guest Lecture Series has to offer.<\/p>\n This is a free event and you can register your place\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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