Sustainability in Securing Supply Chain Opportunities

Joint event with Tees Valley Net Zero and Tees Valley Supply Chain – providing businesses with an important overview on the importance of sustainability as part of their growth strategy. Understand more about the Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for your products and the help available to decarbonise your business.

Both topics are key for business growth in a competitive marketplace and are of paramount importance when utilising procurement to further expand your business

Included in this workshop will be regional overview delivered by the Tees Valley Combined Authority and the morning will finish with a networking lunch and a tour of the Teesworks Site.

Agenda

08:45 - 09:30 - Breakfast & Networking

09:30 - 09:35 - Welcome & Introduction

09:35 - 10:10 - Decarbonise your products
Learn about Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and their vital role in driving sustainable innovation and carbon reduction across industries. Understand the fully funded support available to become EPD certification ready. Find out more about the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

10:10 - 10:30 - Decarbonise your business
Find out about the fully funded consultancy support and grant funding available to help your business decarbonise. Discover how your business can develop its own Carbon Reduction Plan (PPN 06/21).

10:30 - 10:50 - Regional Overview from Tees Valley Combined Authority
All business sectors in the Tees Valley play a pivotal role in the development of the region. A clear understanding of the growth areas and exciting plans that the region has plays and important part in the business community planning ahead for their future. This overview will provide up to date information to allow business to optimise the opportunities coming.

10:50 - 11:20 - Teesworks Presentation
Teesworks is the UK’s largest and most connected industrial zone, home to diverse, sustainable and low-carbon activity. It plays a key role in driving investment and growth in the Tees Valley for all business sectors. Hear more about the businesses based and to be based on the site and of the job and supply chain opportunities this may bring.

11:20 - 12:30 - Teesworks Site Tour

12:30 - 13:30 - Networking Lunch

About Tees Valley Supply Chain

Tees Valley Supply Chain is delivered by RTC North on behalf of the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority, and the Tees Valley Business Board.

If your business is based in Tees Valley (Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland or Stockton-On-Tees), support is fully funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Support is conditional based on eligibility and suitability checks, and for one-to-one productivity support the completion of a diagnostic.

About Tees Valley Net Zero

Tees Valley Net Zero programme, supporting your business to develop a Net Zero strategy. Support is fully funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and is delivered by Decerna Ltd on behalf of the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority, and the Tees Valley Business Board.

After you have booked, we will email you to confirm your attendance, or detail the steps required so that you can. Usually, this will be within 2 hours, though it could be 1 working day during busy periods.

The workshop will be hosted at Teesworks Skills Academy . Once your booking is confirmed, you will receive detailed Joining Instructions for the venue, travel options are available in the Teesworks Skills Academy link above.

This event is now fully booked, there maybe remaining tickets on Eventbrite posted by RTC.