Green Business Events

Green Business Events creates events that inform businesses how to respond to climate change and related environmental crises.

The founder, Ben Patten, has a history of running conferences that explore profound change in business. This has included e-business, multi-disciplinary practices, the quality food industry and now climate change.

This business has been set up with the conviction that all organisations face a period of unprecedented change. All events run by Green Business Events will help companies formulate and execute their response to climate change and related environmental crises. It will also help companies discern the opportunities for their business and the ways in which these commercial gains may be realised.

We hope that for anyone operating in this space or moving into it they will be able to find the events and networking opportunities that will help them move forward.

Our events

The main event, Green Strategy, will be an annual gathering. This will be supported by a number of other events:

  1. 1. General events in this space (e.g. Climate Change Opportunites)
  2. 2. Issue specific smaller events (e.g. the two hour business briefings on the "Post-Bali Briefing" "China" and "Green and the Global Slow Down" or
  3. 3. Industry specific events (e.g. "The Greening Events Summit" for the events industry
  4. 4. Networking events (e.g. Green Monday) - chances to connect with other people in the industry and share best practice etc.

Our other aims - making our events sustainable

It is also our aim to promote, produce and host all events on a sustainable basis. These are our four initial pledges:

  • 1. Only use electronic direct marketing (we will have some print adverts)
  • 2. Off-set all the CO2 impact of the conferences
  • 3. Promote online viewing and knowledge transfer via the web
  • 4. Pursue sustainable event standards - initially BS8901.

    • We will work towards more environmentally sustainable goals to lower the impact of our events and help us better understand the challenges of our clients.

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    Contact

    Jim Woods [email]
    Director & Green Monday Chair

    Luke Clarkson [email]
    Head of Business Development

    Alfie Chambers [email]
    Events Manager

    Ben Patten [email]
    Managing Director

    Georgie Vere Nicoll [email]
    Content and Communications Manager

    Address:
    22 Chancery Lane
    London
    WC2A 1LS

    Telephone:
    +44 (0)20 3137 1728
    Fax:
    +44 (0)20 3137 1727

    Who we are

    Green Business Events creates a range of events that provide businesses with the information they require to accelerate their organisation's commercial success in the new sustainability paradigm.

    The team have a background in entrepreneurial ventures, corporate strategy and investment banking. They have been responsible for the creation of many innovative business events, exploring profound change in a range of different business environments.

    Green Monday

    Green Monday is the leading event for corporate sustainability executives - it has seen over 5,000 people through the doors since its inception in June 2008 at the monthly London event and quarterly events in the North West, Midlands and Scotland. The event combines talks, round tables and structured networking in 2 hours.