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EForce November 2010 - Your Sustainability News From StudentForce

Drive Safe, Drive Smart, Save Cash, Cut Carbon Find out about the Smarter Driving Simulator & chocolate rewards that Project Worker Emily Guilding initiated as part of the council's Green Week.  “It was great to have our StudentForce Project Co-ordinator's involvement and input at the interviews and I think this has also meant that a good working relationship between us, the Project Worker and StudentForce has been established. It is a very friendly organisation to work with and it is nice to get such a personal service.”  Micaela Basford, Corporate Sustainability Officer, Bath and North East Somerset Council     Christmas Comes Early With Solar Panels Prize! James Constable invests in innovative carbon reduction strategies for Northamptonshire.  Miscanthus fuelled biomass boiler Solar panels competitions School’s Carbon Trading project Read more. James Constable, Carbon Reduction Officer, Northamptonshire County Council             StudentForce wins waste tender bid! StudentForce is delighted to have secured a tender with Lincolnshire County Council as part of their Love Food Hate Waste Campaign.  This project required recruitment, employment and full project management of two Community Engagement Officers – their main purpose is to engage with the community and voluntary sector across Lincolnshire to promote food waste prevention. This will include...       Sharing knowledge in the community StudentForce Project Co-ordinator, Jon Ward, recently visited Oakham School to share knowledge gained from the climate change projects he coordinates across the UK.  Jon manages projects with many local authorities looking at how climate change affects local service provision and what councils and other organisations can do to change and adapt to reduce the risks posed by the increasingly common severe weather events and the long term implications of climate change. What did the pupils think of Jon Ward's talk?           100% graduate employment success We are delighted to announce that over the last six months 100% of our graduate project workers have secured employment after their StudentForce placement has ended. This is substantially above our already stretching target of 80% and we are ecstatic to find that we continue to provide valuable experience for our next generation of sustainability leaders! Find out more.

Workshop Dates Workshops have been in such high demand this quarter they are all fully booked! Watch this space for more dates to be announced shortly. Email Emma with any requests.       Events                Aware of the range of new enforcement powers being introduced by the Environment Agency?:    02/12/10 Under the new Environment Agency Civil Sanctions all waste producing, managing or carrying businesses will be effected.  Taking place in Northampton, this half day, low cost masterclass will help you prepare for any chancges before they begin. Are you prepared?  Unemployment, Recession & Health:    07/12/10 Will the present recession deal any more than a passing blow to some people’s living standards? Or will the attention of the health service, marriage counsellors, child psychologists and the Health and Safety Executive, amongst others, be needed to protect individuals? This seminar at University College London will be looking at answering these questions using results from studies by The Economic & Social Research Council & NatCen. Find the abstracts here.  Sustainability Now:    08/12/10 - 09/12/10  The fifth Sustainability Now free-to-attend conference and exhibition. After receiving record visitors at the last event in May, December's Sustainability Now has a focus on the latest news in and information on creating and sustaining a green built environment. How does a virtual Exhibiton work? Watch the video.       Networking: Share- Discuss- Inspire     Get in touch with other Project Workers. Let's Welcome: Joanne Pollock, Assistant Rights of Way Officer, Milton Keynes Council Matt Evans, Environmental Waste Consultant, Envar Sophie Issacs, Climate Change Officer, Gloucestershire County Council Victoria & Lauren, Love Food, Hate Waste Community Engagement Officers, SFS Services Ltd. Alice Williams, Funding Officer, Melton Borough Council    ...& best of luck and keep in touch to: Sam Porteous, Environment, Health and Safety Adviser, Chatsworth Settlement Trustees Toshimitsu Murai, Recycling Support Officer, Bedford Borough Council Sarah Hartley, Recycling Support Officer, Bedford Borough Council Rebecca Davies, Community Development and Recycling Officer, Northampton Borough Council Nicholas McDowall & Nicholas Aitchison, Renewable Energy Consultants/Engineers, Low C Communities Ltd Laura Bayliss, Business and Environment Project Officer, Peterborough Environment City Trust

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