Tap water is Fit and Fun to Drink
LSx has launched a new behavioural insight project – Fit and Fun to Drink – in partnership with Thames Water in Tower Hamlets. Working with the East London Mosque, the Muslim Women’s Collective and MADE in Europe, we will be finding out when and why local residents choose bottled water over tap, to develop a pilot social marketing and behaviour change project in the run-up to Ramadan 2012. The project will be reaching out to a number of different Islamic community groups in Tower Hamlets. For more information or to get involved, contact Sumi Ejiri on s.ejiri@lsx.org.uk or 0207 234 9407

Become an LSx Associate!
London Sustainability Exchange is inviting individuals with a proven track record in delivering environmental, social or economic sustainability to become Associates of LSx. If you have up-to-date skills and knowledge, we would like to invite you to register your interest. LSx Associates help London Sustainability Exchange to design and secure funding for new projects, as well as working with our staff team to deliver activities with communities, businesses and the public sector in London. Registering as an Associate with LSx does not guarantee that we will offer you any work with us, but it does mean that we will have your details instantly available should we have appropriate work for you. Please complete the Associate Application Form and send with your CV and a covering letter outlining your interest and availability to work to Tannith Cattermole at t.cattermole@lsx.org.uk

Smart meter and community engagement workshops
LSx was pleased to be involved in a series of workshops held by the Department of Energy and Climate Change to help develop the community engagement programme for the roll-out of smart meters. UK energy companies will begin the roll-out in 2014, with the aim of having one installed in every home in the UK by 2019. The workshops, which were attended by a group of key stakeholders, showed that providing advice and guidance is important but not enough on its own. A wide range of behaviour change interventions will be needed, delivered at a community level with the support and involvement of trusted local partners.

Signposting

Safer Parks Awards applications open - Are you proud of your local park and the role it plays in bringing your community together? Then nominate it for the 2012 Safer Parks Awards! You can apply here until 31st January.

Mayors Low Carbon prize open for applications - The London Mayor is offering £20,000 to students with inventions and ideas on how to reduce emissions and energy use in the capital's buildings - see here for more info or to apply.

TfL releases cycling accident data - Transport for London has released a list of cycling accidents reported between August 2010 and July 2011. To see a map of hot spots and accident locations, see here 

'Feeding the 5k' food waste pledge - Feeding the 5000 are asking businesses to sign up to their pledge to reduce food waste!

SHIMMER fuel poverty project launches - SHIMMER is a pilot smart home energy project which aims to bring fuel-poor households savings of between £200 and £3,500. The project was launched by London Rebuilding Society and its partners HomeZone Community Interest Company and the Energy Saving Trust. 

City Air Guide for retail and services - City of London's CityAir project aims to help businesses improve air quality in the square mile - guidance packs can be found here including their latest on reducing emissions through procurement.

Ubele is looking for a design intern! - Apply to Ubele Initiative as a communications design/graphic design intern for one day a week!

Observer Ethical Awards - The 2012 Observer Ethical Awards have now launched. You can enter or nominate for the awards here.

Project Dirt questionnaire - Please take a moment to fill in Project Dirt's questionnaire and help them to provide a better service for their members.

ESD survey - SEEd is conducting a survey on behalf of UNESCO looking at how Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) works in practice in the UK.

Olympic Learning Legacy project - The Olympic Delivery Authority has set up the Learning Legacy project in order to explore and share the lessons learned from the construction of the Olympic Park.  

Events

Castle Debates - The next in the current series of environmentally-themed Castle Debates is on the topic of Loss of Biodiversity. The debate will take place on Wednesday 1st February at the Law Society offices on Chancery Lane.

FSI workshop for small charities - The Foundation for Social Improvement is running a workshop for small charities on Monday 20th February.

Fuel Poverty Action Winter Warm-up Weekend - Be part of a national weekend of action against fuel poverty, taking place from Friday 27th to Monday 30th January. 

Climate Week 2012 - Get involved with Climate Week 2012, the UK's biggest climate change campaign taking place from Monday 12th to Sunday 18th March. Register an event here, get inspiration for low carbon meals from celebrity chefs or submit your own recipe!

Lord Mayor introduces CEOs to Heart of the City - The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor, Alderman David Wootton, is hosting an event for CEOs and chairpeople to learn about Heart of the City, partners with LSx for our recent Bringing the Olympics to Business events. Heart of the City is a charity that helps businesses develop their Corporate Social Responsibility programmes. The event will take place on either Tuesday 27th or Thursday 29th March from 8.30 to 9.15am. 

Sisters in Conversation - Organised by the Ubele Initiative, Sisters in Conversation is an opportunity for African and Caribbean women across London to meet and talk. Ubele works inter-generationally to secure the future of the African and Caribbean communities. The event takes place on Saturday 28th January from 10am to 4pm at the Women’s Resource Centre.

Young Million workshop - a campaign aimed at helping 18 to 25-year-olds become more employable. They are holding two days of workshops on Thursday 2nd and Tuesday 7th February. Registration is free but participants must be available to commit to attending both days. 

The Big Dig - Organised by Capital Growth, the Big Dig is an annual event which encourages all Londoners to get stuck in at their local community food-growing space. This year’s Big Dig takes place on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th March. 

TBLI European conference 2012 - Triple Bottom Line Investing raises awareness of the financial, social and environmental benefits of impact investing. TBLI’s European conference will take place on Thursday 8th November and Friday 9th November 2012.

BitC 'Big Connect' emergency community summit - Business in the Community is holding Big Connect, an emergency community summit, on Thursday 23rd February at The Roundhouse on Chalk Farm Road. The event is free but you must register before Friday 3rd February.

Ethical Corporation Awards - The Ethical Corporation Awards reward leaders in sustainable business and corporate responsibility. The awards take place on Friday 1st June. 
 
Ecobuild Conference - The annual Ecobuild Conference looks at sustainability in the construction sector. This year's conference runs from Tuesday 20th to Thursday 22nd March at the ExCeL exhibition centre. Entry is free. 

London 2012: six months to go - The London Business Network is hosting London 2012: six months to go, an event aimed at helping businesses to prepare for the Olympics. It takes place on Thursday 26th January at Lord's Cricket Ground - register to attend here.