Events Calendar

Events 2023

January

Champions for Earth Talks 2023

Champions for Earth believes that there is nothing more critical than addressing and averting the climate and ecological crisis, and we believe that athletes have

Nature Connection as a way to Unlock Learning Potential: Online, free. January 28th 14:00-15:30

I’m offering a free online workshop in the Learning Planet Festival. I will be giving a workshop on Nature Connection as a way to unlock

Online Workshop Digital Collage: January 23rd. 17:30-21:00 (UK)

A workshop exploring the impact of digital systems, their supply chains and consumption, on the environment and humans. REGISTER HERE

earth conversations #5: Action Research next steps, with Judi Marshall. January 25th 2023

Action Research: next steps. A forum for discussing people’s action research practices and live inquiries. You are invited to join in a session in the

ASP Members Check-in. January 11th 18:30-19:45

The ASP Community is inviting you to an opportunity to meet with new and existing members and explore ideas, news, needs and concerns… Join Zoom

Climate Clarity’s next Online Climate Fresk: January 4th and 10th: 18:00-21:00 (UK)

Climate Fresk for Sustainability in Organisations An online and open Climate Fresk workshop: exploring climate change through a systems lens and working as a team

earth conversation #6: Andrew Winston. February 28th, 16:30-18:00 (UK)

An online conversation with Andrew Winston, a globally-recognized expert on megatrends and how to build companies that thrive by serving people and planet. How can

Sewage Dumping & Protecting our Rivers – Wednesday February 8th,19:00-20:00 (UK)

With Mothiur Rahman Mothiur from New Economy Law has partnered with the Good Law Project on a legal case to stop the Government permitting water companies to dump sewage

BIGFOOT-PRINT:Professional Sports People and their carbon footprint. February 15th 14:00 UK online

Sports & entertainment as the gateway for engaging consumers in understanding their carbon footprint for travel. Scope 3 GHG emissions have been largely untouched in

Champions for Earth Talks 2023

Champions for Earth believes that there is nothing more critical than addressing and averting the climate and ecological crisis, and we believe that athletes have

Carbon Literacy Training: 14th and 16th February

Carbon literacy is there to enlighten, educate and empower. Join Lighthouse Sustainability to become certified Carbon Literate. What is Carbon Literacy? Carbon Literacy is an

Partnerships and Transformation. Presentation of the new book by Leda Stott. February 1st, 15:30 (Madrid)

From Dr David F. Murphy: “This event will present and explore some of the book’s key themes in a panel discussion with the author, Leda

ASP Members Check-in. February 7th 12:30-14:00

The ASP Community is inviting you to an opportunity to meet with new and existing members and explore ideas, news, needs and concerns… Join our

Climate Careers Fair: Black Mountains College Wales

Saturday the 18 March 2023 As we enter an era of unprecedented environmental, social and economic change, Black Mountains College is organising a free online event in

Tools for Transitions- the Climate Coaching Alliance’s Free Global Festival 2023 March 2nd-31st

On 2nd March the global Climate Coaching Alliance (CCA) will launch its month-long festival for coaches, educators, facilitators, and others leadership development and community professionals

Econominst Impact 8th annual Sustainability Week. March 29th-31st, London and Virtual

Empowering businesses to accelerate action on sustainability The 8th annual Sustainability Week focuses on helping businesses become sustainable faster. We are the independent guide to

Wisdom Council #5: Spring 2023. March 21st

March 21st 18:30-20:00, 2023 We are excited to announce that Sarah Flynn will host this Council for us, bringing her practice and skills in our

ASP Members Check-in. March 6th

The ASP Community is inviting you to an opportunity to meet with new and existing members and explore ideas, news, needs and concerns… Join our

Champions for Earth Talks 2023

Champions for Earth believes that there is nothing more critical than addressing and averting the climate and ecological crisis, and we believe that athletes have

Champions for Earth events for April and May

Champions for Earth (C4E) believes that there is nothing more critical than addressing and averting the climate and ecological crisis, and we believe that athletes have

ASP Members Check-in. April 4th 12:30-14:00

The ASP Community is inviting you to an opportunity to meet with new and existing members and explore ideas, news, needs and concerns… Join our

Natural Health. Bristol April 8th

If you live in Bristol and are interested in Natural Health you may like this event which will be once a month. This is the

Evidence Based Hope: April 11th, 17:15-18:30 (UK)

Evidence based hope – how do we change faster than the climate? Nicky Saunter, ASP, also a leader in the Rapid Transition Alliance will lead

Unreality and a Creative Response. April 23rd 19:00-21:00 Bournemouth University

How do you engage with planet issues? The big stuff? Do you have a big picture of the world that motivates you? Do you have

ECOllective Green Networking: Poole, Dorset April 27th

ECOllective is back with its second chapter for green networking in BCP and the surrounding areas of Dorset and Hampshire at a beautiful new venue,

Degrowth, post-growth… or something else? April 27th 19:00-20:30(UK)

Jane Shaw will discuss the need for inspiring visions of degrowth – visions that bring communities together, rather than dividing them. Degrowth has been embraced

Champions for Earth Talks 2023

Champions for Earth believes that there is nothing more critical than addressing and averting the climate and ecological crisis, and we believe that athletes have

Action Research Self-Reflective Learning Space #1: April 2023

This is the first of a series of “Self-Reflective Learning Spaces” (SRLS) that will probably be held approximately every 8 weeks. These sessions will be

Humane Marketing Circles – Sarah Santacroce

The Humane Marketing Circle is a marketing community for entrepreneurs who want to market their businesses the humane way. The community is for “quietly rebellious”

“Abundant Love” Satish Kumar and Jagdish Rattanani

May 31st 20:00-21:30, Schumacher College We are invited to join Satish Kumar – peace activist, environmental thought leader and founder of Schumacher College, and Jagdish

Champions for Earth events for April and May

Champions for Earth (C4E) believes that there is nothing more critical than addressing and averting the climate and ecological crisis, and we believe that athletes have

Carbon Literacy for Business Course. May 9th and 11th

We at Lighthouse Sustainability are delighted to announce that our next Carbon Literacy for Business Course will be running on the 9th and 11th May! This course

ASP Members Check-in. May 9th 18:00-19:30

The ASP Community is inviting you to an opportunity to meet with new and existing members and explore ideas, news, needs and concerns… Join our

Humane Marketing Circles – Sarah Santacroce

The Humane Marketing Circle is a marketing community for entrepreneurs who want to market their businesses the humane way. The community is for “quietly rebellious”

ASP Members Check-in. June 12th 12:00-13:30

The ASP Community is inviting you to an opportunity to meet with new and existing members and explore ideas, news, needs and concerns… Join our

Building Tomorrow: Averting Environmental Crisis With a New Economic System: Jane Shaw talks with author Paddy Le Flufy. June 28th 19:00 (UK)

Jane Shaw will introduce and lead a conversation with Paddy Le Flufy on the topics covered in his new book. Paddy: “In Building Tomorrow: Averting

Reset Connect. London, June 27th-28th

The UK’s leading Sustainability and Net-Zero Event (fully CPD accredited) Drive scalable impact. Make your business net-zero. Nurture green investment opportunities. Accelerate the energy transition. Improve

Humane Marketing Circles – Sarah Santacroce

The Humane Marketing Circle is a marketing community for entrepreneurs who want to market their businesses the humane way. The community is for “quietly rebellious”

Carbon Literacy for Business Course 19th and 20th July

Lighthouse is bringing back our open Carbon Literacy for Business course one last time before the summer holidays. Great things about this course: All the

ASP 2023 AGM – “Thriving”. 21st July

Every year we respect our responsibilities as an organisation to be publicly accountable for our actions, our impact and our consumption of both natural and

Work with your nature to build authentic, sustainable resilience. 4th July 12:30-14:00

As a changemaker you are your single most valuable asset. Yet this hugely important, purposeful work poses continual challenges to your resilience and wellbeing. Keeping

Carbon Literacy Training. July 11th 9:30(UK)

Develop the knowledge & skills to rapidly reduce carbon emissions in your own life or organisation and become certified as Carbon Literate.

Reclaiming the Role of Marketing, Media, and Creative to Drive Change: July 2023

Photo by Tobias Schulz on Unsplash Join Dr Victoria Hurth and Jonathan Wise Convenors of the Sustainable Marketing, Media & Creative course at the Cambridge

ASP Members Check-in. July 18th 19:00-20:30

ASP Community is inviting you to meet other members and Directors for a check-in. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86472879431?pwd=REhSYzhCYVFSWHRxMVVQYlhHOThsQT09 Meeting ID: 864 7287 9431Passcode: 269180

ORB: Let’s Talk – Open Networking Event. August 24th 10:50

The format of our August event is generalised and open this month, simply focused on building relationships with others. There is no main speaker but rather we’ll

Train the Trainer for Carbon Literacy Course. 17th, 22nd and 24th August.

To make the drastic carbon reductions that are needed around the world, we need a global population that is educated, engaged and empowered to make

“Faces of Climate Change”: Brent, 18th August + Dinner

Come chat about how storytelling, photographs, videos and local communities can help shape the narrative about climate change. I will be there together with the

ASP Members Check-in. August 15th 16:00-17:30

ASP Community is inviting you to meet other members and Directors for a check-in. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84688027481?pwd=TlcycEZ3WU9xU2crdUtYNDdMSlF2UT09 Meeting ID: 846 8802 7481Passcode: 447472

Marketing Like We’re Human program. August 24th

The Marketing Like We’re Human program aka The Client Resonator is a journey of transformation to help you discover your true self and passion, enabling

Values to Vision: the Journey to Becoming a Change Agent: August 2nd 2023

Unlocking your potential to drive impactful change doesn’t just require skills, it also needs a deep exploration of self and our inner compass to realise

The Dos and Don’ts of the Voluntary Carbon Market, September 27th 11:00 (UK)

Richard Clarke, the Founder and Managing Director of Highland Carbon will explain the difference between quality/reliable offsetting and offsets those that come with certain risks.

Finiteness in the context of sustainability. Sessions 3. September 18th

… A peer-to-peer dialogue for ASP Thinking about sustainability means thinking about the finiteness of things, living beings, people, and ourselves. Aligned with ASP’s principle

Earth conversation #7: “Journey to Hopeful Futures: A Handbook” A creative learning exercise. September 12th 16:00-17:30 (UK)

You are most warmly invited to join the ASP/RBP/AMSR/ launch of Journey to Hopeful Futures: a Handbook. Helena will facilitate an Earth Conversation drawing on

Dorset COP 2023. Dorchester Corn Exchange Saturday 9th September 2023

Dorset’s own community led ‘conference of the parties’ A pioneering community led, action focused event aimed at galvanising urgent action on the climate and ecological

RPM: UK Systems Society International Conference 15th September 2023

Systems: transition to a sustainable world, event at the University of Portsmouth The need for a transition to a more sustainable world is widely accepted

AQUA CONNECT 2023: September 8th – 9th, 9AM – 2PM PDT Canada/US Time

Join the World’s #1 Aquaculture Conference with over 250 aquaculture visionaries: Connect, Collaborate, and Elevate the Future of Aquaculture. AQUA CONNECT 2023, sponsored by Manatee Holdings,

Carbon Literacy Training. September 6th 9:30(UK)

Develop the knowledge & skills to rapidly reduce carbon emissions in your own life or organisation and become certified as Carbon Literate.

Responsible Project Management for Sustainable Development. September 2023.

New online course Wednesdays, 13, 20, 27 September and 4 October 2023. Responsible Project Management, an alliance partner of ASP, have recently formed a project

ASP Members Check-in. September 7th

ASP Community is inviting you to meet other members and Directors for a check-in. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81598329462?pwd=OFFYb0k2bWNqZ3BTbUpicE5SZUhrdz09 Meeting ID: 815 9832 9462Passcode: 499531

Cultivating Resilience Through the Polycrisis — Leading Through Storms. 16th October

Drove the night toward my homeThe place that I was born, on the lakesideAs daylight broke, I saw the earthThe trees had burned down to

The Business Book Alchemist program. Free Info Session October 16th

I’m getting ready to write my next book – this one will be all about Being Human in Business and reinventing our relationship to work!

23rd October 16:00-18:00: Thriving and Deconditioning from Scarcity – an enquiry

A facilitated discussion with Future Self Now Coach and ASP Director Theresa Sansome and leadership facilitator Debbie Warrener where we will be asking questions like:

24th October 18:30-20:00: Me, We and Us: Exploring Pathways to Sustainable Futures – Consumerism or Citizenship and Community?

An online event which will explore ideas of participatory learning together, exploring the question “Consumerism or Citizenship and Community?“. We’ll start by thinking about our

26th October 18:30-19:30: Start Your Business’s Sustainability Journey

Are you a small business owner that wants to be more sustainable but has no idea where to start? Do you want a simple introduction

26th October 11:00-12:30: Nature Based Climate Solutions, Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke will introduce the “TreeWilder Way” which shows how each of us can contribute to: At TreeWilder, we are passionate about restoring wild forests

30th October 19:00: Moping and coping in an age of loss. A panel discussion

With an avalanche of bad news facing us every day, how can we make sense of and better cope with fragility, mortality and ecological grief?

30th October 14:00-1700: Digital Sustainability Workshop, Ash Goddard

A fun, participative workshop to understand the environmental impact of digital technologies. With Ash Goddard, Climate Clarity This workshop explores the life of digital devices

Carbon Literacy and more to empower your organisation. October, November & December

Lighthouse Sustainability’s new course dates are live! Join us for Carbon Literacy and more to empower your organisation. Our next open Carbon Literacy for Business course

ASP Members Check-in. October 10th 17:00-18:30

ASP Community is inviting you to meet other members and Directors for a check-in. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89228336582?pwd=dlhwa3VsWEx4SFZxMkRiaEtXYXNCUT09 Meeting ID: 892 2833 6582Passcode: 246085

Social sustainability – where do humans come in business operations? 3rd October, 12:30

When we talk about sustainability we often automatically think about the environmental side of things, but in a conscious business, people factor highly too. In

Humber Eco Fest October 22nd to November 11th

ASP is supporting The Creative & Cultural Organisation, Koru Consulting and KlimateKonnect (see ALLIANCES) who are creating this first Humber Eco Fest. The intent is

Let’s get swopping! November 23rd 11:00. #citizenfriday

Let’s get swopping! Let’s network. Let’s chat. Let’s discuss how we can all embrace swopping, sharing and renting and encourage the next generation to do

ASP Members Check-in. November 15th 13:00-14:30

ASP Community is inviting you to meet other members and Directors for a check-in. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87662240126?pwd=UkxLS2lWRWpjVjIvSHdLQkhMTVcvZz09 Meeting ID: 876 6224 0126Passcode: 839789

1st November 17:30-19:00: The role micro & small businesses play in the social and environmental challenges we face. Jill Poet & Brigit Douglas

An interactive online session suitable for small businesses and consumers. Small businesses, including freelancers and start-ups, account for 99% of private businesses in the UK.

2nd November 18:30-20:00: “Journey to Hopeful Futures: A Handbook” A creative learning exercise

Helena Kettleborough offers a transformative new approach to reimagining a world which respects and restores the natural systems on which life depends. This will be

5th November. Timo – Unsee The Future: The Hopeychattybits, Humber Eco Fest Special is livestreaming this Sunday at 15:00 GMT.

Featuring guests Lauren Saunders (Freelance artist | Co-Director of The Critical Fish) and interdisciplinary artists Monika Dutta (Independent Arts and Crafts Professional) and Jake Harries

6th November 12:30-13:30. Using your climate superpower to overcome disempowerment. Sarah Flynn

Disempowerment is an entirely normal human response to the ecological challenges we face. There is so much to do, and everything is urgent so it’s

6th November 19:00: Policy change – how does it work? An interactive workshop

This workshop is a fun and quirky journey through the science of policy change – with pop culture references to really nerd out together. If

7th November 12:30-13:30: Greening Your Website – your website’s carbon footprint and the case for lessening its impact

Giles, from Giles Metcalfe Digital, is an Ethical Digital Marketer & Website Sustainability Consultant, helping to reduce carbon emissions one website at a time. Giles

7th November 18:30-19:30: Using cosmolocal networks for collaborative action, Paddy Le Flufy

Cosmolocalism: the key to our economic transformation. Author and essayist Paddy Le Flufy will explain what cosmolocal networks are, use successful examples to show how

8th November 18:30-19:30: How we can work to imagine, and create, a new future? Isabelle Drury

An exploration of how we can work to imagine, and create, a new future… Photo by Hassan OUAJBIR Isabelle Drury, writer and dreamer, explores the

9th November 18:30-19:30: Philosophy and Ecological Action – A Musical Lecture, Nathan Dufour

What does Philosophy have to do with ecological crisis, and our ability to confront it? The fundamental thesis of this presentation is that how we

10th November 09:00-10:30: Cultivating Resilience Through the Polycrisis — Leading Through Storms

We invite you to consider how you intentionally build your personal and communal resilience as you live – and lead in – your life and

Humber Eco Fest Conference 2023, Hull Central Library. November 11th

Join us at Hull’s Central Library to finish off Humber Eco Fest with discussion, learning and sharing. The times and speaker arrangements may change a

Reconciliation: “If one person keeps calm and smiles at a provocation, the whole world will have a better chance for peace”. 20th November, Leading Through Storms

“If one person keeps calm and smiles at a provocation, the whole world will have a better chance for peace.” Thich Nhat Hanh Our November