Skills for Sustainability

What does it really mean for the professional?Jimmy Brannigan

Chair - Professional Practice for Sustainable Development

Skills for Sustainability

About PP4SD Established in 1999

Partnership consisting of: Institution of Environmental Sciences Environment Agency Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Society for the Environment

Worked with professionals in: Construction Engineering Financial services Land-based industries

Skills for Sustainability

About PP4SD Inter-professional learning for sustainable

development Dialogue and exploration (action research) Research Continuous professional development Training and support

Skills for SustainabilityClimate Change

Your Career

Increased Legislation

Time

Global Competition

Resource DepletionStakeholder Pressure

Increased Risks

Sphere of Influence

Sphere of concern

Sphere of influence

Sphere of control

Skills for Sustainability

What is the challenge? What is the role of professional institutions on

Sustainable Development and Sustainability? Are there key skills that all professionals need? What are the next steps for:

Institutions Individuals

Programme

10.45 Jimmy Brannigan – Chair of PP4SD

11.00 Ann Finlayson - Commissioner for Education and Head of Social Change at WWF-UK

11.20 Diana Garnham - Chief Executive of the Science Council

11.40 Richard Howell - Sustainable Development Policy Manager, The Environment Agency

12.00 Networking Lunch

Programme

13.00 John Baines - Institution of Environmental Sciences

13.20 Discussion Groups

14.20 Break

14.40 Feedback and plenary discussion

15.30 David Hickie – Chief Executive of Society for the Environment

16.00 Close