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SustainabilityINTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
eciEnvironmental Change Institute
TBL: TRAINING BETTER LEADERS
Training workshop21-23 April 2015
Environmental Change Institute
School of Geography and the EnvironmentUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOxford, OX1 3QY
A WORD FROM THE ORGANISERGlaxosmithKline
The Triple Bottom Line (TBL) accounts for the three pillars of sustainability - environmental, social and financial. Our Training Better Leaders workshop aims to improve sustainability literacy and skills for young professionals and to equip them with the tools they need going forward into global leadership roles. The ultimate goal is to build a community of knowledgeable and engaged sustainability professionals.
This training module is influenced by the International Society of Sustainability Professionals’ report, which identifies the key competencies critical to the successful performance of professionals working in the field of sustainability.
The first day is built around influencing change, focusing on key skills for communicating and engaging with stakeholders. The second day is designed around affecting change, with a mix of discussions, practical workshops and Q&A sessions with professionals. The third and final day will allow students to practise their skills and work in teams on a sustainability project, mentored by seasoned professionals. Teams will present their sustainability project ideas to a panel of judges and compete for fun prizes.
All of this with time to mingle, chat and enjoy local food and drinks!We hope you will enjoy yourselves.
Emma WeisbordSustainability Internship Programme Coordinator’
MESSAGE FROM PROFESSOR JIM HALLThe ECI has a mission of researching the process of environmental change, exploring sustainable solutions and promoting change for the better through partnership and education.
We regard the ECI’s Sustainability Internship Programme as an extremely important strand in our mission. The internship programme helps us to equip the next generation of environmental leaders with the skills, experience and networks that they will need to make a real contribution to sustainability during their careers. The programme also helps us to build mutually beneficial relationships with business, government and NGOs, as valued partners on the journey towards sustainability.
Professor Jim HallDirector, Environmental Change Institute
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DAY 1 | 21 APRIL: INFLUENCING CHANGE
9:00am REGISTRATIONS.............................................................................Herbertson Rm
9:15am INTRODUCTIONS over tea and coffee.....................................Herbertson Rm
10:15am WELCOME by Professor Jim Hall, Director, ECI.....................Lecture Theatre
10:30am PANEL DISCUSSION......................................................................Lecture TheatreInfluencing Change from within: Perspectives from BusinessModerated by Martin Chilcott, CEO and Founder of 2degrees
Panel members: Caroline Rüter, Sustainability Manager – Supply Chain, GlaxoSmithKlineMarcela Navarro, Corporate Banking Division, Royal Bank of ScotlandJake Backus, Customer Sustainability Director, Coca Cola
12:15 – 1:30pm LUNCH supplied by Donnington Kitchen..............................Herbertson Rm
1:30-5:00pm PARALLEL SESSIONSwith coffee breaks from 2:30-2:45pm and 3:45-4:00pm
5:00pm BREAK
6:00pm DRINKS RECEPTION at the University Church ChancelMeet at the Vaults and Garden CafeAll beverages are locally sourced, with a choice of ciders from The Cotswold Cider Company and ale from The Shotover Brewing Co.
7:00pm DINNER at the Vaults and Garden Cafe
Did you know that the University Church is where Oxfam was established? Standing in the heart of Oxford, this will be the venue for our drinks reception and dinner on the evening of the 21st, featuring local beverages and sustainably sourced food, provided by the wonderful team at the Vaults and Garden Cafe.
SESSION A....Seminar A2:00 - 5:00pmSign up required
SESSION B.Gottmann Rm1:30-2:30pm (Group 1)2:45-3:45pm (Group 2)4:00-5:00pm (Group 3)
SESSION C ....Beckit Rm1:30-2:30pm (Group 2)2:45-3:45pm (Group 3)4:00-5:00pm (Group 1)
SESSION D....Gilbert Rm 1:30-2:30pm (Group 3)2:45-3:45pm (Group 1)4:00-5:00pm (Group 2)
CV AND COVER LETTER CLINIC
Damilola Odimayo, Careers Service
ENGAGE AND INVOLVE: WORKING WITH YOUR STAKEHOLDERS
Jo Hamilton, ECI
USING DIGITAL TO GO VISUAL: CAMPAIGNING TOOLS FOR SCIENCECOMMUNICATION
Anna Hushlak, SoGE & John Dunford, Oxfam
BELU WATER: A CASE STUDY IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
David Balhuizen, Belu Water
DAY 2 | 22 APRIL: AFFECTING CHANGE
9:00am TEA AND COFFEE ..................................................................................Herbertson Rm
9:15am KEYNOTE TALK: CREATING A POSSIBILITY MINDSET...................Gottmann Rm Nigel Barlow
10:15am BREAK10:30am BUILDING A CASE FOR SUSTAINABILITY...........................................Gottmann Rm
Viviana Jiménez and Darren Chadwick, Brite Green
12:15 - 1:30pm LUNCH supplied by Donnington Kitchen......................................Herbertson Rm
1:30 – 5:00pm PARALLEL SESSIONSwith coffee breaks from 2.30-2.45pm and 3.45-4.00pm
5.00-7.00pm DRINKS RECEPTION AND TEAM DRAFT in the Herbertson Room
SESSION A ....Gilbert Rm1:30-2:30pm (Group 1)2:45-3:45pm (Group 2)4:00-5:00pm (Group 3)
SESSION B....Gottmann Rm1:30-2:30pm (Group 2)2:45-3:45pm (Group 3)4:00-5:00pm (Group 1)
SESSION C....Beckit Rm1:30-2:30pm (Group 3)2:45-3:45pm (Group 1)4:00-5:00pm (Group 2)
CAREERS IN SUSTAINABILITY
Justin Keeble, Accenture
MANAGING COMPLEXITY
Ed O’Keefe, Synergy Consulting
DISPOSABLE CUPS ARE RUBBISH!
Suzie Themps, KeepCup
DAY 3 | 23 APRIL: PRACTISING CHANGE
9:00am TEA AND COFFEE ..................................................................................Herbertson Rm
9:30-12:00pm GROUP WORK ON SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION PROJECTS ..Various locations
12:00-1:00pm LUNCH supplied by Donnington Kitchen......................................Herbertson Rm
INTRODUCTION TO THE MENTORS AND JUDGES OVER LUNCHJake Backus, Customer Sustainability Director, Coca ColaTom Heel, Acting Head of Environmental Sustainability, University of OxfordAoife Connaughton, Executive Director - Corporate Solutions, 2degreesCatherine Bottrill, Chief Executive, Pilio LtdDr Ruth Butterfield, Director, SEI Oxford Centre Sukaina Bharwani, Senior Research Fellow, SEI Oxford
1:00-3:00pm GROUP WORK ON SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS .............................Various locationswith mentoring and guidance
3:00-5:00pm PRESENTATIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS TO JUDGESAND CLOSING REMARKS......................................................................Lecture TheatrePrizes and feedback from judges on projects
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BIOGRAPHIES
Professor Jim Hall
Professor Jim Hall FREng is Director of the Environmental Change Institute, Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks in the School of Geography and the Environment, a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Engineering Science and fellow of Linacre College. His research focuses upon management of climate-related risks in infrastructure systems, in particular relating to various dimensions of water security, including flooding and water scarcity. He moved to the University of Oxford in 2011 having previously held academic positions in Newcastle University and the University of Bristol. He has been awarded the George Stephenson Medal, the Robert Alfred Carr Prize and the Frederick Palmer Prize of the Institution of Civil Engineers for his work on flooding and coastal erosion, and the Lloyds Science of Risk prize for the work of his team on climate risk analysis. Jim Hall is a member of the UK independent Committee on Climate Change Adaptation and is co-chair of the Global Water Partnership / OECD Task Force on the Economics of Water Security and Sustainable Growth.
Martin Chilcott (Moderator)
Martin Chilcott is the Founder and CEO of 2degrees, the global industry leader in fully-linked collaboration. 2degrees provides engagement programs for global corporations such as Asda-Walmart, Tesco, Kingfisher Group, Bord Bia and GlaxoSmithKline in over 50 countries; delivering smarter, faster, sustainable business growth.
2degrees helps organisations collaborate and unlock hidden opportunities for efficiency and growth, by being more sustainable at a group and operational level. It does this through a unique community-led platform, enabling members to access essential information, solve problems and bring about innovation.
2degrees accelerates this progression by harnessing the collective expertise of its 45,000 sustainable business community members, across over 160 countries globally; enabling the sharing of best practice, access to information and supporting collaborative problem solving on a global scale.
Jake is Customer Sustainability Director at Coca-Cola Europe. He has been instrumental in leading the customer agenda across Europe on Environment and Sustainability within Coca-Cola and supports those working to integrate it into Coca-Cola brands. He has 27 years of Marketing and Commercial experience, 15 years with Coca-Cola at the European level and previously as Region Manager Americas for Jeyes Group plc. He is a founder member and now head of the Green Team for the Coca-Cola London office which has achieved ISO14001, and which was a finalist in The Sunday Times Green Business Awards. He has appeared twice on BBC Working Lunch to discuss bio fuels and has been a finalist for the Sheila McKechnie Foundation Campaigner of the year (Environment). He is on the Challenge Group board for Low Carbon Oxford, a committee member for Cyclox, the Oxford Cycling campaign group, a speaker on the Exeter University One Planet MBA course since its inception, and cycles everywhere possible.
Jake Backus (Panellist)
Caroline Rüter (Panellist)
Caroline Rüter is a sustainability manager with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), focusing on supply chain sustainability. As part of her daily job, Caroline is working with GSK’s procurement teams and suppliers to find innovative ways to decrease environmental impacts across GSK’s value chain.
With a background in management consulting, Caroline has experience from working with companies in a broad range of industries and sectors – including developing a sustainability strategy for a European hub airport, conducting value chain carbon footprinting for a global retail company and developing a sustainability reporting solution for a mining company.
Caroline’s academic background includes a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Lund Institute of Technology (Sweden), with an exchange programme at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China). Moreover, Caroline has undertaken a Post Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Value Chains at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in 2014. In her spare time, Caroline enjoys exploring the world and is very fond of scuba diving in exotic places as well as the cold waters of Sweden.
Marcela Navarro (Panellist)
Damilola Odimayo (Careers Service)
Damilola is a Careers Adviser at the University of Oxford Careers Service where her areas of focus include Environment, Science & Engineering, International Organisations, Finance and Management Consultancy. Prior to joining the Careers Service she worked as a Graduate and Experienced Hire Recruiter within the fields of International Development, Law and Management Consultancy where she gained extensive experience recruiting candidates from Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Marcela Navarro is the Head of Customer Innovation and Executive Business Manager to the CEO of the Corporate Banking Division at RBS. With an international career, global perspective and entrepreneurial flair, Marcela is one of life’s true leaders. Her passion for a diverse and inclusive society has recently led to her being awarded a World of Difference 100 Award from The International Alliance for Woman (TIWA) in recognition for her contribution to corporate diversity.
She joined RBS in 2010, after more than 20 years delivering results in a multitude of international banking environments. Prior to RBS, Marcela worked for ABN AMRO, where she progressed from local, to regional, to global responsibilities, leveraging her strong knowledge and experience with customers and businesses, international propositions and emerging markets.
Marcela is part of the EFMA advisory Council, is a board member of the National Equality Standard, chairs the Permanent Coordinating Committee of Inter-Alpha, as well as the board of WeConnect International, Europe. She holds an MBA from Universidad Javeriana and an Executive AMP from IESE.
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Jo Hamilton (Session Speaker)
Jo’s research focuses on community-led energy projects, and peer-to-peer learning on home eco-renovation. She is currently involved in two research projects: EVALOC (Evaluating the impacts, effectiveness and success for Department of Energy and Climate Change funded low carbon communities on localised energy behaviour) and UNLOC (Understanding Local and Community Governance of Energy). Within these projects she is using action research methodologies, exploring the role of social learning and how social networks are used to disseminate energy messages, exploring the role of the arts in engaging individuals and communities with climate change and energy, and helping to develop monitoring and evaluation resources.
Jo’s research was fuelled through coordinating the ECI-led local engagement project Oxfordshire ClimateXchange. ClimateXchange helped develop and support local community groups, working alongside other local support agencies, and has worked to engage a variety of individuals and groups in climate change and energy through workshops and events ranging from creative writing to engaging local businesses involved in the building and construction trades. In partnership with COIN’s Ecovation project ClimateXchange organised three successful county-wide eco-home open days, attracting over 2,000 visitors to eco-renovated homes. The ClimateXchange project is now dormant, but she contributes to the on-going development of the Oxfordshire Low Carbon Hub and Community Action Groups Oxfordshire.
She holds an MSc in Energy and Environment Studies from the Centre for Alternative Technology / UEL, and a BA in social anthropology and English from the University of Manchester.
For the past ten years, home for Anna has been a mix of Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Honduras and the United Kingdom. Currently, she is completing her DPhil in Geography and the Environment, with a focus on digital strategy, new media activism and environmental management. Anna’s research explores how environmental non-governmental organisations are drawing on digital technologies to co-produce environmental campaigns and seeks to develop a framework for measuring supporter engagement beyond quantitative metrics. Anna holds a Master’s of Philosophy with Distinction in Environmental Management from the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of British Columbia (Canada). Anna’s earlier research drew on participatory action research to investigate how traditional ecological knowledge and classical science could be integrated into management planning for coastal ecosystems and small-scale fisheries.
Anna has also worked as a researcher and field project officer for several environmental non-governmental organisations in both the environment and development sectors. By training, she is a certified Environmental Impact Assessment Practitioner with a background in permaculture design, analog forestry, biodiversity restoration and community development. She is currently assisting with lectures and course teachings for the Biodiversity Conservation and Management MSc programme alongside her participation in various development, leadership and science communication programmes run via the University of Oxford.
Alongside her DPhil, Anna is in the process of launching a social enterprise, which will help to provide digital skills training to women in the global South. Through assisting in the development of digital literacy and professional skill training, Anna hopes to promote gender equality, women’s empowerment and to contribute to the creation of a global platform in which women can share their stories.
Anna Hushlak (Session Speaker)
John Dunford (Session Speaker)
John Dunford is a Digital Campaigner whose work focuses on using online means to bring about systemic change in the fight against global poverty. Working on global campaigns for Oxfam, John coordinates national level digital work in support of the Food and Climate Justice campaign and provides capacity building support to campaign teams around the world.
John graduated with distinction from the OUCE’s MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental policy in 2013. During his Master’s John’s research centred on digital activism with a particular focus on the efficacy and impact of online petitioning. John has previously worked as a Digital Campaigner with Greenpeace and has been involved with environmental and digital communications work with the European Parliament, UNEP, UNICEF and other organisations.
David Balhuizen (Session Speaker)
Nigel Barlow (Session Speaker)
Nigel is an agent provocateur, author, creative coach, and keynote speaker on Innovative Change to many of the world’s leading organizations. He was a founding director of the Tom Peters Company in Europe, and currently runs his own company.
Until recently, he was an Associate Fellow at the Saïd Business School. Nigel has helped many of the world’s leading organizsations on every continent to rethink their lives and businesses. He is adept at working with multi-national groups, and his clients range from Apple to GSK to Microsoft to Nestle.
He is one of the world’s most dynamic business speakers, favouring the after-lunch spot as a suitable challenge to wake people up. He also facilitates creative retreats with top teams, helping them to rethink whatever they are stuck on.
As Head of Operations, David was responsible for the management of strategy, planning and delivery with respect to the procurement, manufacturing and delivery of all products for Belu. He led Belu’s sustainability agenda, NPD program and delivered the carbon reduction strategy. As well, he was responsible for delivering key new product development projects, like the introduction of the new Ethical Glass bottle and Belu’s UK produced 50% rPET bottles.
David worked in advertising for 12 years, creating campaigns for some of the biggest brands and agencies like VW, Peugeot, Saatchi & Saatchi and Publicis. Whilst working for Oxfam he developed his interest in a more sustainable way of doing business.
Ed O’Keefe (Session Speaker)
Edward is an experienced international sustainable development project manager. His key skills include applying a livelihoods approach to institutional analysis, planning and development at national and local levels, and building processes for effective stakeholder partnerships. Edward has experience with such organisations as AngloGold Ashanti, Shell, IFC, Fauna & Flora International, as well as with international NGOs, and as an external assessor for Newmont’s Five Star Community and External Relations management system. He worked previously for the UK Department for International Development, incorporating natural resource and poverty issues into the Ugandan government programme to reform agricultural advisory services.
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Viviana Jimenez (Session Speaker)
Viviana is an alumna of the MSc in Environmental Change and Management at Environmental Change Institute.
Currently, she works as Senior Sustainability Consultant at Brite Green, specialising in corporate sustainability strategy and innovation.
Before joining Brite Green, Viviana worked at the University of Oxford Saïd Business School, researching corporate strategy, organisational management, and innovation with a particular focus on major projects. She also carried out research projects on climate compatible development and governance, ecosystem valuation, and biodiversity with ECI.
As Regional Representative for North America, she led the UNEP Convention on Migratory Species operations for the US, Canada, and Mexico. She also served as Associate Director for the Blue Frontier Campaign, and was Chief Financial Officer and Senior Program Officer at The Ocean Foundation. Viviana worked at the Earth Policy Institute researching food security and energy issues alongside Lester R. Brown. She participated in the creation of coastal development standards in Mexico. She was also an international markets securities trader in Bogotá, Colombia.
Viviana holds a BA in Finance, Government and International Relations from Universidad Externado de Colombia. She continued her studies in International Environment and Development at American University and Non-profit Management at Georgetown University; and completed her MSc at the University of Oxford.
Viviana is cofounder and advisor to the Boyd N. Lyon Sea Turtle Fund. She is a member of the Atlantic Council and Ecologic Institute ELEEP (Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy) Network, and a member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.
Darren is a Director at Brite Green and a tutor in sustainability at the University of Oxford. He has substantial experience in low carbon and sustainability business consultancy, having worked across a wide range of sectors including financial services, technology and telecoms, higher and further education, government suppliers, and SMEs.
Darren has experience across the whole project lifecycle, having worked on and led projects encompassing environmental assessment and audit, strategy development, financial and carbon modelling, compliance and risk management, reporting, environmental management system design and implementation, training and communications, and implementation of solutions.Before working at Brite Green, Darren worked in environmental compliance and property strategy at Severn Trent Water, and in ESG and carbon strategy for financial services. In 2011 he was named as one of the UK’s top 100 young social entrepreneurs by Ernst and Young.
Darren holds degrees from the University of Oxford and Imperial College, London in Human Sciences and Environmental Technology. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA) and a member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.
Darren Chadwick (Session Speaker)
Justin Keeble (Session Speaker)
Justin Keeble is a Managing Director at Accenture and leads their Sustainability Services across Europe, Africa and Latin America. He has over 17 years’ experience in advising companies on the management of social and environmental issues as drivers for innovation and enhanced business performance. Prior to joining Accenture, Justin led the growth of Arthur D. Little’s Sustainability practice for eight years. He has worked across many sectors including oil and gas, chemicals, financial services, transportation, consumer goods and telecommunications as well as for the World Economic Forum, the UN Environment Programme, and the WWF.
Justin holds a BSc in Environmental Sciences from University College London (UCL) and holds an MSc in Land and Water Resources Management and Business from Cranfield University.
Suzanne Themps (Session Speaker)
Suzanne completed her Business Management degree at Swansea University, whilst working full time at Coca-Cola. This is where she gained a breadth of experience, in the corporate commercial world of sales and people management. Not to mention having a fantastic time, going to every Welsh rugby game with hospitality!
After 10 years at Coca-Cola, GlaxoSmithKline approached her to take on a National Sales Management role based in London, where the emphasis was on people management and commercial strategy; giving her the insight of making a real difference in a business and beyond.
Suzanne began her love for Business Management when they introduced it as a new subject in Comprehensive School at the age of 14. It’s been an area that has remained a constant in an 18 year career through Sales, HR, Training, Team Management, Commercial strategy planning and now running the KeepCup business in Europe, as General Manager.
Suzanne has set up a semi Welsh haven in Kew Gardens, London with her husband, and regularly travels throughout Europe. She also partners with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust to raise vital Funds at various events.
Tom leads the Environmental Sustainability Team for Oxford University Estates Services, which delivers a wide range of services and support across over 250 buildings in the University. Prior to heading the team on an interim basis, Tom led on sustainability within the extensive University construction programme, advising capital project’s design teams and wider Estates Services colleagues on compliance with University policies and to ensure that projects are innovative and guided by industry best practice. Tom is a BREEAM Accredited Professional and has a background in project managing exemplar sustainable construction projects and in renewable energy system design & installation.
Tom Heel (Mentor and Judge)
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Aoife Connaughton (Mentor and Judge)
Aoife is the executive director of 2degrees and leads their Corporate Solutions business. Her team work with clients such as Asda, GSK, Unilever and Kingfisher to engage their suppliers and other key stakeholders in mass collaboration programmes that help clients address their sustainability challenges.
Aoife joined 2degrees in 2013 having previously worked as a management consultant with Deloitte specialising in FMCG sector supply chain strategy and operations and with Business in the Community as a sustainability consultant. Aoife has strong expertise in sustainability strategy development and delivery and has worked with clients including Britvic, Coca-Cola, O2 Telefonica, Greencore, Aviva Europe, AIG, eBay, Pfizer and Yahoo!
Catherine is a building energy efficiency expert with over 10 years’ experience in energy analytics and software product development. As CEO of Pilio, Catherine leads the business development of software license agreements. She has won and delivered energy analytics software and consultancy to more than 50 key clients including the Church of England, Total, Whitbread, Scottish Power, Julie’s Bicycle and YMCA. Prior to founding Pilio, Catherine was Research Director of Julie’s Bicycle for 5-years leading research and contributing to the development of the Creative Industry tools and certification for driving action on climate change by the arts organisations. Catherine holds a Master’s in Environmental Management from Yale.
Catherine Bottrill (Mentor and Judge)
Ruth Butterfield (Mentor and Judge)
Ruth Butterfield holds a PhD in Agricultural Meteorology and is the Senior Research Fellow and Centre Director at Stockholm Environment Insitute Oxford Centre, specialising in climate vulnerability assessment, climate adaptation decision support and learning, regarding both social and physical systems. She is currently involved in the FP7 IMPRESSIONS and IMPACT2C project. She is the editor of the Vulnerability and the National Adaptation Planning initiatives in the online weADAPT platform.
Sukaina Bharwani holds a PhD (F) and is the Senior Research Fellow at SEI Oxford and Reducing Climate Risk Theme Co-Leader at SEI specialising in climate vulnerability assessment, stakeholder engagement and linking qualitative and quantitative methods for climate adaptation decision support. She coordinates the weADAPT.org climate adaptation portal and was a MEDIATION WP leader and PROVIA co-author. She is currently involved in the FP7 IMPRESSIONS project.
Sukaina Bharwani (Mentor)
SUPPLIERS
Donnington Kitchen
Donnington Doorstep is a much loved, independent, charitable family centre based on the Donnington Estate in East Oxford.
We offer a holistic approach, working with the community, children and their families from birth to adulthood. We are open to everybody, but focus support on those facing disadvantage, exclusion or crisis.
Doorstep kitchen raises money for Donnington Doorstep. All food is freshly prepared on site and is subject to availability of produce, always in line with good ethical practices. We are proud to be supported by Oxford FoodBank.
The Shotover Brewing Company
We are a craft brewery located just outside of the city of Oxford, England dedicated to producing high quality cask and bottled beers. What’s in a beer? We combine traditional British brewing methods and ingredients with some striking combinations of English and new world hops to produce beers with a distinctive full flavour and complexity.
The brewery was founded in 2009 by Ed & Pip Murray in a 200 year old stable at Manor Farm in Horspath, just four miles from Carfax at the centre of Oxford, on the southern slope of Shotover hill. Ed had been an amateur craft brewer for over thirty years.
We set out to produce beers with an attractive and complex flavour profile by combining the highest quality ingredients, skill and patience. Our cask ales are naturally conditioned in the brewery for two weeks before release and our bottled beers are conditioned for longer. Real ale is a fresh product and ours is usually enjoyed within four weeks of leaving the mash tun. We make a small range of beers as perfect exemplars of their type.
Our business philosophy is built on three simple strands – Product Quality, Service, and Local identity – we are an Oxford brewery and our market is Oxfordshire.
The Cotswold Cider Company
We use only the best ‘vintage’ cider apple varieties from our local area to give you the full flavour that real, natural cider provides, so you just know you’re not compromising on anything artificial. Let’s get back to our roots… and get real. Here’s what we love doing:
No Brainer Classic Cider: A dry, still, hazy cider, renowned for its rich, fruity and distinctive quality.
Sweet Cheeks: Genius blend of hedgerow fruits - blackberry and elderberry to pukker you up- m-mmm - lipsmacking!
SUPPLIERS
Vaults and Garden
The Vaults and Garden was established by Will Pouget with a vision of creating a socially positive café hub promoting ecological sustainability. We have attempted to achieve this by:• Sourcing local, organic and ethically produced goods and ingredients• Promoting healthy detox living• Stimulating discussion and promoting awareness of issues regarding
individual and social wellbeing and ecological regeneration• Promoting genuine hospitality that is a pleasure for both host and guest• Hosting socially, ecologically and culturally inspired community events• Providing “No-Waste Catering”.
We are careful to choose where our ingredients are sourced from - for example, lentils from south-west France rather than China.
In a modern world with polluted air, water and food, diets that are unsustainable to our lifestyles, climate and metabolic needs, we can end up feeling like a wreck. We choose our ingredients, develop our recipes and plan our menus with a view to create healthy and nutritionally balanced options that will appeal to a broad range of people, also accommodating special dietary needs. As a result, our food contains no MSG, minimal sugar, minimal oil, and no artificial ingredients.
From menu planning, recipe formulation, purchasing, food preparation, portioning and service, we aim and train our staff to minimise wastage of ingredients and food. Less is more, allowing us to use more expensive organic produce without raising the price! We abhor microwave ovens, teflon coatings, plastic utensils and short-life or toxic equipment. Everything possible is recycled including all cardboard, glass, paper and most plastic. Our dream is to legally and economically compost all our biodegradable waste and we know it’s going to come true soon!
KeepCup
KeepCup is an international business with offices in London and Los Angeles, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.
Working in the café industry in Melbourne, siblings, Abigail Forsyth and Jamie Forsyth witnessed first-hand the environmental and financial cost of the disposable cups. Not able to find a suitable reusable for espresso based coffee, they decided to make their own. Since the first KeepCup was sold in 2009, the business has grown rapidly and employs a team of 36 with 25 distribution partners. KeepCup Original is offered in 5 sizes – 4 to 16oz, and in April 2014 we launched KeepCup Brew in tempered glass.
The business has been lauded for good design, commitment to sustainability and for kickstarting positive behaviour change around the world.
KeepCup is a purpose driven business supported by a brilliant range of products. The business and brand asks consumers to think about the impact of convenience
culture and the positive routes we can take to reduce waste. Whilst the design of the product is critical, we give equal weight to creating the right circumstances and environment to tip the behaviour change from discard to reuse.
Our close relationship with specialty coffee and our celebration of design and colour make KeepCup an accessible entry point to the sustainability journey. People purchase KeepCups because they love the way they look and feel, and continue using them because they form a positive habit.
Feel good. Do good. The best reusable is the one you use.
This programme is supported by the Oxford University Internship Office
