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SUMMARY:Powering Resilient Communities: Energy\, Water and Community Buildings
DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore the different ways for community organisations to reduce energy and water bills.\nThis is an in-person event.\n\n\nThis is an in-person event \nAudience\nCommunity leaders\, anyone who runs a community organisation with premises in Bradford\, the surrounding areas and across West Yorkshire. \n\n\nBackground\nBusiness in the Community (BITC) is a responsible business charity\, bringing together businesses and communities to create lasting positive impact for people in places. Our environment work seeks to build strong connections by solving the challenges of today and creating resilience by future proofing our communities\, leaders\, and systems. This Futureproof Communities Forum is the first in a series of three to be held this year across Bradford. It is a building block for community resilience in Bradford and beyond. \n\n\nAbout This event\nThis forum consists of workshops that will explore the different ways for community organisations to reduce their bills and protect themselves against future price rises. We will look at (i) what can be done to a building to make it cheaper to run\, (ii) how to engage staff and visitors to keep waste energy and water to a minimum\, (iii) how to understand your energy and water consumption\, and (iv) what funding to look out for to help. \nThe sessions will be interactive\, bringing together community leaders and industry experts to discuss the challenges you face. By the end of the forum\, you will have a clearer picture of what can be done to bring your running costs down. There will be time for lunch and networking so you can build new connections that will support you along the way. \n \n\n\nAgenda/outline of the event\n09:45 Arrival & registration \n10:30 Introduction \n10:50 Water scarcity & consumption \n11:15 Understanding & tracking energy use \n11:40 Break \n11:55 Building fabric improvements \n12:35 Engaging building users \n13:00 Lunch \n13:45Wrap up \n 14:00 End \n\n\nRefreshments\n\nThe event will include a networking lunch.\n\n\n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nContact for any further questions.\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.\n\nDates for your diary\n\nPowering Resilient Communities: Understanding Consumption and Bills – Wednesday 10th June\nPowering Resilient Communities: Sustainability Action Planning for Grant Funding Bids – TBC Autumn\n\nFind out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/powering-resilient-communities-energy-water-and-community-buildings/
LOCATION:Private: Great Horton Park Chapel Cricket Club\, Ewart Street\, Bradford\, England\, BD7 3NR\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Race at Work Charter Reset Surgery April 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join this surgery to learn more about the Race at Work Charter Reset\, what it means for your organisation\, and what actions you can take.\n\n\nAudience\nThis event is open to members and non-members of Business in the Community (BITC). These surgeries benefit anyone wishing to start or build on their organisation’s commitment to the Race at Work Charter. \n\n\nBackground\nThe Race at Work Charter Reset Surgeries are a chance for attendees to connect directly with Sandra Kerr CBE\, Race Equality Director at BITC\, to ask questions and explore how to make the most of the Charter Reset. \nThe Race at Work Charter Reset will reflect the latest insights from the Race at Work 2025 YouGov Survey and current workplace realities\, with updates to three key commitments: \n\nCommitment 1: Leaders and employers take action to support young people’s pathways into good work and enterprise.\nCommitment 6: Support employees to progress from allyship to solidarity.\nCommitment 7: Include Black\, Asian\, Mixed Race and ethnically diverse-led small business\, founders and enterprise owners in supply chains.\n\nFollowing the Charter reset on 7th October\, these sessions will focus on the three pillars of the Charter Reset: \nReset – become or continue as a Charter signatory and refresh your organisation’s focus on race equality and fairness. \nCommit – unlock talent by supporting young people’s pathways into good work and enterprise\, progressing from allyship to solidarity and embedding inclusive procurement and diverse supply chains through tools such as our Inclusive Procurement Maturity Model (IPMM). \nInspire – take action\, report progress\, and share your organisation’s success stories. \n\n\nAbout the webinar\nThis interactive surgery will: \n\nWalk you through the Race at Work Charter Reset and what it means for your organisation.\nDeep dive into Commitments 1\, 6\, and 7\, exploring practical actions to support young people’s pathways into good work\, build solidarity in the workplace\, and champion diverse suppliers and fair procurement processes such as fair and prompt payment.\nHighlight how to use Race at Work 2025 Survey insights to guide your next steps and measure progress.\nProvide space to ask questions\, share challenges\, and hear from peers about effective approaches.\n\n\n\nAbout the Race at Work Charter\nThe Race at Work Charter Reset sets out seven commitments for employers to drive fairness and equality so that Black\, Asian\, Mixed Race and ethnically diverse employees are represented at all levels of an organisation. \nCharter Reset Commitments: \n\nLeaders and employers take action to support young people’s pathways into good work and enterprise.\nCapture ethnicity data and publicise progress.\nCommit at board level to zero tolerance of harassment and bullying.\nInclusive leaders and managers ensure fair and equitable access to opportunities and development for everyone in their teams.\nInclusive leaders take action that supports Black\, Asian\, Mixed Race and ethnically diverse employee career progression.\nSupport employees to progress from allyship to solidarity.\nInclude Black\, Asian\, Mixed Race and ethnically diverse-led small business\, founders and enterprise owners in supply chains.\n\n\n\nBusiness in the Community’s work on race equality\nFor 30 years\, BITC has worked with employers to ensure all employees feel they belong\, have a voice\, are valued\, and can be their true selves. \nWe know that inclusive and fair workplaces are key to unlocking productivity and performance. Black\, Asian\, Mixed Race and ethnically diverse staff still experience disparities in recruitment\, retention\, and progression. The Race in the Workplace: The McGregor-Smith Review highlighted the £24bn annual economic boost possible by tackling racial inequalities. Insights from the Race at Work surveys continue to shape our work\, ensuring organisations benefit from the widest possible talent pool and a more inclusive future of work. The insights from our Race at Work surveys led BITC to create the Race at Work Charter\, with 85 founding signatory organisations committed to improving equality of opportunity in the workplace. The charter now has more than 1100 signatories and our Race at Work surveys continue to shape the charter. \nFind out more about BITC’s work on race equality. \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact events@bitc.org.uk\, Events Coordinator at BITC for more information.\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/race-at-work-charter-reset-surgery-april-2026/
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