Green Economy

Kingston Council, in partnership with Kingston Chamber of Commerce, invites all businesses, in and around the borough, to join our virtual roundtables, focusing on the opportunities from the transition to a green economy.

Upcoming THINK GREEN roundtable discussions

• Book your free ticket to our 13th rountable discussion which will look at ways businesses and organisations can prepare for the new 'Simpler Recycling' legislation, which will require those with 10 or more full time employees to separate plastic, paper and card, glass, metals (cans, tins and foil) and food waste from general waste. Find out more and save your spot on Eventbrite.
• Date tbc: THINK GREEN: Community Energy Opportunities. Hosted by Kingston Council and Kingston Chamber of Commerce
• Date tbc: THINK GREEN: Zero Waste. Hosted by Kingston Council and Kingston Chamber of Commerce
• Date tbc: THINK GREEN: Healthy & Green Workplaces. Hosted by Kingston Council and Kingston Chamber of Commerce

 

Past THINK GREEN roundtable discussions

• Our 12th roundtable focussed on developing Kingston's circular economy and took place on 18 November 2024.
• Our 11th roundtable focussed on the green economy & harnessing new technologies and took place on 10 September 2024
• Catch up on our tenth roundtable which focused on the ways apprenticeships can help to green businesses and took place on 7 February 2024
• Our ninth roundtable focused on the circular economy and took place on 28 November 2023
• Our eighth roundtable focussed on Green Marketing and took place at Barwell Business Park on 28 September 2023
• Catch up on our seventh roundtable which focused on communication your environmental achievements, which took place in February 2023
• Catch up on our sixth roundtable which focused on how to go green and thrive, which took place in October 2022
• Catch up on our fifth roundtable which focused on taking your next green steps, which took place in May 2022
• Catch up on our fourth roundtable which focused on businesses in the grocery sector, which took place in February 2022
• Catch up on our third roundtable which focused on businesses becoming Net Zero, which took place in November 2021
• Catch up on our second roundtable which focused on business opportunities from decarbonising transport, which took place in September 2021
• Catch up on our first Green Economy roundtable, hosted in partnership with Kingston Chamber of Commerce in May 2021.