Pick Everard sponsored the event.

Andrew Bannister, Environmental Manager for Pick Everard opened the evening and introduced the speakers.

Speakers:
Jonathon Porritt CBE, co-founder and programme director of Forum for the Future and appointed by the Prime Minister as Chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission
Alan Gledhill, Leicester Better Buildings Project Manager
Kishor Tailor, LSEP

Presentations:
Jonathan Porritt launched the Leicester Better Buildings Initiative at the event.  This initiative provides an invaluable resource to help meet changing market demands and increasingly stringent requirements on the construction and development sectors.  He highlighted the business case for sustainable and innovative approaches to development and construction.  Alan Gledhill gave a short presentation on the Leicester Better Buildings website.

After questions from the floor, Kishor Tailor gave a brief update to members on the LSEP’s work with regard to the Government Offices being relocated to the region.