Sustainability is no longer just a nice to have. It’s a powerful driver of innovation, cost savings and long term business resilience. In this workshop, Nick shows how small businesses can take practical, achievable steps that reduce waste, cut costs and open up new opportunities, without needing specialist knowledge or big budgets.
In this practical session, you will:
- Understand the core principles of sustainable and regenerative business and why they matter for small enterprises
- Identify simple, high impact changes that reduce waste and improve resource efficiency
- Discover how sustainability can support better customer experiences, stronger values and a clearer brand position
- Explore opportunities to create new products, services or processes that are both greener and commercially sound
- Learn how to measure what matters so you can track progress and communicate your impact with confidence
- Create a short, realistic sustainability action plan tailored to your business
You’ll also receive:
- A practical checklist of sustainability quick wins for small businesses
- Tools and prompts to help you map waste, resources and opportunities in your business
- Examples of small firms turning sustainability into competitive advantage
- The confidence to start making meaningful changes without feeling overwhelmed
Workshop facilitator: Nick Whitnell
Nick Whitnell has spent many years at the intersection of leadership, strategy and sustainable business. After a successful corporate career in senior marketing, he pivoted into sustainability and created his consultancy Daring Works. Nick trained as a B Corp ‘B Leader’, served as co-chair of ‘B Local’ and co-hosted the People, Planet, Pastry gatherings in Bournemouth. As a consultant, facilitator and coach he has brought sustainability thinking to a wide range of businesses, industries and communities.
Much of that work has been distilled into The Natural Network - seasonal gatherings where leaders zoom out from the day-to-day to examine the deeper systems shaping how they operate.
Nick brings sustainability back to common sense - not dogma or compliance but the clear-eyed thinking that flourishing businesses are increasingly built on. His strength lies in working at the strategic, pragmatic and human levels, helping people make honest sense of what sustainability actually asks of them, inside and out.
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Venue:
Balmer Lawn Hotel
Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst SO42 7ZB
Accessibility - if you would like to know more about any accessibility requirements for this event please contact the venue or contact us and we can find out for you.
