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Beyond Buildings- Procuring BSF Sustainability

Beyond Buildings- Procuring BSF Sustainability

24 November 2009, Terrace, House of Commons, 12.30 – 2.30pm

Please view the ePolitix.com interview with Barry Sheerman MP about the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum launch of 'Beyond Buildings - Procuring Building Schools for the Future programme Sustainability.'

The Westminster Sustainable Business Forum's (WSBF) report, Beyond Buildings- Procuring BSF Sustainability, was launched in Parliament on Tuesday 24th November.

The report provides a crucial health-check of the Government's Building Schools for the Future programme, assessing its environmental, social and financial sustainability and making a range of policy recommendations for the future.

It is the product of a year-long inquiry that has brought together over 70 key experts and representatives from central and local government, senior business leaders, high profile members of the teaching profession and other key stakeholders.

Policy Connect were joined by pupils from The Blue School, featured in the report for forming pupil-led 'energy groups'.

The report will look beyond buildings by exploring how behaviour change can be used to meet the needs of a sustainable future.

Speakers included:

Vernon Coaker MP, Minister for Schools, Department for Children, Schools and Families

Tim Byles, Chief Executive, Partnership for Schools

Damian Allen, Director of Children's Services, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Barry Sheerman MP, Chairman of the Children Schools and Families Select Committee (report co-chair)

Nick Raynsford MP (report co-chair)

The report is being sponsored by: Interserve, Polypipe and Thorpe Kilworth

To find out more e-mail sustainability@policyconnect.org.uk / 020 7202 8584

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