Building business resilience, Leicester - 31 Jan 2013

About the workshop

On 31st January 2013, Climate East Midlands is running a free half-day workshop to help businesses in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland increase their resilience to severe weather and climate change. Severe weather covered will include flooding, snow, drought and heatwaves.

What are the benefits of attending this workshop?

The workshop will include expert speakers on

• the business impacts of severe weather, and action to increase resilience (Severn Trent Water)
• business continuity planning (Leicestershire County Council)
• flood risk mapping and flood warnings (Environment Agency)
• the health and safety implications of severe weather and climate change (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health)

The workshop will include discussions and exercises, which will lead to a tailored action plan for each organisation attending. Participants will leave with ideas for practical steps that they can take to make their business more resilient.

Participants will also be given a copy of Climate East Midlands’ “Weathering the Storm” guide for businesses, which has recently been updated, and learn about the newly launched Business Resilience Award.

Where: The workshop will be hosted by Severn Trent Water at the Leicester Water Centre
When: 31st January, 9am - 1pm, including lunch

Download the flyer here

The workshop is part of an Environment Agency funded project being delivered by Climate East Midlands. 

How to book your place

Businesses of all sizes are welcome. Staff with responsibility for risk management, business continuity and/or health and safety may find this workshop particularly relevant.

Please contact [email protected] for more information and to book, or call 01664 502 648.

Feedback from previous workshops

The first workshop in the series was held in Northamptonshire in November 2012, and received very positive feedback, including the following comments:

How valuable was the workshop as a whole?

• "Opportunity to review current Business Continuity Plan, in light of climate change."
• "It was a good opportunity to share thoughts, concerns, ideas with different companies."
• "Thought provoking, good discussion."
• "Very helpful - lots of practical hints."

How will you act on what you have learnt?

• "Review the current Business Continuity Plan and ensure flooding is included."
• "Review at next Department Heads meeting."
• "Review business continuity plans; adjust and publish!"
• "Check on current disaster plan and include areas that are missing - needs to be communicated at all levels."