Prince Charles’s Charities Foundation begins a new nationwide initiative called START to promote and celebrate sustainable green living across the the United Kingdom. With START, the objective is to present an inspiring picture of a sustainable future. The program will do this by highlighting the very best examples of sustainable practice in the UK, and showing how everyone can make positive changes right now.
During 2010, Start will grow into a vibrant and diverse program, which will engage people right across the UK. Some topics include recycling, saving water, saving energy, using renewable energy and healthy living ideas.
Inspired by Prince Charles, IBM will host a Sustainability Conference” Smarter Business for a Sustainable Future” to begin Wednesday September 8, 2010 in London. It will illustrate the challenges faced and provide an inspiring new starting point from which to build a smarter and more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable future. The Summit will be an exclusive opportunity for leaders in business and government, academics and subject matter experts to gather behind closed doors to work towards a set of actionable recommendations for business in the UK. IBM is one of the founding partners of Start along with Addison Lee, ASDA, B&Q, BT, EDF Energy, M&S, Virgin Money and Waitrose.