Pro-Provost (London) Office and City of London team up for event on SDG12

The Pro-Provost (London) Office were delighted to host a panel event on 5 November 2024 as part of the Lord Mayor of London’s Coffee Colloquies series.

The Coffee Colloquies form part of The 2023-24 Mayoral Theme “Connect to Prosper”,  celebrating the UK’s multiple knowledge miles, showing that the UK is a place where problems come to be solved.

The panel event was made up of five UCL academics and three external partners, including Arup, Newham Council and the Green Alliance. The speakers were:

1. Professor Mark Miodownik (Professor of Materials and Society, Dept of Mechanical Engineering)
2. Professor Panagiota Angeli (Professor of Chemical Engineering)
3. Professor Paul Ekins (Professor of Resources and Environment Policy, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources)
4. Professor Julia Stegemann (Professor of Environmental Engineering, Dept of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, UCL Circular Economy Laboratory)
5. Allan Barton (Former Global Business Leader for Resources and Waste, Arup)
6. Professor Elli Leadbeater (Professor of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Research, Genetics, Evolution and Environment)
7. Jacob Heitland (Director of Climate Action, Newham Council)
8. Emily Carr (Policy Advisor, Green Alliance)

The event was opened by Alison Gowman who leads the City’s Livery Climate Action group work Home - Livery Climate Action Group (liverycag.org.uk). The panel was chaired by Professor Paola Lettieri (Pro-Provost, UCL East) bringing her expertise in chemical engineering to life. Each panellist had the opportunity to share how they would tackle the SDG and we heard a fascinating array of perspectives from consumerism, circular economy, biodiversity and local societal issues around this theme. 

Hosted at Mansion House, the panel and attendees had a wonderful time in a lovely setting and have already fed back on how useful and informative they found the discussion. 

 

 

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