BIG Summit Net Zero Exhibition & Innovation Showcase
The Southwark Climate Collective
The Southwark Climate Collective is a free 12-month programme designed to support SMEs throughout Southwark in taking climate action. The initiative, funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, will provide free, expert decarbonisation support for 160 businesses across Southwark to reduce carbon emissions, increase efficiency, and cut costs.
The Southwark Climate CollectiveLimetrack
Limetrack is a disruptive food waste technology company that has developed the food waste equivalent of an electrical smart meter. Their digital platform and low-cost patented SMART wheelie bin effortlessly collect, analyse and repackage data to be valuable for waste producers, waste managers and commercial landlords, helping to unlock billions in lost revenue and savings from the waste sector.
Limetrack puts profit and planet first and aims to avoid more than 10M tonnes of CO2e annually. Their platform is used by local authorities, the NHS, national waste management companies and SME customers.
LimetrackThe Creative Digital Lab
A new £450,000 facility opening in October 2023, enabling local residents to up-skill in the creative-digital arena. The lab will host a virtual production studio for film and TV production, technology to enable gaming development, a post-production editing suite, multi-track audio recording facilities and training suites linked to the software used in the lab.
The Creative Digital LabLondon Business Partnership
Established in 2012, London Business Partnership is a non-profit making organisation committed to the growth and sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises across London, and West London in particular.
Their mission is to help new and existing entrepreneurs make the right decisions so that they don’t end up with just surviving businesses, but growing and thriving ones. They do this by offering 1:1 consultancy, facilitating group training and workshops, providing infrastructure and by developing collaborative networks to help business owners connect, learn and grow.
London Business PartnershipKingston University
Kingston University is passionate about inspiring people and transforming lives. Learning, enquiry, professional practice, enriching lives, and respect for individuals, communities and the environment are at the heart of the University.
Offering workplace skills and placements in top companies, the opportunity to learn from and network with industry experts, and develop a creative and entrepreneurial spirit – Kingston University is consistently one of the top higher education institutions in the UK for producing graduate start-up companies.
Kingston UniversityGanddee
Ganddee provides the resources you need to make conscious choices, leading you to sustainable options that save you money, align with your values, and have a lasting positive impact on the planet.
GanddeeRed Global MX
The Global MX Network is conceived as a globally interconnected network in which the highly skilled migrant community living abroad participates, enabling the coordination of projects for the benefit of Mexico, with the ultimate goal of contributing to the country’s development.
Red Global MXLondon & Partners
London & Partners is the business growth and destination agency for London. They are a social enterprise, combining purpose with commercial rigour. Their mission is to create economic growth that is resilient, sustainable and inclusive.
London & PartnersNewable
Newable has over 40 years’ experience of making sustainable profits by helping other businesses to thrive. Each year, they support over 20,000 UK businesses take the next steps with their business.
They provide an unrivalled platform of products and services in three key areas: Money, Advice and Workspace. They are committed to acting responsibly across all of the activities they undertake and in all of the markets in which they operate. These decisions are underpinned by their dedication to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).
NewableGreenmark
Green Mark is a sustainability accreditation for every type of business. With our support you can bring about behavioural and cultural change in a quick, easy and cost-effective way; reducing your carbon footprint and reducing operating costs. It’s time to make your mark.
GreenmarkStartup Discovery School
Startup Discovery School exists to bridge the gap between where founders are and the potential of where they could be. While business fundamentals are crucial, they want to work with corporations that are committed to improving and implementing a net-zero agenda. They know that startups hold the key to innovation, tackling UN SDG goals in their local communities and beyond.
At Startup Discovery School, a transition towards becoming net zero isn’t just about the attainment of outputs but also about being inclusive whilst co-creating a new economy.
Startup Discovery SchoolStudio Zao
Studio Zao is an innovation consultancy specialising in helping organisations innovate more *productively* and driving step-change improvements in the value, performance and ROI of innovation.
They focus on three key drivers of innovation productivity: Measurement, People, and Process. Often finding and enabling “intrapreneurial” talent/leaders inside client organisations and partner with them to build engines of productive innovation.
Studio ZaoForth
A Community Interest Company built by researchers, designers and educators, Forth is exploring and shaping new models, formats and programmes for engagement and learning in a changing world. We’re testing ideas in high streets, schools, factories, neighbourhoods — anywhere that people come together.
ForthShift
SHIFT accelerates innovation that transforms how we live in cities. Our testbed fuels innovators by helping them trial ideas and demonstrate potential in a real-world environment at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Our ecosystem brings together business, academia, government, and local communities to improve livelihoods in east London and set the standard for sustainable cities worldwide.
ShiftClimate Habits
When it comes to achieving corporate net-zero goals, employee mindset matters. The Climate Habits programme boosts employee motivation for net zero by combining impartial information, digital tools, coach-led group work and behavioural psychology. Their approach is centred on enabling and empowering people to understand their behaviour and how they can make a difference – starting small, and building greater impact over time. Delivered by coaches in groups and supported by technology, the positive and social nature of their programme creates a common sense of purpose at work and optimism about what can be achieved when people work together.
Climate HabitsClimate Labs
Climate Labs is a multidisciplinary design strategy consultancy, helping businesses and organisations to innovate products and services with people and planet at the heart of their process.
Their collaborative efforts span a wide range of sectors, with valued partners such as Design Council, Power to Change, Futerra, PA Consulting, PwC, University of Kingston & Exeter, and recently the Climate Action Innovation Zone for COP 27/28.
Climate LabsShine A Light
Shinealight Ltd was established in 2013 by its owner, designer & Inventor Ian Martin, whose brainchild the Eclipse kinetic lighting range is. It designs & manufactures advanced kinetic lighting. The range consists of a number of spherical lamps that can be free-standing or ceiling / wall mounted aimed at the corporate market including very high- end hotels, prestige brands & very high net worth individuals.
This has been described as “sculptural elegance, a stunning piece of art. A breathtaking statement. An advanced concept in engineering. A unique, ground-breaking product. A light, Eclipse. The light you can’t see until you choose to see it” Its just a light just as a Rolex is just a watch!
Shine A LightLSBU
South Bank Innovation brings knowledge to life by connecting people, businesses and society with the incredible expertise, insights, and resources available at London South Bank University (LSBU).
They have helped to create, launch and grow thousands of businesses and are one of South London Partnership’s leading providers of business programmes, solutions and training.
LSBUBetter Futures
For the past 7 years, the Better Futures programme has supported London’s drive to achieve Net Zero by 2030. Originally funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and then the Mayor of London’s Green New Deal fund, Better Futures continues to provide a fully funded programme of support delivered by a partnership of leading organisations in London’s public and private sector to help solve our continued battle against climate change.
Better FuturesLondon Legacy Development Corporation
The London Legacy Development Corporation acts as the planning authority for the area around and including Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
As the planning authority for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and surrounding area, they carry out all of the planning functions that a local planning authority would normally have responsibility for, such as approving or rejecting new developments, giving guidance to local developers, developing high level development plans and defining planning policy for development in the area through the Local Plan.
London E-Business Programme
The London E-Business Support Programme is a fully-funded package of support funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and includes 121 expert advice, guidance, webinars and events. It is specifically aimed at helping small business owners in London make better use of digital technology to enhance their online presence; attract more customers; increase sales and improve their business operations. StartUp Croydon is supporting businesses in the South London Partnership area. Find out more by visiting StartUp Croydon’s stand and speaking with one of our advisers.
London E-Business ProgrammeCrew Energy
CREW is a registered Community Benefit Society with the Financial Conduct Authority (register number 7286). They are a voluntary group of committed volunteers living in south-west London who care about making this corner of the capital a more resilient and sustainable community. By helping community groups and individuals across the borough access low carbon solutions, they’re helping to reduce the carbon emissions of the capital.
The benefits are huge. Lower carbon emissions. Lower energy costs. Increased awareness and education of sustainable living. Stronger, more connected, more resilient communities.
Crew EnergyJNDC & Interactual
Join Interactual and JNDC to discover our approach to guiding hardware startups from concept to manufacturing while reducing development risks. We will spotlight some of the issues environmentally focused startups face, and challenge the BIG community to identify ways to help.
Interactual
JNDCGreen Skills Academy
South London Partnership Green Skills Academy is seeking to equip south Londoners with the skills they need to harness current and future jobs that will support national ambition of carbon net zero by 2050. By collaborating with training providers and employers across south London we are working to ensure that the supply of green skills meets the demand of our employers.
Green Skills Academy
