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Fife Climate-Friendly Tourism Forum
Climate Action Fife and Welcome to Fife invite tourism and hospitality businesses to a knowledge-sharing and networking event to support you on your journey towards a greener, more future-proofed business.
The event will bring together local businesses, expert speakers, and support organisations to explore practical solutions to climate challenges and key opportunities for your sector.
Join deep dive discussions on the topics that are most interesting to you. These discussions will include; reducing building emissions, developing more sustainable and plant-based menus, cutting food waste, and the business benefits to promoting active travel. Find out about available funding, grants, and advisory support.
The event will begin and end with dedicated time for networking over refreshments and lunch. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements when booking
Agenda
10:00 am - Welcome tea and coffee networking
10:30 - 11:00 am - Event start and Welcome by Ea O'Neill, Guest speaker Kylie Clark, Business Operations Manager, and Christy Orr, Business Management Student, share insights from Balcaskie’s sustainability journey. Balcaskie is a modern working estate at the heart of the East Neuk of Fife committed to cultivating and caring for the natural environment, nurturing local business and supporting our vibrant community. Followed by Q&A.
11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Introduction to deep dive discussion hosts and topics: Robert Keddie, Energy Advisor (Business and Community), Greener Kirkcaldy, Fraser McKee, Senior Business Adviser, Business Gateway Fife, Sally Findlay, Community Food Team Manager, Greener Kirkcaldy, Sam Dick, Business Engagement Officer, DYW Fife, and Ryan Hepburn, Quality Improvement Officer – DYW and Employability, DYW Fife, Amee Scott, Project Manager in Fife Council’s Climate, Nature & Sustainability Team, working on climate adaptation and resilience across Fife, Peter Wooding, Senior Development Worker (Cycling Outreach), Greener Kirkcaldy.
1:00 - 2:00 pm - Networking lunch
Booking Information
This event is free to book, but booking is required, and tickets and accessibility information are all available though the Greener Kirkcaldy webpage.
The booking form includes a series of optional anonymous questions. These help us learn more about the people we reach through our events. Any information you choose to share about your background is managed separately to information that you give us to process your booking (for example, your name).
If you have any issues booking or have any questions about the event please contact social@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk.
