May 12 , 2008 - ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS
MEDIA INVITATION
The media are invited to attend an environmental briefing at the Met Office, Exeter, at 12noon this Friday, May 16.
Jeff Ridley, climate scientist for the Met Office, will be joined by Jim McClelland, editor of Sustain Magazine, Michael Dunn, regional manager for BT, and Russell Toms, director of Work Wise UK. They will discuss the impact of working practices on the environment, and how the wider adoption of smarter working practices could be part of the long term solution to mankind’s environmental impact.
The briefing is part of the environment focus day, the second day of Work Wise Week, which starts on Thursday with National Work from Home Day.
Work Wise UK is a not-for-profit initiative to promote smarter working practices such as home working, flexible working (including condensed hours and nine-day fortnights), mobile and remote working. Work Wise partners include the CBI, TUC and British Chambers of Commerce.
The Met Office is at the Hadley Centre, Met Office, Fitzroy Road, Exeter EX1 3PB, and the briefing is being hosted in Conference Room 2. Journalists wishing to attend should contact Katie Daniels (details below).
Further details about Work Wise UK can be found on the website (www.workwiseuk.org).
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Issued on behalf of Work Wise UK by Chelgate Limited
Notes to editors:
- Work Wise UK is organised by the IT Forum Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation.
- Supporters of the Work Wise UK campaign include the CBI, TUC, the British Chambers of Commerce, BT, Transport for London, Equal Opportunities Commission, Scope, the RAC Foundation, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, Technology Means Business, Henley Management College and the Association for Commuter Transport.
- A dedicated electronic media centre has been established for journalists to obtain further information, to download print-quality materials, and to register for media updates about Work Wise UK. This can be accessed either through the main website or directly at www.workwiseuk.pressrooms.net
- Further information about Work Wise UK can be found on the website www.workwiseuk.org.·
For further information and images, please contact:
Roy Turner,
Chelgate PR
020 7939 7939 or 07970 522232 or
rt@chelgate.com
Katie Daniel,
Chelgate PR
020 7939 7939 or
kd@chelgate.com