Merton Green Drinks is for anyone interested in environmental issues or studying them. The idea is to meet for fun, contacts, alcohol, info, gossip, inspiration, business and pleasure. If you are new, just go up to someone and say “are you green?” and you’ll be made welcome. Please forward this email to anyone you think might be interested. We meet on the the second Wednesday of every month.

Somerset Green Drinks is a monthly social event organised by local writer on downshifting and sustainable living, Tracey Smith. It’s for anyone in the area interested in green issues and caring for their local and global environment. It’s a great way to catch up with friends, thrash out new ideas, or just chill out with people who share your values.

Green Growth London is a package of six FREE workshops tailored to help businesses in London to minimise their environmental impact, become more efficient, reduce costs and attract new business by becoming more sustainable. Topics to be covered include: • reducing the impact of your business on the environment • improving business efficiency • complying with environmental legislation • winning business contracts • effective marketing and networking • access to finance and public funding

Green Growth London is a package of six FREE workshops tailored to help businesses in London to minimise their environmental impact, become more efficient, reduce costs and attract new business by becoming more sustainable. Topics to be covered include: • reducing the impact of your business on the environment • improving business efficiency • complying with environmental legislation • winning business contracts • effective marketing and networking • access to finance and public funding

Green Growth London is a package of six FREE workshops tailored to help businesses in London to minimise their environmental impact, become more efficient, reduce costs and attract new business by becoming more sustainable. Topics to be covered include: • reducing the impact of your business on the environment • improving business efficiency • complying with environmental legislation • winning business contracts • effective marketing and networking • access to finance and public funding

Penney Poyzer, green stand-up comedian, BBC presenter of No Waste Like Home, and author of ‘The Virgin Green Guide’, gives a bracing insight into the steps you and your business can take to do your bit, and help save our environment. Let’s face it, it’s an issue that takes a bit of a back burner for most of us. We think we’re too busy and hope others will sort it. But it’s the small steps you can take which really do make a massive difference. As Penney points out ‘…we have one planet and one set of resources and we are in a race against time!’ Increasingly your customers will be asking you ‘What are you and your business doing to help?’ Lunchtime networking starts from 12 (or arrive early to browse) and Penney’s presentation starts at 12.50pm. But there’s more ….with the venue hosting the second Green & Organic exhibition, we’re taking the opportunity to offer a treble bill. At 2pm straight after Penney, Jay and Lou from Savvy Style Consultants are running a Ditch2Switch Clothes Swap. How many unworn items have you got in your wardrobe? Fact is most of us wear 20% of their clothes 80% of …