Green workplaces on conference agenda

Commerce and the environment in south Co Dublin will be the focus of a conference later today.

EnviroCom 2007 aims to raise awareness of the benefits of good environmental practice in their place of work at businesses in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown.

Hosted by Miriam O’Callaghan, the event will take place in the O’Reilly Hall, UCD.

The conference will give practical advice to local business owners/managers and highlight companies where small changes have made a huge difference both in terms of a cost-saving measure and by having a significant impact on the environment.

It will also look at the national stage, following the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report which delivered a powerful and sobering message about the current state of our climate system.

Waste prevention, regulation, recycling, energy management, environmental policy, reducing carbon emissions and the economics of climate change will be among the topics covered.

EnviroCom 2007 is organised by the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber with the support and help of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and Sustainable Energy Ireland.