Crowberry Consulting CEO, Becky Toal CEnv, invited to the board of the new climate and sustainability research institute at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU).
LJMU’s new climate and sustainability research institute has welcomed the announcement that Liverpool has become the world’s first Accelerator City for climate action.
An “Accelerator City”, awarded under UN Climate Change’s Entertainment and Culture for Climate Action programme, recognises the city’s commitment to innovation and smart regulation to decarbonise the live music and TV/film production sectors.
Professor Tony Wall, co-lead of LiRICS, said:
“It’s fantastic news that Liverpool is now a UN Accelerator City. It will provide extra concerted efforts to share thought leadership and best practices, access awareness-raising campaigns, training, mentoring, employee engagement and development opportunities.
“The status will also promote local and global networks, UN partners and experts, and help us really speed up the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into businesses.”
About LiRICS
LJMU’s new research institute was approved earlier this month and aims to accelerate world-leading research around climate and sustainability.
The institute brings together staff and research activity from all faculties across LJMU, as well as partners on its advisory dialogue board.
I am delighted to join the LiRICS advisory board team. As an alumnus from Liverpool in environmental impact assessment and environmental management and a Liverpudlian, it is great to see the United Nations Accelerator programme being applied to this fabulous city. We hope to inspire the community to embrace the global goals, now and for the future.
Chartered Environmentalist, Becky Toal
Chief Executive at Crowberry Consulting Ltd and member of the advisory dialogue board
Board member David Connor, chief executive of 2030hub said: “The global goals implicitly demand local actions which then get scaled.
“Global Goals Week: Liverpool is 2030hub’s drive to help every stakeholder in the city region, not just mayors or CEOs, understand why the SDGs are such a powerful multi-functional and interconnected framework for supercharging solutions. We are proud to work in collaboration with LiRICS to drive change locally which can hopefully be replicated around the world.”
Professor Jason Kirby, co-lead of LiRICS, said: “This marks a monumental moment for the city of Liverpool and the region and LiRICS is a significant commitment from LJMU to support local development for us all, using world-leading research. LiRICS, like the liver birds, looks inwards to the development in Liverpool and its people, but also outwards to the global stage”.
LiRICS launch
LiRICS’ official launch is in December and marks a strategic investment and commitment for LJMU as a key aspect of its own Climate Action Plan.
It builds on LJMU’s success in the People and Planet University League and the Times Higher Education SDG Impact Ranking.
Useful Information & Resources
CEnv Profile | Becky Toal CEnv, Managing Director
EnvCast | How SMEs can make a difference in Environmental Management with Becky Toal CEnv
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Becky is registered as a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) via membership of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).
