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mail@suffolkhumanists.org.uk Event description:

Veronica Broomes is the guest speaker at the UN Association’s AGM at The Friends’ Meeting House, 39 Fonnereau Road, Ipswich.

Veronica Broomes works as a freelance consultant on sustainability and environmental issues. With a background in agricultural biotechnology research and as an environmental impact assessment practitioner, Veronica has been a sound grasp of the importance of sustainable development and implications of climate change on lives and livelihoods. This enables her to explain issues simply whether its conducting environmental audits for businesses, promoting awareness of recycling and sustainability among community groups or discussing research findings and their implications for twenty-first century businesses.

At present, her main assignment is conducting integrated environmental audits of small and medium size enterprises (SME) in London on behalf of the environmental charity Global Action Plan. Through advising on ways to reduce energy and water consumption and management of waste, Veronica promotes sustainability and helps businesses to reduce operating costs through more efficient use of resources.

In her presentation Choices for climate change pain or pleasure, Veronica explores some current concerns about climate change and their implications for society. In addition to discussing likely causes and consequences of climate change, Veronica advocates informed decision to enable everyone to take action in our own homes, through the organisations we serve and in our communities.

All are welcome.

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