Newry Chamber hosted the inaugural Greater Newry Sustainability Conference & Expo on Thursday 28th May in the Canal Court Hotel, Newry with 100+ delegates in attendance on the day and expertly overseen by Newry’s own, Dearbhail McDonald.
‘Building a Sustainable Future & The Green Economy’ was the theme for the event which was supported by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Kinecx Energy, AIB, Re-Gen and NIE Networks.
Attendees heard from a top-class range of expert presenters and panellists, which focused on the four areas of Recycling & Waste Reduction, Delivering a Lower Carbon Energy Future, Renewable Electricity within the Energy Transition and the role of Green Credentials across our supply chains.
The inaugural conference provided a positive environment for networking and discussion with numerous exhibition stands and roundtable conversations on the sustainability challenges and opportunities facing local businesses and highlighted the huge potential to develop the Greater Newry Area into a Green Economy Hub on the island of Ireland.
Dr Conor Patterson, President, Newry Chamber said:
“Newry Chamber was delighted to host our inaugural Sustainability Conference which was an informative and positive solution-focused event where all the key players involved in building a sustainable future and a strong green economy across our island came together and shared ideas that ultimately protect our planet, reduce reliance on fossil fuels and provide cost-effective sustainable solutions to growing our economy.”
“The event also focused on the need for our region to embrace and develop the Green Economy and heard from businesses and organisations that are playing an innovative and pivotal role in driving and growing this sector, creating jobs in industries that help lower our carbon footprint, reduce energy costs and support increased productivity.”
“Sustainability is not something any one organisation can deliver alone. It requires collaboration, innovation and leadership and that is exactly what the programme for the conference reflected.”
“I would like to express my sincere thanks to all our sponsors, presenters, panellists, exhibitors and delegates in attendance for making the event the huge success that it was and we look forward to building on it for next year’s conference.”
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