The Lord Nelson of Stafford Lecture 2009

Duration: 48 mins
Publication date: 02 Dec 2009

Abstract

Around the world climate change and carbon reduction has become a major driving force for public policy. In conjunction with the mega greening of energy supply, substantial CO2 reductions can be achieved by using less energy at the workplace. For this to happen, a multitude of actions will need to be taken by a great number of individuals and organisations.The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy teamed up with the IET to commission research into organisational attitudes to carbon reduction. The study comprised a UK-wide survey of 1,500 managers and a selection of short case study interviews across a wide range of organisations in different sectors.Ruth will highlight the findings of the Chartered Management Institute's 'Lean and Green' report. She will focus on why the 'green agenda' must be given greater attention in a business environment, detail the dichotomy that exists between Boardrooms and junior staff and outline what businesses are doing now and what they should be doing to tackle environmental concerns.

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Ruth Spellman

Chartered Management Institute, Chief Executive

As chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute, Ruth Spellman OBE leads the drive to encourage greater focus on the high level skills needed to build UK competitiveness and productivity. She is also responsible for the Institute’s campaign to ensure 50 per cent of managers are professionally qualified by 2020.Prior to joining the Institute in June 2008, Ruth served as the first female chief executive of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). She also spent 7 years as chief executive of Investors in People UK (IIPUK) where she helped raise the profile of the employer-led organisation across 27 countries. During this period she was appointed Chair of the Skills body for the Voluntary Sector, in a non-executive role and was a non-executive director of Thompsons solicitors.As HR Director for the NSPCC, Ruth was responsible for HR strategy, change management, resourcing strategy, employee communications, external communications and media relations. Her consultancy knowledge and strength resulted in new NSPCC policies which helped them to win the coveted Employer of the Year Award in 1996.Ruth also spent 5 years working for Coopers and Lybrand. During this time, she worked with the Boards of six of the top 100 companies and set up one of the firm’s HR branches.In 2007 Ruth was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List for services to Workplace Learning. She was also recently voted 14th out of the 100 most influential HR individuals in the UK.

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