UON Sustainability Summit 2025
Building Sustainable Organisations: Strategies and Partnerships for Enhancing Positive Impact
Join us in 2025
The University of Northampton plays a central role in catalysing partnerships and much needed collaboration between stakeholders in the business community. The University has ample research and consultancy expertise within the area of Sustainability, enabling it to continue supporting organisations to adopt more sustainable practices. The University’s annual Sustainability Summit has played a vital role in this regard.
The first Sustainability Summit was held in May 2023, with over 150 delegates from different businesses, charities, HEIs, and local government authorities in attendance. In line with the Summit theme, participating organisation identified their shared sustainability challenges and agreed a roadmap for action in the form of the Northampton Sustainability Accord. The Accord laid the foundation for the start of the Sustainability Local Innovation Partnership Agenda Hub (SLIPAH). SLIPAH has galvanised the local stakeholder community towards pursuing shared sustainability goals by fostering a collaborative ecosystem that nurtures sustainable innovation and empowers stakeholders. The TANZ West Northants, for example, is a two-year Net Zero project designed to empower local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across West Northants to understand and embrace the concept of “Net Zero.” The TANZ project, funded by UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSP) and commissioned to the University’s Centre for Sustainable Business Practices by the West Northamptonshire Council, leveraged SLIPAH to recruit businesses that participated in the project.
The Sustainability Summit in 2024 provided further opportunity for organisations to do bolster their sustainability journey. Specifically, the Summit sought to further accelerate our collaborative efforts to attain the shared sustainability goals outlined in the Northampton Sustainability Accord. The Summit also provided an opportunity for networking across sectors to continue to build strategic partnerships for further collaborative work in addressing shared sustainability challenges by exploring the benefits of innovation to support local stakeholders to progress towards more sustainable practices.
2025 UON Sustainability Summit Theme
The theme for the 2025 Sustainability Summit is “Building Sustainable Organisations: Strategies and Partnerships for Enhancing Positive Impact” and has the following objectives. This year’s summit will be organised in collaboration with Business Networks within Northamptonshire to enrich the participation and experiences of businesses in attendance.
Summit Objectives
- Identify and explore innovative sustainability strategies and models that could be employed by small and large businesses to enhance their social, environmental and financial performance.
Highlight and exhibit the high value of sustainability strategies undertaken by organisations across Northamptonshire - Enable sharing of knowledge and best practice between businesses, charities, HEIs, and local government authorities on partnership approaches and tools to address sustainability challenges
- Introduce the UON Sustainable Innovation Challenge as a distinct partnership strategy and approach aimed at enhancing collaboration between researchers, students, businesses, charities, and local government authorities in Northampton
Dates
Monday 30 June (Day 1) – Tuesday 1 July (Day 2) 2025
Venue
University of Northampton, Waterside Campus, Learning Hub, Ground Floor.
Transport
Because we have limited pay-as-you-go parking available on campus and we want to encourage sustainable travel to the Summit, we have collaborated with Stagecoach to provide free bus travel for our delegates wishing to travel to Campus by train or use our Park and Ride facilities. For details on how to obtain your free delegate bus pass and the timetable for the #18 Stagecoach bus, please contact travelinfo@northampton.ac.uk
View photos from the Summit in 2023:
Sponsorship
We invite external organizations to partner with and support the 2025 UON Sustainability Summit through sponsorship. Our sponsorship packages (Word, 68KB) provide a unique opportunity to enhance your brand presence at one of Northamptonshire’s premier sustainability events. Please contact Dr Seyi Omoloso (seyi.omoloso2@northampton.ac.uk) or Dr Chijioke Uba (Chijioke.uba@northampton.ac.uk) for enquiries.
Get Involved
This summit provides a unique opportunity to network, share best practices, and contribute to shaping the future of sustainability in Northamptonshire. Whether you represent a business, a local authority, or a charitable organisation, your insights and participation are valuable.
For more information, contact the event organisers:
- Dr. Chijioke Uba – Co-Chair of the Planning Committee (chijioke.uba@northampton.ac.uk)
- Dr. Seyi Omoloso – Co-Chair of the Planning Committee (seyi.omoloso2@northampton.ac.uk)
- Samantha McKay – Industry Liaison (samantha.mckay@northampton.ac.uk)
- Dr. Katerina Thomas – Registration Liaison for the Planning Committee (katerina.thomas@northampton.ac.uk)
- Hollie Darby – Travel Liaison for the Planning Committee (hollie.darby@northampton.ac.uk)
- Adrian Pryce – UON Partners Liaison (adrian.pryce@northampton.ac.uk)
Join us in shaping a sustainable future at the University of Northampton Sustainability Summit 2025!