As part of Ecsite's Environmental Emergency Action supporting member organisations in their environmental sustainability efforts, we encouraged speakers from #Ecsite2023 who discussed the biodiversity and climate emergency to share the lasting impact of their sessions with both Conference participants and Ecsite members.

Sustainable science retail shops

This session attracted the interest of Conference participants wanting to make their institution's retail shops more sustainable. Many tips were shared and participants were eager to exchange contact details to hear more about vendor recommendations and share experiences with the marketing of sustainable products.

Inki R. Brown, Director for Strategy and Sustainability at PWC in Bergen, Norway presented their experience with helping institutions such as science centers on their sustainability journey - see the presentation attached below for more details. Inki can be contacted by any institution looking for help and tips on how to get started. E-mail: inki.brown@pwc.com

Randi Helen Kopperud, Reception and retail manager at VilVite in Bergen, Norway presented VilVite's sustainability journey and the changes made to products and operations - see the presentation attached below for more details. Randi Helen can be contacted with regard to vendor recommendations and their procurement process. E-mail: rhk@vilvite.no

Claire Bevan, Head of Retail at a larger institution - The Natural History Museum in London, UK, presented NHM's shop sustainability journey and changes made to products and operations - see the presentation attached below for more details (and make sure to read the comments tagged to the slides). Claire can be contacted with regard to vendor recommendations and their procurement process. E-mail: c.bevan@nhm.ac.uk

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