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• are listed on the WinACC website
• are featured in WinACC News when they join
• can get WinACC backing to a press release when they join
• can use the WinACC membership logo on their advertising and put up a WinACC membership sign. 

Joining WinACC is good for your bottom line: 

Joining WinACC gives you information and influence:

• By joining with others, you get your views across to people in power
• Meet like-minded people at the quarterly meetings of the WinACC Organisational Forum where you can network with like-minded organisations, listen to well-informed speakers and influence WinACC’s activities for organisations
• WinACC website has a growing business section where you can debate issues, share your experiences with others etc
• You get the latest news on climate change and Winchester’s carbon footprint
• You get practical advice on how to measure and reduce your carbon footprint
• Identify the main contributors to your carbon footprint through the calculation process – this is the first step to understanding how you can reduce your carbon footprint
• Access to WinACC training for low carbon champions to help your workforce back your carbon reduction plan
• Work with like-minded people in WinACC Action Groups on projects you choose to reduce the carbon footprint of Winchester
• Member Organisations are entitled to propose motions and vote on policy at AGMs and EGMs
• Member Organisations choose WinACC organisational representatives as trustees.

Interesting example of workplace blog, with interesting articles and good tips on ways to be more more green from recycling batteries to the vegetables to plant this time of year. To see the Bee Green website click here.

WinACC's organisational forum took to the road on 17 May for a visit to Marwell Wildlife. This included a trip to see Cafe Graze - the newest building on the park, designed with as many sustainable features as possible, including sun pipes, heavy insulation and serving areas and surfaces made from recycled plastic bottles.

Heating buildings using woodfuel could save you money whilst also reducing CO2 emissions and helping the UK meet its targets for renewable energy. Gillian Alker, formerly the Forestry Commission’s Woodfuels Officer for the South East, told WinACC's open meeting on 5th June, that there is over 2 million tonnes of wood available in the UK from under-managed woodland. Her presentation also emphasised that better management avoids cramped woodlands and maintains open spaces, thus benefiting native wildlife such as badgers and butterflies.

This conference features an item about the “24 hours to save Winchester” project aimed at visualizing and developing a more sustainable Winchester. The full agenda is attched below. All are welcome. If interested in attending, please contact Antonia Perkins at Winchester City Council – aperkins@winchester.gov.uk (phone 01962 848314), who needs to know in advance who will be attending. Lunch is included so please inform Antonia of any special dietary requirements. Parking is not available at the University, however the number 5 bus and the new Park and Ride bus both stop at the hospital on Romsey Road, which is a short walk from the University. See attached maps for directions to the univeristy and to the John Stripe Theatre

Join WinACC’s Organisations’ Forum on a specially designed tour of the new cafe facilities at Marwell Wildlife - learn about the energy saving technologies in its design and construction – see a presentation on the park's future carbon reduction plans – get ideas about how to improve your environmental impact. 

Aim

To support WinACC and Winchester’s organisations to achieve the aim of reducing the carbon footprint of organisations in Winchester district by a third by 2015, and 20% by the end of 2012.

A Hampshire firm is again running its very successful Green Office Week campaign. To find out how you and your business can take part, visit their website at http://www.greenofficeweek.eu/

• WinACC Member Marwell Wildlife, which has won the Green Innovation Award at the 2010 Winchester Business Excellence Awards.

The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) has allocated £3.8 million to green businesses throughout the region and established a £4 million sustainability loan fund.  The £3.8 million fund will enable 2,500 businesses to develop initiatives within a framework of six sustainability-led projects focusing primarily on waste reduction, sustainable procurement and the development of sustainable technologies.