2. External (Business Engagement)

As an organisation we hold a number of events and have a lot of face to face meetings with our businesses. These take time to organise, travel to and contribute towards our carbon footprint. Virtual meetings:

• Are better for the environment

• More accessible

• Save people time in terms of travel

• Are cheaper

• And material can be recorded and reused

The COVID-19 pandemic has given us an opportunity to explore alternative ways to communicate with our members and is giving us the chance to look into whether we can hold our events virtually whilst continuing some level of face to face engagement.