Welcome to CIWM Webinars
CIWM delivers an extensive programme of webinars on a variety of topics throughout the year. As well as being a source of knowledge and information, these webinars also provide valuable opportunities to enhance and update your CPD or SLD records.
If you have any questions about our webinars, have a look at the Frequently Asked Questions section at the bottom of this page. If you can't find the answer you’re looking for, please contact us at education@ciwm.co.uk.
Member Webinars
As part of our efforts to support the resources and waste sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, all CIWM webinars are currently open to both members and non-members.
Open Webinars
Open webinars are available to both members and non-members and places are available on a first come, first served basis. To register for one of the open webinars below, simply click on the registration link in the description.
Date: Monday 17 August
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
With reuse and repair both essential ingredients to a truly circular economy, they are rising up the policy agenda in the UK, but how do we normalise these systems to enable a faster transition and what wider benefits could or would this bring?
At the same time, these systems also provide access to items that may otherwise be financially out of reach for many in society, and as such they have a key role to play in a wider social improvement agenda, whilst also delivering huge environmental benefits making reuse and repair potential sources of huge social value. But are these activities seen as just nice to haves, solely the responsibility of the third sector or are they inhibiting a wider adoption of these models, and how do we move beyond this to create a system which continues to benefit those who need it most?
To explore this topic further, we have gathered an expert panel covering the reuse and repair landscape; from policy, to retail and the third, public and private sectors, each with their own perspective and plenty to say on the topic. If this sounds like something that your organisation could benefit from then join the panel and pose them a question.
Register your place here.
CIWM North East Centre: Diversity and Inclusion #jointheconversation
Date: Monday 19 August
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
Speakers
- Beverley Simonson FCIWM - The London Waste and Recycling Board
- "A woman in waste spectator"
- Katy Downes - Head of Reward Biffa
- "The importance of employee voice in an organisation"
- Nick Eva MCIWM, FIRP - MD Waste Recruit
- “Practical ways to ensure inclusion during the selection process.”
- Melanie Flogdell FCIPD, Biffa
Register your place here.
Date: Tuesday 25 August 2020
Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm
The circular economy requires all elements of the system to work together to successfully transition away from the traditional linear model – but is consumer behaviour and its ability to be influenced going to be the making or breaking of the circular economy?
This webinar will explore how we can help encourage, support and morph consumers into the circular economy and inspire them to make the right choices sooner rather than later. Can the desired behaviours, habits and actions be forced through tax and penalties, be encouraged through incentives or will it happen naturally if the foundation conditions are right? And if so, what conditions must we help create?
Our expert panel, drawn from different consumer engagement perspectives, will discuss if localism will drive local success, how we can effectively support consumers to make the right choices and what has worked to reduce contamination and drive better acceptance of circular economy solutions through greater consumer responsibility. We will consider lessons and learnings from the COVID-19 lockdown, and whether the increase in protective packaging and single use items will ultimately undermine the uptake in reusable and refillable solutions and slow the move towards the circular economy.
Register your place here.
Virtual Showcases
With face-to-face events and exhibitions currently on hold, find new and innovative solutions, products, and services to the challenges you're currently facing in the sector by booking your place on a Virtual Showcase. These showcases allows businesses to present their solutions to your problems directly to you though a digital demonstration. To register your place on one of these events, simply click the on the registration link in the descriptions below.
The ability to adapt to new situations requires agility and access to insight on key margin drivers. While this has always been the case, situations are constantly being reassessed. Adapting must happen faster, and more frequently. C&I waste companies need agility to respond to ever-changing conditions.
Maximising profitability, customer by customer
By digitising your entire operations, you get complete visibility on the key metrics so you know your costs to serve on your routes and for each customer so you can maximise your margins. That's how you become agile. You will significantly increase your efficiencies and control your costs, which will improve profitability for each customer.
AMCS Platform, an end-to-end enterprise-grade software ERP, is built for every aspect of your operations, no matter what your size of your business is. Designed specifically for the C&I and C&D waste industries, AMCS Platform supports everyday collections and ad hoc services.
That’s because the platform and the modules it supports do all the work for you. It covers every aspect of your business, from business intelligence, contract management, route optimisation and complex pricing to integration with onboard weighing systems and weighbridges.
A new mindset, fantastic ROI
Technology is useless without the desire to harness its power. Your team must embrace the wonderful possibilities if your investment is to pay off. At AMCS, we can help you determine how to best make that happen. And when it does happen, you’re looking at a return on investment within 6 to 12 months.
AMCS Platform is for both SMBs and larger companies. It’s a software as a solution (SaaS), so for companies still using on-premise software, this is a major leap forward. No server software and hardware or additional IT is needed on your part. It’s there, waiting for you on the cloud. We maintain and update it, scaling it with your needs. Security is tighter because we manage that too.
How long does it take to implement? Depending on your current set up, it can take as little as a few weeks, so you can start reaping the benefits sooner than you thought possible. Settings are pre-configured to make onboarding fast and easy. This is an off-the-shelf solution that can integrate with third-party solutions, if that’s what you prefer. We make the whole process easy for you. The question is, are you ready?
Register your place here.
Future CIWM Webinars
We’re eager to find out what topics you’re interested in and what the ‘Hot Topics’ are that everyone is talking about. If you’d like to suggest a specific theme or topic for a webinar, please get in touch and let us know what you would like to hear about in the coming months. Contact us with your suggestions at education@ciwm.co.uk
If you’d like to be considered as a host or panellist for one of our webinars, please email us at education@ciwm.co.uk.