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Putting sustainability at the heart of regeneration

Putting sustainability at the heart of regeneration

Putting sustainability at the heart of the regeneration of Dumfries town centre was motivation for Laura Moodie to get Carbon Literate certified through our Climate Emergency Training.

Co-ordinator at Midsteeple Quarter, a Community Benefit Society, Laura completed Climate Emergency Training with us in June 2022.

The course was offered through a partnership with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) – Scotland’s National Skills Body.

Laura said: “As an organisation, Midsteeple Quarter is committed to making the development and operations as sustainable as possible.

“What this training allowed me to do was to see how that commitment would work in practice, to find those practical steps we can take now and into the future to make sure we deliver on sustainability.”

Skills Development Scotland funded free spaces at our Climate Emergency Training for anyone living and working in Scotland, over the age of 25. The training was aimed at individuals and organisations in the early stages of considering climate change impacts and planning for net zero. Key elements of the training included the science of the Climate Emergency, responses to it - and the risks, impacts, responsibilities and opportunities ahead.

Laura added: “The training was well paced, in depth but not draining, and I was able to fit it around work without it being a burden on my day-to-day. We covered all the basics but were also challenged to think about the bigger picture.”

Midsteeple Quarter is a community benefit society set up and run by the people of Dumfries to shape a new future for the town’s centre.

It is taking over property that has been empty long term and transforming it into a new community hub with a mix of housing, workshop and social spaces, as well as traditional retail. Already a car-free space, the aim is for it to act as a catalyst for regeneration of the town centre.

Laura said: “Midsteeple Quarter is partly a construction project so there will always be a degree of carbon involved, but what this training is helping me to do is look across the entirety of the project to make sure we are operating in the most carbon efficient way possible.

“We are currently working on strategic plans for the organisation. I am now able to build what I’ve learnt into this planning on everything from the fabric of the buildings and how we heat and light them to embedding recycling practices and sustainable supply chains.”

“What this training allowed me to do was to see how that commitment would work in practice, to find those practical steps we can take now and into the future to make sure we deliver on sustainability.”

Are you a business or organisation looking to commission training for your audience?

We would be delighted to discuss developing Accredited Climate Emergency Training for you.

Or we have a variety of Introductory Climate Emergency Training if you are looking to help your audience take their first steps into understanding the Climate Emergency.

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