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delighted to help the group offer this invaluable service, which is already increasing opportunities for women in the sector and addressing some of the specific challenges they face.”
WOMEN IN HEALTH & SAFETY PARTNER PAVES THE WAY FOR NEW ERA
Women in Health & Safety (WiHS) has announced a first partnership arrangement with Peoplesafe, a leading provider of employee protection services in the UK, who will be sponsoring the network to provide resource to enable it to grow and thrive. Founded in 2015 and supporting gender equality, Women in Health & Safety offers mentoring, professional and personal development, speed networking and events and amplifies female voices within the industry.
Run by Heather Beach, of Healthy Work Company in partnership with Safety and Health Expo, the group was set up to bring women in health and safety together to share their experiences and knowledge.
Naz Dossa, CEO at Peoplesafe, said: “Our sponsorship will enable the start of a new era for the Women in Health & Safety group, enabling them to deliver on their mission to be the voice for women in the industry, as well as supporting them to improve their career progression and development. We are
V12 FOOTWEAR WINS INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
Wiltshire-based safety footwear manufacturer V12 Footwear was recently awarded with a prestigious Green Apple Award at the Environmental Best Practice 2022 presentation at The Houses of Parliament.
Receiving the accolade in the Engineering and Manufacturing: Carbon Reduction category, V12 was honoured with a silver award in recognition of its carbon neutral safety boot range, Lynx.
V12 Footwear competed against over 500 other nominations but emerged as a winner due to the company-wide sustainability steps it put in place to achieve carbon neutrality for the Lynx, and the fact that by developing the Lynx, which is as V12 call it, ‘From Cradle to Grave, a Boot That Leaves no Footprint’ they have become the first UK safety brand to develop a carbon neutral work boot.
V12’s Operations Coordinator, Chloe Oakley, who collected the award said: "It was a huge honour for V12 Footwear to achieve a Green Apple Award for the carbon reduction of the Lynx Safety Boot. The whole company have collaborated to produce this highly sustainable piece of safety footwear.”
“This award celebrates our achievement of stepping into a greener future – and we will continue to strive
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Since its launch in 2015, the Women in Health & Safety group has engaged with over 10,000 people via its events, social media channels and database.
Heather Beach, Founder of Women in Health & Safety, said: “Peoplesafe’s investment allows us to turn what was a side of desk project for a busy group of professionals into something with greater structure and weight. It has already allowed us to build a much stronger programme for the first half of 2023 with many more events – formal and informal – and we look forward to continuing to develop something which really serves the profession.”
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further and work harder to ensure we care for our planet just as much as we care for our wearers' feet."
While Chloe and the rest of the V12 team were delighted at receiving this Green Apple award, they have big plans to make the Lynx range even cleaner and greener. These developments include making production processes even more efficient, using more recycled and non-leather components, as well as the fact that their new factory manufacturing the Lynx styles will use solar panels providing 20% of its energy.
This award and their large-scale environmental aims are further proof that V12 are a safety footwear manufacturer responsible for both maximum protection for the wearer — and minimal impact on the planet.
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Women in Health & Safety and Peoplesafe are hosting two upcoming events. The first, a webinar, Going Beyond Compliance in the Age Of Wellbeing & Hybrid Working on the 23 March. The webinar will cover the legal duties for hybrid working and commuting, how to manage risk at a distance and how to manage work-related stress, mental health and wellbeing. The second is an in-person event on the 20 April at VISA’s London HQ, looking at ‘How we protect people’s safety and health in a hybrid or remote working world?’ Register here.
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