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Following great celebrations of the ‘historic’ COP 21 Paris climate agreement that entered into force on 4 November 2016, global climate action became significantly less certain with Donald Trump elected as the next president of the United States. In line with his campaign pledges, Trump has since confirmed his determination to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. Technically, once ratified the US cannot withdraw from the agreement for four years but in practice it could just be disregarded.

Nevertheless, at the COP 22 meeting in Morocco from 7-18 November 2016, where all parties that ratified the Paris agreement came together for the first time, the mood seemed to be worried yet defiant. Importantly, China has pledged to keep to its Paris goals regardless of the change in direction of the US. Furthermore, the UK ratified the agreement on 17 November 2016, thereby sending a clear message of commitment to global climate action.

COP22

CRP’s Clean Air Better Business (CABB) programme has been shortlisted for two national awards.

This is fantastic news that recognises CABB partners’ efforts, with the support of CRP and the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund, to improve air quality across central London.

The National Air Quality Awards reward excellence and innovation for those working towards driving down air pollution and improving air quality. The awards ceremony, on 10th November, celebrated the work of fifteen organisations from across the sector including projects from industry, local authority, transport and the charity sector.

The Energy Savings Trust’s Fleet Hero Awards reward those blazing trails in matters like getting low-emissions vehicles into fleets and making a positive effort in the fight against air pollution. The Fleet Heroes Awards will be announced on 24^th November. Keep your fingers crossed!

Cross River Partnership is looking for a brilliant individual to join our team to lead the development and delivery of the Heart of London Business Alliance’s Delivery, Recycling and Waste Plan. This will involve representing the Heart of London’s work on deliveries and waste to its member businesses and working with member businesses, suppliers and other public and private sector partners to deliver the plan’s objectives. In this job you will also have the opportunity to link in with other exciting Cross River Partnership projects in its Deliver London programme.

• Salary: £31,635 to £37,629
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Role end date: 31st March 2018
• Closing date: 21st November 2016
• Interview date: Interviews will be held between 28th November to 2nd December – please be available between these dates if you are applying
• For more information contact: Vicky Keeble at vkeeble@westminster.gov.uk or on 0207 641 2036
• To apply: https://jobs.westminster.gov.uk/vacancy/heart-of-london-delivery-officer-283848.html

Cross River Partnership presented our two European funded urban freight projects to a small US delegation of local, state and federal representatives during late September.

This Urban Freight Study Tour, organised in conjunction with EC, started with two days in London hearing from various EU funded projects, including CRP’s FREVUE and Freight TAILS projects, before moving on to Brussels to meet with representatives of the EC DG for Mobility and Transport and seeing more projects in action.

The delegation discussed urban freight management problems such as traffic congestion, levels of awareness, concerns around safety, how to maintain economic competitiveness whilst minimising greenhouse gas emissions and negative impacts on air quality, lack of data; and urban freight management solutions such as consolidation centres, electric freight vehicles, working together, use of technology, off-hours deliveries, integrated urban freight to all areas of urban planning.

These discussions are very familiar to us here in London, and we hope that continued liaison and joint working with stakeholders beyond Europe will lead to more robust and effective solutions being developed and deployed.

Please contact Charlotte Knell or Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer for more information.

The CamdenAbility Network welcomes it’s 10th member!

This month saw the CamdenAbility project welcome Kier and University College London to its ever expanding network of Camden based organisations, working with CRP to develop diverse workforces and conditions where people with disabilities can flourish and thrive.

Confirmed network members are:

John Lewis Partnership
Mott MacDonald
Wellcome Trust
Focus Carelink
Camden Council
Unison
Willis Towers Watson
University College London
Camden and Islington NHS Trust
Kier

CRP’s Camden Specialist Workplace Coordinator Parma Sira is working closely with these organisations, designing innovative employment strategies and establishing inclusive recruitment methods to increase the jobs market for disabled residents.

The project is delivered in partnership with the Business Disability Forum, who have over 25 years of experience supporting their 300+ members become disability-smart. It is funded by Camden Council and the Department for Work and Pensions.

For information about the CamdenAbility project, please email Parma Sira or telephone on 020 7641 2696.

Business Disability Forum. Marketing photos

The Royal Opera House (ROH) have partnered with CRP’s Specialist Workplace Coordinator, part of Recruit London, to assist in their aim to diversify their workforce.

We were invited to help with recruiting their Front of House staff. These roles are highly sought after and the recruitment process is extremely competitive; applications are capped at 500 for 25 positions.

We devised a lesson plan around the ROH competences to increase the chances of success for our client group. Although the assessments were extremely competitive, our candidate John (pictured) achieved a job outcome!

John had encountered some health issues that had resulted in some time spent recuperating. He had been unemployed since November 2015. Congratulations to John!

For more information contact Recruit London Specialist Workplace Co-coordinator Sylvia Kankasa.

As part of CRP’s work to tackle the issue of air pollution in central London, we are partnering with the New West End Company to improve air quality in the West End. This week will see the launch of our personal deliveries campaign.

Did you know that a staggering 40% of deliveries to workplaces are staff personal deliveries? We are working with businesses to help redirect these deliveries to collection points which have the benefits of reducing congestion in central London, saving businesses staff time and improving air quality.

Find out how you can redirect your deliveries. For more information on how we are combatting the issue of air pollution take a look at the New West End Company’s Air Quality Hub.

Please contact Charlotte Healy for more information.

With the release of the Illuminated River concept designs due on 9th November 2016, the shortlisted teams are busy working on their concepts in time for the unveiling.

The six finalist teams are:
• Adjaye Associates with Chris Ofili, Thukral & Tagra, Doug Aitken, AKTII, HPF (Hurley Palmer Flatt), Four Communications, DP9, Plan A and DHA Designs
• AL_A with Asif Kapadia, Simon Stephens, SEAM Design and GROSS.MAX
• Diller Scofidio + Renfro with L’Observatoire International, Arup, Transsolar, Jennifer Tipton and Oliver Beer
• Les Éclairagistes Associés with ecqi, ewo, Federico Pietrella, and GVA Lighting Europe
• Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands with Future\Pace, Leo Villareal, Pentagram, Price & Myers, Atelier Ten, Beckett Rankine and Core Five
• Sam Jacob Studio and Simon Heijdens with Electrolight, Daisy Froud and Elliott Wood

Concept designs will be displayed in an open public exhibition from 9th – 29th November 2016 at the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank, with the winners announced on 7th December 2016. Good luck everyone!

Click here for further information.

CRP is providing project management services to The Fitzrovia Partnership BID to deliver its ambitious sustainability objectives.

Jane Overington, CRP’s resident Transport Project Officer, is working in-house with The Fitzrovia Partnership to continue the delivery of their freight consolidation, and commercial waste and recycling schemes. Jane is championing a cleaner, greener Fitzrovia with high quality public realm additionally addressing air quality issues.

This initiative continues CRP’s cross-functional and multi-agency agenda; supporting Business Improvement Districts, boroughs, the Greater London Authority and Transport for London to make London a great place to live, work and do business.

The Living Wage Week is being held 31st October to 5th November 2016. During this week, the new London Living Wage for the year ahead will be announced by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, who has said “paying the London Living Wage should be a badge of honour for employers – and it makes good business sense too. As well as making a real difference to their employees’ quality of life, businesses experience significant benefits through increased productivity and reduced staff turnover.”

The wage is currently £9.40 per hour, enabling those working and living in London to pay for the essentials they need to live, and cope with unforeseen circumstances. Employers can sign up to become a Living Wage Employer to demonstrate their commitment to supporting their workforce.

We encourage employers to pay the London Living Wage, as know through our Recruit London project that paying this helps businesses attract and retain the best staff, makes people feel valued for the work they are doing and means work is a genuine route out of poverty.

Find out more at: http://www.livingwage.org.uk/living-wage-week
To find out more about Recruit London, visit www.recruitlondon.org.uk

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What does Trump’s election mean for global climate action?

Clean Air Better Business recognised on national stage

CRP is recruiting!

CRP present to US EU Study Tour on Urban Freight

CamdenAbility Network

The Royal Opera House

Air Quality and Personal Deliveries

The Illuminated River

CRP and The Fitzrovia Partnership

Living Wage Week