Is your company Carbon Conscious?
Do you want to know more about Carbon Credits?
Benefit your Business with Carbon Credits:
Improve Corporate Image and Save Costs
During this event, Mr. Darrell Barnes (CEO of Climate Action) will introduce you to the carbon credit market and explain how to use the carbon credit market in your company’s favour by implementing it in your CSR and marketing strategy. Ms. Victoria Hajjar (Marketing Director of URBN Hotels Shanghai) will explain how they became China's first carbon neutral hotel and how they benefit from this.
Darrell Barnes - Climate Action
As CEO, Darrell is responsible for strategic development and overseeing the daily operations of the company’s various business areas. Prior to joining Climate Action, Darrell was Chief Operating Officer for ClearWorld Fuels. While at ClearWorld Fuels, he was involved in managing biomass energy solutions for industry and fuel switching projects. Darrell is also a veteran in the Smart Card Industry, formerly Managing Director for Oberthur Card Systems in China and also held various Senior Management positions in De La Rue card businesses. Whilst at Oberthur, he was responsible for managing a business with an annual turnover exceeding US$150 million. Darrell’s wealth of experience in the Smart Card business was also instrumental in bringing Java Card technology into the mobile industry and the widescale deployment of the EMV standard into Banks worldwide.
Victoria Hajjar, Marketing Director of URBN Hotels Shanghai
Victoria is responsible for overseeing the promotion, public relations, and brand development for URBN Hotels Shanghai and URBN Hotels and Resorts. She has been with URBN for nearly 2 and a half years and has successfully optimized the brand’s story of sustainability to capture the attention of local media and clientele. Prior to URBN Hotel, Victoria launched a non-for-profit company, Cocktails with a Twist, in Manhattan providing support to children’s hospitals and individuals living with leukemia and lymphoma. The experience with Cocktails with a Twist helped prepare her for the challenges of running a successful business in a very competitive market like Shanghai. She shares the success story of URBN and how sustainability has helped set URBN apart both locally and internationally.