Join us on Friday, 1st of April from 8.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. for our First Friday Breakfast in the central business district. Our 'Spotlight series' this month will be with Chris Johnston from Kingspan Insulation who will be giving a talk on the topic of energy efficiency and sustainability and how recent geopolitical events are beginning to put pressure on the built environment to address these very important topics and what the construction industry can do about this.

Chris will give some real-life examples on how Kingspan are leading the way through different initiatives like 'Planet Passionate' which is Kingspan's ambitious 10-year global sustainability programme which aims to impact three big global issues:

- Climate change

- Circularity

- Protection of our natural world

Kingspan are setting themselves challenging targets in the areas of energy, carbon, circularity, and water, and aim to make significant advances in the sustainability of both their business operations and their products.

We look forward to seeing you and hope that this talk can help to inspire other businesses developing across the region to do so in a sustainable and environmentally responsible way. The Kingspan team are available to provide expert support and services to help with this.

About The Kingspan Group

The Kingspan Group has come a long way since its founding in 1965 in Kingscourt, Co Cavan, Ireland. They have grown largely by acquisition and globalisation remains at the heart of their ongoing evolution. While they retain their heritage and culture as a family business, they have grown to be the global leader in high-performance insulation and building envelopes.

Kingspan believe their industry's future lies in new technologies that's transform the way they design and build. As a global leader in sustainable business, Kingspan pledges to take the lead in combating climate change with collaborations and their own initiatives like Net Zero Energy and their Planet Passionate Program. They also launched the Kingspan Digital Academy to address the desire to learn more about construction and sustainability technology related topics amongst industry stakeholders.