Sponsors and exhibitors
Meet the organisations supporting our conference delivery and joining us in the exhibition space.
Sponsors
TPS Transport Consultants (refreshment sponsors)
TPS Transport Consultants specialises in sustainable transport projects and development planning support for universities and colleges across the UK.
In recent years, we have supported a large and diverse range of organisations within the sector, covering travel survey delivery, analysis and reporting, travel plan strategy development, development of needs-based car parking permit eligibility criteria, advice on business travel policy, carbon assessments (Scope 3), EV strategies, bus service tendering and planning applications for new campus development.
In the last couple of years alone, we have worked with University of Strathclyde, Queen’s University Belfast, Northumbria University, University of Liverpool, Belfast Met. College, Leeds Trinity University, Sheffield Hallam University, University of York, University of Sheffield, University of Wolverhampton, Lancaster University, York St John University, University of Salford, Oxford Brookes University, University of Sunderland, University of Worcester, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Kingston University (many of which we provide ongoing support to).
LinkedIn: TPS Transport Consultants
Email: Info@tpsconsultants.co.uk
Exhibitors
Forward Food is a free programme supporting public sector institutions to increase plant-based meal uptake and champion healthier, more sustainable dining.
We provide tailored culinary trainings, menu marketing guidance, evaluation tools, and sustainability impact tracking, all designed to help higher and further education sector leaders drive lasting improvements in food sustainability and environmental responsibility.
Our support is completely free and fully customisable to meet each institution’s needs. When you sign up, we’ll work closely with you, sharing our expertise to help you achieve your goals while learning from the impact you create.
We’d love to collaborate with you!
LinkedIn: Humane World for Animals UK
The Food for Life Scotland programme, run by Soil Association Scotland, works in partnership with public sector caterers to get more local food onto the table and to serve fresh, healthy, and sustainable meals.
Our focus is sustainable catering. We support local authorities, and public sector caterers to achieve the Food for Life Served Here certification for their meals service at three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold.
A Food for Life Served Here certification is a nationally recognised mark of quality. Our team will guide you through the process and provide ongoing support.
The Soil Association sustainable catering portfolio also focuses on environmental calculation through the Cool Food Pro programme and sustainable kitchen practices through the Green Kitchen Standard programme.
LinkedIn: Soil Association Scotland
Bluesky: @soilassocscot.bksy.social
Email: contact@soilassociation.org
The Leadership Skills Foundation is a leading awarding organisation with over 40 years of experience in developing life-enhancing leadership skills in young people. Working closely with educators across the curriculum, we design programmes that integrate seamlessly into learning and extend beyond the classroom. Our practically applied qualifications and accredited awards empower learners with the confidence to believe, the qualities to lead, and the skills to succeed. Every programme meets rigorous regulatory standards, ensuring meaningful qualifications that build essential employability skills such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and resilience. By partnering with schools, colleges, and organisations, we deliver carefully crafted leadership experiences that prepare young people to face the future with optimism and capability. At the Leadership Skills Foundation, we shape confident, skilled leaders who make a positive impact on their communities and the wider world.
LinkedIn: Leadership Skills Foundation
Audit Scotland is a forward-thinking organisation that has been providing clear, independent, and objective assurance on the management and spending of public money for the past 25 years. With a mission to meet the needs of Scotland's people, Audit Scotland covers approximately £59bn of public spending, nearly 300 public sector accounts, and services that impact all communities in the country. As a leader in the audit sector, the organisation is dedicated to delivering audits on behalf of the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission for Scotland, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Verture is a Scottish climate resilience charity working to support a fairer, more climate-ready future for all. We bring together communities, public bodies, businesses and policymakers to address the root causes of climate vulnerability and turn ambition into practical action.
Our work focuses on collaboration, place-based approaches and lived experience, combining local knowledge with scientific evidence and policy insight. We design and deliver programmes, partnerships and training that help people and organisations understand climate risks, build confidence, and take meaningful steps towards adaptation.
Verture is bold and creative in its methods, centering fairness and justice in everything we do. By strengthening leadership, breaking down silos and supporting collective action, we work to ensure climate adaptation is inclusive, effective and grounded in the realities people face.
LinkedIn: Verture Scotland
Email: info@verture.org.uk
