Join Vets for Climate Action for our September Masterclass, Climate Action in Practice: Lessons from the Frontline of Veterinary Sustainability. We will hear from Dr Laura Binnie, Sustainability Lead/Coordinator at Paragon Veterinary group. 

This Masterclass will cover:

• The origins of the practice’s sustainability journey and its evolution
• Embedding sustainability and circularity into the core of business operations
• Tackling the “not-so-easy wins” and overcoming common barriers
• Achieving accreditation and leveraging it to engage staff, clients, and the wider profession
• Greening operating theatres and clinical spaces
• Enhancing local biodiversity and creating wildlife-friendly habitats
• Setting an ambitious target of net zero by 2030—and the roadmap to get there

About the Presenter:

Laura is a small animal general practice vet, and graduated from Edinburgh vet school, Scotland in 2010, veterinary was her second degree after completing a zoology degree, specialising in parasitology. Laura is based at Paragon Vets, an independent rural mixed practice. Laura has been leading their Green Group and sustainability project at Paragon since 2020 when they began their sustainability ‘journey’.