Our Sustainable Technology Ambassador Francis O’Haire, will host the first in our Go Green In Business Webinar Series where we invite businesses to present case studies on their own company’s process of cutting their carbon footprint and becaming more sustainable.

Folens Journey Towards Net Zero

In this webinar, Folens CEO Andy Miller and Raquel Noboa, the founder and CEO of Fifty Shades Greener, discuss their progress transforming leading educational publishing company Folens into a net zero business. After several years of fostering a culture of sustainability at the office and committing to environmentally-friendly practices across their operations, Andy wanted to take the next step in their sustainability journey. Since 2022 Folens has been working with environmental education provider Fifty Shades Greener to help them achieve their sustainability goals, and promote greener practices within the organisation.

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Andy & Raquel will discuss their project work at Folens including implementing:

• Water conservation: Closely monitoring water consumption and implementing efficient water management practices.

• Waste management: Implementing waste segregation systems, waste training and encouraging better waste segregation.

• Energy efficiency: Lighting and equipment audits, insulation upgrades, and staff training.

• Harnessing solar energy: Installation of solar panels which is projected to fulfil 50% of their energy needs.

• Electric fleet expansion: Phasing out the diesel car fleet and opting for electric vehicles (EVs).

• Green skills training: Providing comprehensive green skills training to enhance sustainability awareness and practices.

Benefit From Their Experience - Put Your Questions To Our Presenters

Webinar attendees will have the opportunity to put questions to our presenters who can offer valuable insights, useful tips and pitfalls to avoid as a result of their hands-on experience on this ambitious project.

About Our Speakers

Andy Miller

CEO, Folens

Andy Miller has been the CEO of Folens for close to 7 years, moving from his role as Sales and Marketing Director, which he held since joining Folens in 2015. Folens is the largest Educational Publisher in Ireland, serving both the Primary and Post-Primary Market. Folens content ranges from textbooks to digital resources for teachers and students, as well as the much-cherished Folens Christmas Annuals.

Andy has championed the Folens Goes Green initiative that began in 2022 to see how Folens could challenge our industry in thinking more about what we can each do to take responsibility for our own individual Green awareness and turn this into actionable items. The mantra was to instil doing is far better than talking.  Andy is also the custodian of the Folens Giving Fund, which very generously gives back to the local community and beyond to projects that have the widest reach in Education.

Prior to joining Folens, Andy spent over 25 years in the Tech industry, having worked predominantly in the Infrastructure and Managed Services space, holding positions from Head of Sales to Sales and Marketing Director in several organisations. Andy has held the role of Chair of the Irish Education Publishers Association (IEPA) for the past 5 years and is actively involved in talks with various Government stakeholders to ensure that the IEPA play their part in delivering the highest standard of educational content to meet the needs of the classroom today.

Raquel Noboa

Founder and CEO of Fifty Shades Greener

Raquel Noboa is the founder and CEO of Fifty Shades Greener, an educational company for Sustainable Development through Green Skills application.

Her early career started in the Hospitality industry managing Hotels for over 20 years, and starting her own Green Journey at Hotel Doolin, in Ireland in 2012, which became the first carbon neutral Hotel in Ireland under Raquel’s guidance. Raquel left her beloved career at Hotel Doolin in 2017 to found Fifty Shades Greener, initially, as an environmental educational company for the Hospitality sector originally, but now has expanded to all types of industries.

Raquel’s efforts to build a better world have seen her working internationally, embedding green skills strategies into education in countries like Nepal, consulting for governments and educational agencies, collaborating with the EU and the UN.