It is Bristol's history, success and forward-thinking nature that makes it the most appropriate city for the Green Investment Bank to locate. Bristol has a long tradition of innovation and achievement, breaking down barriers with new technology, driving the future economy. From Concorde to the A380, Bristol has been home to world-leading enterprise for generations. It has demonstrated resilience to economic challenges and has gone from strength to strength.
Bristol is at the heart of a city region of 1.1m people and a thriving economy. Businesses are drawn to Bristol because of its success, offering a large cluster of knowledge-based industry expertise in world-class sectors including finance. This stems from the fact that Bristol is a magnet for talent and skills. Bristol and its city region are the home to four top-performing universities providing skilled graduates, a high number of whom stay in the city to pursue careers. At the same time, Bristol’s quality businesses have created a highly-skilled and advanced workforce. It also helps that Bristol is a highly-attractive place to live, offering extremely high standards of living and value for money.
Most importantly, Bristol is connected and offers freedom of movement which would provide the Green Investment Bank with the spatial reach to ensure operational effectiveness. Bristol has fantastic connections to London and the rest of the UK by road, rail and air, and within the city Bristol is leading the way in sustainable transport. Always ahead of the game, Bristol already has taken strides in the development of green technology. It is the home to the National Composite Centre, bringing together institutions to provide ground-breaking composite research. Bristol is leading the way with private and public ventures in order to deliver the green economy from now into the future.
