Green/sustainable business

Bristol firms urged to get their skates on in contest to find South West’s happiest workplace

March 23, 2016
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Bristol firms urged to get their skates on in contest to find South West’s happiest workplace

Bristol’s go-ahead firms are being encouraged to follow in the tracks of Aztec West-based skateboard distributor Shiner and show the benefits of creating a great workplace culture. Shiner collected the top prize in last year’s inaugural Happiest Workplace competition, attributing its success to being “laid back with no egos”....

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Heineken refreshes its community involvement by teaming up with Neighbourly

March 22, 2016
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Heineken refreshes its community involvement by teaming up with Neighbourly

Drinks group Heineken UK is the latest major business to join Neighbourly, the Bristol-based social platform that connects companies that want to make a difference with community projects. Heineken UK, part of Europe’s biggest brewing firm, will team up with Neighbourly to support its responsible business strategy and help...

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Success on a plate: Bristol scoops UK sustainable food city title

March 22, 2016
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Success on a plate: Bristol scoops UK sustainable food city title

Bristol’s pioneering work to promote healthy and sustainable food has earned it the title of the UK’s most sustainable food city. It landed the accolade from the Sustainable Food City Network, which launched the award last year to highlight and celebrate the success of places that take a joined-up,...

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Bristol firms among the winners in prestigious awards scheme that shows trade can be fair

March 18, 2016
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Bristol firms among the winners in prestigious awards scheme that shows trade can be fair

Bristol guest houses, cafes, printers and retailers were among the winners at this year’s South West Fairtrade Business Awards. Minuteman Press Bristol won the Best Fairtrade Office category, UWE’s Full of Beans cafe walked away with the title of Best Fairtrade Cafe or Restaurant and Sophie Luxton from Computershare...

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Burges Salmon completes Cumbria wind energy project

March 18, 2016
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Burges Salmon completes Cumbria wind energy project

Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised a subsidiary of long-standing client, wind farm development company Infinergy, on the development and financing of a project in Cumbria. Mean Moor Wind Farm will include three wind turbines as part of a five-turbine Furness Wind Farm scheme. The Burges Salmon...

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Budget 2016: Key points for West of England

March 17, 2016
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Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget included a number of important measures for the South West, including New mayoral devolution deal for the West of England (Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset), giving it “significant” new powers over improved transport, planning, skills and employment. This area...

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Majority of West firms fear risks of quitting EU, survey reveals

March 17, 2016
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More than twice as many West businesses want the UK to stay in the EU as leave, according to the hotly anticipated results of a major regional survey. Some 57% of business people said they will vote to remain part of the EU, compared to 26% who say they...

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Budget 2016: £1bn devolution deal for West of England

March 17, 2016
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The long-awaited devolution deal giving the West of England a £1bn boost for investment in infrastructure and skills has been announced by Chancellor George Osborne. The move would represent a major change, transferring decisions on transport, investment, funding, skills training, business support, housing and strategic planning from Westminster. But...

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Budget 2016 – a mixed bag for SMEs and larger businesses, says Smith & Williamson

March 16, 2016
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The Budget heralded a mix of changes for businesses: some good news for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) but restrictions for larger businesses. Mike Lea, managing partner at the Bristol office of Smith & Williamson, the accountancy, investment management and tax group, looks at the key changes: More...

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Budget 2016: National business reaction

March 16, 2016
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National business leaders welcomed a number of moves in this afternoon’s Budget, particularly those aimed at helping small firms. But there was concern over how the Chancellor will meet his deficit reduction target. The CBI called it a “stable Budget” for business facing global stormy waters. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn...

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Budget 2016: Bristol business reaction

March 16, 2016
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Measures to help small firms in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget this afternoon were immediately welcomed by Bristol’s business community and business advisors. Phil Smith, pictured right, managing director of Business West – the organisation that runs the Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – said the Chancellor...

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Budget 2016: As it happened

March 16, 2016
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Chancellor started speaking at 12:34 He opened by saying he will report on an economy growing faster than any other major economy and a deficit falling each year and on course for a budget surplus. Economy was strong because he did not support short-term fixes. But he warned world...

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Firms urged to help community projects by taking part in global day of employee volunteering

March 16, 2016
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Firms urged to help community projects by taking part in global day of employee volunteering

Bristol businesses are being encouraged to sign up to Business in the Community’s Give & Gain Day 2016 – the only global day of employee volunteering. The event, on May 20, encourages businesses to give staff paid time off to volunteer to help local good causes. More than 30,000...

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