Green/sustainable business

We’ve used our Green Capital status to play key role in Paris climate talks, says Mayor Ferguson

December 11, 2015
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We’ve used our Green Capital status to play key role in Paris climate talks, says Mayor Ferguson

Bristol has led the world at the Paris climate change talks by challenging national governments to work towards a groundbreaking global agreement, Mayor George Ferguson has said. As the summit draws to an end – an enters an extra day – he claimed as European Green Capital, the city...

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Innovator Neighbourly looks to use social platform to help cut UK’s waste food habit

December 11, 2015
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Innovator Neighbourly looks to use social platform to help cut UK’s waste food habit

Neighbourly, the innovative community-business connector based in Bristol, has launched a service which aims to help tackle head-on the UK’s 15m tonnes-a-year waste food crisis. Social platform Neighbourly Food will assist in re-distributing surplus food, especially local fresh produce, to local charities, food banks and surplus recycling operations. At...

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Bristol Business News photo gallery: Boxworks opening and Engine Shed 2nd birthday party

December 11, 2015
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Bristol Business News photo gallery: Boxworks opening and Engine Shed 2nd birthday party

Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub celebrates its two-year anniversary by inviting guests to the launch of Boxworks, a custom-designed workspace in 20 re-imagined shipping containers for the creative, digital and hi-tech industries. Boxworks expands the Engine Shed by 30% – enough space for around 120 entrepreneurs – and will provide much-needed...

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‘Seeing is Believing’ visit sheds light on Bristol business’s role in supporting the unemployed

December 11, 2015
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‘Seeing is Believing’ visit sheds light on Bristol business’s role in supporting the unemployed

Some of Bristol’s top employers have taken part in a day-long  ‘Seeing is Believing’ visit designed to show them first-hand the key role businesses in the city can play to support people who face barriers into employment. Creating meaningful employment is one of the most significant ways that businesses contribute...

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Canadian firm’s £53m investment in UK solar parks handled by TLT

December 11, 2015
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Canadian firm’s £53m investment in UK solar parks handled by TLT

Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has advised Canadian investment management company Fengate Capital on the acquisition of two UK solar parks. The sites – a 7.1MW park at Roanhead, Cumbria, and a 38MW park at Raventhorpe, Scunthorpe – are the first UK projects in Fengate Capital’s renewable energy portfolio. Together...

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£11m Bristol head office acquisition by Triodos Bank

December 8, 2015
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£11m Bristol head office acquisition by Triodos Bank

Triodos Bank has bought its showpiece Bristol head office for £11m in a move the ethical lender says demonstrates its long-term commitment to the city. Triodos moved into the 30,500 sq ft Grade A office building in Deanery Road in February 2012 – part of an award-winning mixed-use scheme...

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£10m Bristol tech investment fund launched as Engine Shed unveils its Boxworks expansion

December 4, 2015
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£10m Bristol tech investment fund launched as Engine Shed unveils its Boxworks expansion

Bristol tech businesses are to have access to a £10m specialist investment fund launched in the city this week. Great Western Ventures will back small, fast-growth tech firms with seed funding – so plugging a widely acknowledged gap in the city’s otherwise high-quality business support ‘eco-system’. The fund, backed...

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Arena plans tweaked as public give show of support to long-delayed venue

December 4, 2015
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Arena plans tweaked as public give show of support to long-delayed venue

Changes to the plans for Bristol’s long-awaited arena – including road closures and extra trains for major events – have been announced. The revised plans were this week submitted to Bristol City Council for approval following public consultation. The council said there was strong support for the 12,000-capacity arena...

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Councils take first steps to harnessing Severn Estuary’s vast renewable energy potential

December 4, 2015
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Councils take first steps to harnessing Severn Estuary’s vast renewable energy potential

The renewable energy potential of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary is to be analysed and promoted under a groundbreaking agreement signed by local government chiefs from the West of England and South Wales. It is the first time the opportunity of harnessing the vast offshore resources of the...

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Awards showcase firms that are driving change through sustainable travel

December 4, 2015
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Awards showcase firms that are driving change through sustainable travel

West of England firms that go the extra mile to make transport and travel more sustainable for their staff or customers have been recognised. The Travelwest Sustainable Travel Business Awards, now in their fourth year, are co-ordinated by the four Travelwest authorities – North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City...

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Fund set up by Triodos Renewables to help make community centres and village halls more sustainable

December 4, 2015
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Fund set up by Triodos Renewables to help make community centres and village halls more sustainable

Bristol-based Triodos Renewables has launched a fund to help communities across the UK make shared public buildings more sustainable. The fund, which is administered in collaboration with independent national charity the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), is available for community buildings near to their 15 renewable energy projects, including...

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Osborne Clarke advises engineering firm on its role in pioneering waste-to-energy power plant

December 4, 2015
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Osborne Clarke advises engineering firm on its role in pioneering waste-to-energy power plant

The Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke has advised hi-tech engineering firm M+W Group on its development of the UK’s largest waste-to-energy plant of its kind. When completed, the £200m Energy Works scheme in Kingston upon Hull will be able to generate up to 28MW of electricity...

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Paris Climate Change Conference launch for Bristol agency’s carbon offsetting video

December 2, 2015
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Paris Climate Change Conference launch for Bristol agency’s carbon offsetting video

A video produced by Bristol creative agency Workbrands to show the benefits of carbon offsetting has been launched at the Paris climate change talks. The video, made for the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA), features nine business leaders explaining why offset strategies make good business sense. They...

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