Bristol-headquartered Triodos Bank UK has been voted ‘best ethical financial provider’ at the British Bank Awards 2023 for a second year in a row. The awards are determined by customers voting for their favourite product provider by giving them a rating out of five and then a review on...
Conserving the fragile hull of Brunel’s SS Great Britain in Bristol in a climate conscious way has earned the trust that owns it a prestigious sustainability award. The SS Great Britain Trust was among 18 national venues to win at this week’s The Museums + Heritage Awards, which celebrate...
Bristol film studio TBY2 has become one of the first in the UK to be awarded a new industry sustainability standard. The £12m film and TV production facility, which opened last autumn as an expansion of the city’s highly successful Bottle Yard studio complex, was the second-highest scorer of the 12...
Hundreds more electric vehicle charging points are set to be installed across the West of England after £7m was secured by its combined authority to make plugging in as easy as filling up at the pumps. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) will get up to £6.6m to...
Construction work has started on the first solar farm at Bristol Airport in a move that could help it achieve its ambitious target of becoming net zero by 2030. Roughly the size of one-and-a-half football pitches, the 2.8-acre scheme of ground-mounted solar panels is expected to be completed and...
International law firm Osborne Clarke has completed the relocation of its Bristol base to one of the UK’s most sustainable office buildings – a move it says reflects its culture and values. Some 780 employees have transferred from Temple Quay – where the firm’s Bristol office had been for...
Bristol climate tech start-up Mykor has secured investment of £825,000 to expand development of its innovative carbon-negative insulation. The pre-seed funding round, co-led by Sustainable Ventures and Green Angel Syndicate, will enable the firm to build a pilot manufacturing line for its carbon-negative insulation MykoFoam, pictured, so helping the...
A Community Interest Company on a mission to improve the lives of neurodivergent people in the Bristol area is the winner of the inaugural Micro Business Incubator Hub Competition staged by city-based creative business collective Istoria Group. Self Agency was founded by Devon Lowndes, pictured, with a vision is...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised pioneering aviation fuel producer Firefly on its £5m equity investment from Wizz Air in a move the airline claims has the potential to save 1.5m tonnes of CO2. Budapest-headquartered Wizz Air, which describes itself as the fastest-growing European ultra low cost...
Topics ranging from unlocking brownfield sites for development to sustainable economic growth will be covered by speakers at this year’s Bristol Planning Law and Policy Conference when it returns later this month. The event, on 18 May, will explore the theme of ‘Planning in an ever-changing world – how...
Lawyers from the Bristol office of Bevan Brittan have helped to secure funding agreements that will kickstart the largest regeneration project in the city’s history. The national law firm’s multi-disciplinary team advised on the Temple quarter scheme, which will create 10,000 new homes as well as 22,000 jobs in the...
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has joined Hydrogen South West, the partnership of leading businesses and innovators aiming to develop the UK’s leading zero-emission hydrogen infrastructure in the region. Formed last year, Hydrogen South West (HSW) is investigating ways to decarbonise transport, commerce and power in the...
Bristol firms are being urged to join more than 125 firms across the UK that have already signed a pledge to never support or promote blood sports such as hunting or shooting. The plea has come from West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris, who is also chair of...
