Bristol is to play host to one of the UK’s largest free festivals centred on sustainable business later this year, strengthening its standing as a hotbed of green innovation and potentially bringing world-leading technology to the city. The Festival of Sustainable Business is expected to attract around 2,000 attendees,...
West law firm Ashfords newly-established charitable foundation has awarded its first grant – to children’s cancer charity Dexter’s Odyssey. Based in Kingswood, the charity was established last year in memory of Dexter Liebow, who was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma in 2016. He underwent more than 20 rounds of...
Sustainability leaders will join business changemakers at Bristol-based ethical bank Triodos’ annual meeting in the city next month. The event on April 24 will be staged at iconic Bristol concert venue St George’s and will be hosted by author and broadcaster June Sarpong MBE, pictured. Speakers will include Natalie...
Two Bristol charities are to benefit from a Strictly-style spectacular tomorrow evening featuring 17 couples with very little dance experience between them. Among those attending Bristol Come Dancing will be Lord Mayor Cleo Lake and Bristol-based Great British Bake Off contestant Briony May, who will be among the judging...
Bristol area businesses have today been recognised as ‘export champions’ by the Department for International Trade (DIT) and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox. Thatchers Cider, advanced engineering group Renishaw and cheese maker Lye Cross Farm are among 15 leading exporters from across the South West to appear at an...
First-timers are being encouraged to take part in this year’s Colliers Bristol TRYathlon during which scores of professionals swim, cycle and run for charity. The event, now in its seventh year, includes a 400m indoor swim, 16km cycle and 5km run, with competitors entering either as individuals or in teams of...
Business Showcase South West – the region’s largest event of its kind – returns in June with the promise of an unparalleled range of seminars, workshops, speeches and networking opportunities. The event, the ninth since it launched in 2014, again takes place in Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium and will...
A brewery and pub chain based just outside Bristol is toasting success in slashing its food miles by streamlining its supply chain, including using more local firms. The reduction of just under 850,000 food miles achieved last year by Butcombe Brewing Company, which is based in Wrington, came despite it continuing to...
Bristol Waste, the firm that handles domestic waste collection and recycling across the city, has worked with a group of design students to develop innovative answers to common problems linked to wheelie bins and recycling boxes. The second and third-year design students from Bath Spa University’s Bath School of Art...
West of England organisations that support fair trade have been praised by TV personality Nick Hewer for “putting their money where their mouth is” at the region’s recent Fair Trade Business Awards. Countdown presenter Mr Hewer, a long-running supporter of ethical business and a patron of The Fairtrade Foundation,...
The Bristol-based firm behind Zap-Map, an app for electric vehicles owners that helps them find charging points, has secured a £1m investment from green power firm Good Energy. Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy has acquired a 12.9% share in Next Green Car Ltd, with an option to take a majority share...
The Tech4Good networks in Bristol and Bath, which have been operating since early 2017, are to merge to create a single group bringing together social innovation and tech across the two cities. Tech4Good South-West (T4GSW) will launch next month under the umbrella of the global network and non-profit TechSoup...
Construction work is under way on a major city centre regeneration scheme that will bring a new type of development to Bristol while also providing much-needed premium office space. The Assembly Bristol site on Temple Way has been vacant since 2008 when the former Clerical Medical HQ was demolished....
