Green/sustainable business

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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Bristol’s Green Capital year inspires Alder King to take natural approach to Christmas Treefest

December 1, 2015
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Bristol’s Green Capital year inspires Alder King to take natural approach to Christmas Treefest

Bristol-based property consultancy Alder King is to donate a Christmas tree inspired by Bristol’s year as European Green Capital to St Mary Redcliffe Church’s second annual Treefest event. Alder King’s tree will be festooned with natural decorations including flowers, fruits, twigs and berries and will take its place among...

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Bristol ‘manifesto’ heads to Paris by bike to hammer home city’s plea for action on climate change

November 27, 2015
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Bristol ‘manifesto’ heads to Paris by bike to hammer home city’s plea for action on climate change

Cyclists from Bristol are on their way to Paris to present the city’s manifesto for action on climate change at next week’s COP21 summit. The four-day ride, backed by a hugely successful Crowdfunder campaign, has been organised by Love The Future, the not-for-profit social and environmental behaviour change organisation....

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Call for businesses to have their say on future of Bristol’s housing and transport

November 27, 2015
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Call for businesses to have their say on future of Bristol’s housing and transport

Firms and their staff are being urged to help shape a blueprint for the future provision of housing and transport across the West of England. The major consultation is being led by the area’s four local authorities and follows estimates that 85,000 new and affordable homes will be needed...

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Autumn Statement 2015: National business reaction

November 26, 2015
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The CBI welcomed the spending review’s commitment to longer-term investment in the economy but said there was a sting in the tail in the size and scope of the £3m apprenticeship levy. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn said: “Businesses will be pleased to see the Chancellor staying the course on deficit...

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Autumn Statement: Bristol business reaction

November 25, 2015
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Bristol business experts have given a broadly upbeat reaction to this week’s Autumn Statement and Spending Review. James Durie, pictured below, chief executive of Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative – part of Business West – said it contained some positive news for the city-region. “Once again the ‘builder’...

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Autumn Statement 2015: Go-ahead for bigger Bristol Enterprise Zone to fund Temple Meads station upgrade

November 25, 2015
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Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone is to be made bigger to help pay for the much-needed upgrade of Temple Meads station. The extension of the 70-hectare (173-acre) zone, which has already attracted around 2,000 jobs to the area, was included in the announcement of 26 new enterprise zones by...

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Autumn Statement 2015: Main points

November 25, 2015
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Chancellor George Osborne has delivered his Autumn Statement and Spending Review. These are the main points: Chancellor says five years ago UK economy was in crisis. Debt will fall this year. £12bn of welfare savings will be delivered in full. Britain has grown faster than any other G7 countries...

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Alder King staff looking to go the extra green mile after firm buys two electric bikes

November 25, 2015
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Alder King staff looking to go the extra green mile after firm buys two electric bikes

Property consultancy Alder King has bought two electric bikes for use by staff as part of its legacy from Bristol’s year as European Green Capital. Employees at its Clifton head office will use the cycles as an alternative to their cars for local appointments and property viewings, helping reduce...

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£1m crowdfunding scheme aims to build a Better Bristol as part of city’s Green Capital legacy

November 20, 2015
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£1m crowdfunding scheme aims to build a Better Bristol as part of city’s Green Capital legacy

An innovative crowdfunding project to raise more than £1m for projects and businesses with positive social and environmental impacts will be launched in Bristol next week. The Better Bristol fund is being set up by Bristol Green Capital Partnership (BGCP), the organisation that helped Bristol win its European Green...

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Autumn Statement 2015: Follow Bristol Business News for the best coverage and analysis

November 20, 2015
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Autumn Statement 2015: Follow Bristol Business News for the best coverage and analysis

Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his much-anticipated Autumn Statement next Wednesday – and once again Bristol Business News will be the number one media outlet for authoritative live news, analysis and comment. Our team of experienced business journalists will highlight the key measures that are likely to impact on...

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