Green/sustainable business

Bristol tech pioneer Nick Sturge to work with property firm on major new innovation hub for city

September 22, 2023
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Bristol tech pioneer Nick Sturge to work with property firm on major new innovation hub for city

Property investment firm Mission Street has appointed Nick Sturge to advise on its plans to open the South West’s largest commercial innovation hub in Bristol. Nick, a pivotal figure in Bristol’s tech sector for more than two decades, has joined the firm’s advisory board as it looks to redevelop...

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Coveted Bank of the Year title for Triodos in leading national charity sector awards

September 22, 2023
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Coveted Bank of the Year title for Triodos in leading national charity sector awards

Bristol-headquartered ethical bank Triodos has been named as the best bank for the charities in recognition of its outstanding support for the sector. The Charity Times Awards, now in their 24th year, celebrate best practice across charities and not-for-profit organisations, plus the businesses that support them.  Triodos Bank UK beat Barclays and...

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Temple Bright supporting pioneering UK firm aiming to bring home the lab-grown bacon

September 22, 2023
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Temple Bright supporting pioneering UK firm aiming to bring home the lab-grown bacon

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is advising a cultivated meat producer that is offering a potentially game-changing approach to sustainable pork as it scales up and moves towards commercialisation. Uncommon Bio, formerly called Highersteaks, was founded in Bristol in 2017 and is now based in Cambridge. It...

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SETsquared’s ground-breaking scale-up programme on track to boost UK economy by £1.3bn

September 22, 2023
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SETsquared’s ground-breaking scale-up programme on track to boost UK economy by £1.3bn

A scheme to support fast-growing firms launched by globally acclaimed business incubator SETsquared is set to contribute around £1.3bn to UK economy, according to new research. University of Bristol-supported SETsquared’s Scale-Up Programme, which began in 2018, supports innovative, expanding businesses to raise public and private investment to collaborate on...

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Panel of industry experts to explain benefits of solar finance at free webinar

September 21, 2023
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Panel of industry experts to explain benefits of solar finance at free webinar

Can solar give you energy security? If so, how much does it cost, how can you finance it and what return on investment might you expect? These and other questions are on the agenda at a free webinar on Tuesday 3 October when Bristol-based Solarsense will bring together industry...

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Four new advisers-in-residence for SETsquared Bristol as it boosts its offer to member firms

September 15, 2023
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Four new advisers-in-residence for SETsquared Bristol as it boosts its offer to member firms

SETsquared Bristol, the University of Bristol’s acclaimed tech incubator, has further strengthened its adviser team with the appointment of four experts. They join an existing community of 15 advisers in residence, who are a key aspect of the incubator’s programme, providing pro-bono advice to its 80 member companies. Advisers offer weekly...

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Series of events will put spotlight on creating hiring strategies that work for everyone in Bristol

September 15, 2023
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Series of events will put spotlight on creating hiring strategies that work for everyone in Bristol

A major new event series for employers on how to improve recruitment and retention across gender-equal talent pools is being launched next week. Staged by Bristol Women in Business Charter (BWIBC) on Wednesday, 20 September, the inaugural event will feature two panels – one made up of employment experts and another hearing from people with lived experience. ‘Recruiting for...

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Renewable energy investor to power ahead after Burges Salmon advises on new £30m credit deal

September 14, 2023
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Renewable energy investor to power ahead after Burges Salmon advises on new £30m credit deal

Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon’s renewable energy team has advised a longstanding client on a £30m revolving credit facility that will fund its further growth. Atrato Onsite Energy, an investment company focused on onsite clean energy generation, secured the £30m deal with NatWest Bank. The London-based firm will...

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Live webinar: How to finance solar PV

September 14, 2023
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Live webinar: How to finance solar PV

What are the commercial finance options for solar PV and is it worth the investment? Join an independent panel of experts at this live webinar on Tuesday 3 October and get all your questions answered.  Solar PV is leapfrogging ahead of other energy sources across Europe and taking an...

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New national aviation industry group strengthens Bristol’s role as hub for zero carbon flying

September 8, 2023
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New national aviation industry group strengthens Bristol’s role as hub for zero carbon flying

Bristol Airport has teamed up with airline easyJet and aerospace groups Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace – all with major plants in the city – to accelerate the introduction of sustainable aviation. They have formed a new group called the Hydrogen in Aviation (HIA) to work with the government...

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Firm using drones to slash wind turbine inspection costs flying high after landing new funding

September 8, 2023
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Firm using drones to slash wind turbine inspection costs flying high after landing new funding

Bristol-based Perceptual Robotics, which uses autonomous drones backed by artificial intelligence (AI) to help cut the cost of maintaining wind turbines, has closed its largest funding round so far. The latest investor to back the innovative firm is Susten, a London-based backer of sustainable energy projects. The deal means...

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Bristol homeless charity wins six months’ marketing support under pioneering scheme run by agency

September 8, 2023
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Bristol homeless charity wins six months’ marketing support under pioneering scheme run by agency

Emmaus Bristol, the charity helping people out of homelessness and poverty, is to benefit from an £18,000 package of digital marketing support under a programme staged by Bristol digital marketing agency Noble Performs. The US-owned agency brought the Noble Deeds scheme to the UK last year to help charities...

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Bristol Business Blog. Sandra Gordon, director, Bristol Women in Business Charter: We can create England’s first gender equal city

September 6, 2023
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Bristol Business Blog. Sandra Gordon, director, Bristol Women in Business Charter: We can create England’s first gender equal city

Looking at it rationally, having a Bristol Women in Business Charter is counterintuitive. We should not, rationally, even be discussing the ‘business case’ for women to be an equal and part of a fair and moral functioning economic system. There would, you could argue, be no rational reason to...

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