Green/sustainable business

Bristol-based Lloyds director in ambassador role to spearhead regional economic growth plan

January 2, 2020
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Bristol-based Lloyds director in ambassador role to spearhead regional economic growth plan

Lloyds Banking Group has appointed long-standing Bristol-based director Jeremy Hayward as its ambassador for the South West to help support social and economic prosperity across the region. Jeremy, pictured, will take the lead on delivering the group’s Helping Britain Prosper plan in the region.  The plan, launched in 2014,...

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TV farmer toasts success of pale ale he created with Bristol brewery

January 2, 2020
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TV farmer toasts success of pale ale he created with Bristol brewery

Butcombe Brewery has celebrated producing the three millionth bottle of its Rare Breed pale ale with a visit from farmer and Countryfile presenter Adam Henson, who collaborated with its brewing team to create it. Adam, pictured, teamed up with the Wrington brewery in 2012 to produce a beer that...

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Paradigm Norton teams up with UWE to launch academy to train firm’s next leaders

December 20, 2019
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Paradigm Norton teams up with UWE to launch academy to train firm’s next leaders

Bristol financial planning firm Paradigm Norton has launched an academy in partnership with UWE to invest in its next generation of leaders Participants from the firm will study modules in self-leadership, personal vision, succession, sustainability and legacy and conflict and confrontation.  With a maximum of eight Paradigm Norton employees...

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Pioneering contactless donation system taps into Bristol businesses’ concern for city’s homeless

December 20, 2019
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Pioneering contactless donation system taps into Bristol businesses’ concern for city’s homeless

Dozens of Bristol businesses are backing the UK’s first contactless donation system that supports homeless people, making it the country’s fastest-growing project of its kind. TAP for Bristol now has 20 donation points around the city centre raising £150 a day. The money raised goes towards homelessness prevention services as...

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£5,000 saving from sending eCards at Bevan Brittan is donated to St Peter’s Hospice

December 20, 2019
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£5,000 saving from sending eCards at Bevan Brittan is donated to St Peter’s Hospice

Bristol-headquartered law firm Bevan Brittan has donated £5,000 to St Peter’s Hospice, the city charity that cares for adults with life-limiting illnesses. The donation is part of a total of £20,000 the firm is giving nationally to charities this Christmas across its four office locations, which also include Leeds,...

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Near double growth rate puts Bristol environmental firm among world leaders

December 20, 2019
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Near double growth rate puts Bristol environmental firm among world leaders

Bristol-headquartered environmental consultancy Eunomia Research & Consulting is celebrating nearly doubling its revenue and staffing over the past five years. The 94% growth rate has made Eunomia, which was founded by chairman Dominic Hogg in 2001, one of the world’s leading environmental consultancies with 105 employees across three continents...

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Burges Salmon and TLT help power-up £25m debt provision for battery storage firm

December 13, 2019
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Burges Salmon and TLT help power-up £25m debt provision for battery storage firm

Bristol-headquartered law firms TLT and Burges Salmon have acted on a multi-million pound debt funding for a London-based battery storage firm. Burges Salmon’s energy team advised Zenobē Energy on the £25m limited recourse debt from Santander UK, while TLT advised the bank, a long-standing client.  Zenobē Energy is one...

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Bristol businesses urged to plant a tree per employee to help city fight climate change

November 20, 2019
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Bristol businesses urged to plant a tree per employee to help city fight climate change

A campaign has been launched to encourage Bristol businesses to plant a tree for each member of their staff, linking to a wider ambition to double the city’s tree cover as a way of tackling air pollution and fighting climate change. If all businesses in the city took part...

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All change at Bristol’s Engine Shed as new head prepares to take up reins

November 20, 2019
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Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed has appointed Marty Reid as its new head, replacing Nick Sturge, who has led it since its launch six years ago. Marty, pictured, joins from Future Space, the innovation centre on UWE’s Frenchay Campus which is home to 50 science and technology businesses.  As...

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Tourist chiefs draw on Bristol’s street art talent to promote city as place for a cool yule

November 15, 2019
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Tourist chiefs draw on Bristol’s street art talent to promote city as place for a cool yule

Visit Bristol, the city’s destination marketing organisation, has unveiled a Christmas-themed street art collaboration to promote the city as a cool place to visit during the festive season. Eight local artists were commissioned by Bristol-based creative agency Stuff to contribute one panel each for the unique artwork as part...

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Major campaign to support next generation of women entrepreneurs to be launched in Bristol

November 15, 2019
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Major campaign to support next generation of women entrepreneurs to be launched in Bristol

One of the biggest campaigns to help female entrepreneurs in Bristol start their own businesses is to be launched later this month. The free programme – which will support more than 200 women – is the result of a link-up between enterprise partnership SETsquared Bristol and NatWest’s Back Her...

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Quartet’s vision to make a difference remains strong as ever as it hits landmark £50m figure

November 15, 2019
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Quartet’s vision to make a difference remains strong as ever as it hits landmark £50m figure

Quartet Community Foundation, the organisation that inspires local philanthropy to give everyone in the West of England a fair chance of a good life, is celebrating handing out £50m in grants since it was founded in 1987. Thirty-two years ago the Foundation awarded £16,585 to 19 projects, including ACTA,...

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Second investment for pioneering women’s fitness firm puts it on track for overseas growth

November 15, 2019
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Second investment for pioneering women’s fitness firm puts it on track for overseas growth

Bristol women’s fitness brand This Mum Runs is limbering up for its first steps into overseas markets following its second round of funding from a group of West of England private investors in just over a year. The £100,000 from Bristol Private Equity Club (BPEC) will help the trailblazing...

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