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Four months on from COP26, where world leaders committed themselves to rapid action on climate change, a UN assessment claims that many of the impacts of global warming are now simply ‘irreversible...
Mary Martin
Mary Martin
Business West
Posted on: 28.03.22
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26 For COP26: 26 B Corporations

For the final piece in our 26 For COP 26 series, we are showcasing organisations that have been accredited to a B Corporation (B Corp) status. A B Corp certification addresses a business in five key...
Nina Skubala
Nina Skubala
Business West
Posted on: 11.11.21
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26 for COP26: 26 businesses in the West with net zero solutions

Our 26 for COP26 series continues, as we discuss the challenges modern day businesses are presented with because of climate change, which can seem like a minefield. A surge in action taken by the UK...
Nina Skubala
Nina Skubala
Business West
Posted on: 08.11.21
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26 for COP26: What can your business do to protect nature?

COP26 is considered to be the most important meeting to secure the future of our planet. It is a gathering of world leaders and influential politicians; the topic of discussion is the measures that...
Nina Skubala
Nina Skubala
Business West
Posted on: 06.11.21
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26 For COP26: 26 Ways Business West is taking climate action

The COP26 summit is well underway this week. Already we have seen important discussions around what action needs to be taken to reduce the impacts climate change is currently having on our planet...
Nina Skubala
Nina Skubala
Business West
Posted on: 02.11.21
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Ian Mean discusses COP26 with Jaya Chakrabarti MBE

Ian Mean, Director of Business West in Gloucestershire, speaks to Jaya Chakrabarti MBE, President of Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative, about her hopes for the COP26 summit.
Tom Smith
Tom Smith
Posted on: 01.11.21
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26 for COP26: Climate change jargon buster

As businesses face up to the prospect of net zero, a huge undertaking for most, the first hurdle can be the baffling language around climate change. A recent study found that some of the most common...
Nina Skubala
Nina Skubala
Business West
Posted on: 01.11.21
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Gloucestershire's answer to COP26

Gloucestershire is getting its very own version of the international climate summit - COP26 - being hosted by the UK in Glasgow in November. It’s called Climate Gloucestershire and is being held at...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 16.09.21
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Chambers of Commerce: uniting to address climate change in the run up to COP26

Climate change is the single most important long-term issue for our planet and society. We at Business West are serious about the role that businesses can play to address climate change – to meet the...
Nina Skubala
Nina Skubala
Business West
Posted on: 10.09.21
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