As many brands, companies and countries begin to bring together and formulate their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Policies and Plans how many are falling foul to ‘Green Washing’? The...
What are the needs and challenges for businesses in the South West during the next year? Ian Mean, Business West Gloucestershire director, questions Phil Smith, managing director of Business West.
The Western Gateway Partnership’s first conference is being held at the International Convention Centre, Wales at the Celtic Manor Resort next year. Here, Phil Smith, managing director of Business...
To be successful in the future, you have to move with the times. For Chamber members and Future Shift founders, Will Powell and Oscar Gue, the culture of adaptation fostered by Covid-19 will serve...
To coincide with COP26, we spoke to several businesses across the region to see how they are setting targets to become net zero. Although each business has their own needs that they need to adapt to...
John Pontin Co-Founder & Trustee of The Converging World a founding member of the Initiative business leadership team at Business West and a hugely respected figure in Bristol, SW and UK working...
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...
Decarbonising Bristol’s economy will involve an investment of £9.2 billion of private and public finance in the city to get to Net Zero by 2030. The call from Mayor Marvin Rees and James Durie,...
With Freedom Day recently passing and more and more workers are heading back to their place of work – what does this mean to the commute? The Initiative recently held a Roundtable on the return to...
