On February 8th, we were delighted to welcome over 150 businesses to a briefing session on Bristol’s new Clean Air Zone (CAZ) on which is due to come into effect in the late summer of 2022. Business West, alongside Visit West, invited the business community to hear from James Morvan, who is leading Bristol City Council’s…
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WS Atkins creating thriving places at Windsor Castle, 24-25th Feb
From the soil under our feet, to the water we drink and the air we breathe, we all share concerns about the future for our children and grandchildren, so to help develop some innovative solutions, this event – Creating thriving places for people and nature – is taking place at Windsor Castle. The Windsor event…
Severn Edge STEP House of Lords Reception 22/02/22
The intelligent Energy Sector Manager of Business West, Andy Bates, is inviting Initiative members to the Severn Edge STEP reception at the House of Lords on behalf of Western Gateway. What is the reception about? Baroness Wilcox of Newport kindly sponsors the reception. The event will provide the opportunity to gather information about STEP (Spherical…
Bristol Zoo Initiative Update Breakfast
With Bristol Zoo selling up their Bristol City central site and focusing on developing the Really Wild Place site, our Initiative members are given an overview of the exciting things to come..
Online Initiative Meeting Update for Feb 22
summary of our espresso-shot update to Initiative members for February 2022
Adventures of an Elle Presidente
Bristol and The West of England, the final frontier. These are the voyages of a Chamber of Commerce President. My two-year-ish mission: to explore strange new sectors, to seek out more businesses doing good and sustainable business models, to boldly go where no (female, ethnic minority) president has gone before.. Every president has a theme…
The Business of Net Zero Commentary on the Commentary
On the 4th November, businesses across the West of England came together to discuss the business of net zero. Bristol’s Mayor Marvin Rees came straight from COP26 in Glasgow to bring back what he had learned. During his speech he told us that “there IS NO PLAN” and that Government would have to finance the…
UWE Distinguished Address: Introducing Ben Osborn, MD, Pfizer UK
Just before stepping up into the President’s role, I had the honour of introducing Ben Osborn, MD of Pfizer, as UWE’s Distinguished Address Speaker in September 2021 for the Annual Bolland Lecture. Ben’s personal story made his achievements even more amazing .. Ben graduated from Leeds University and joined Pfizer in 1998. By 2012, Ben…