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Welcome to the April edition of the Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme newsletter, as always, we hope you find it interesting and engaging. We always like to hear from you, whether it's to suggest issues you would like to see addressed or to share what you have been doing. We are always looking for case studies so feel free to get in touch.
Have a great month.
Kind regards,
Green Business Programme Team
It was a busy morning in Rugby this month when a variety of local businesses descended to a ‘Going Green’ event, which was part of the Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Network. A packed room found out about funding opportunities available along with top tips on how to use resources wisely and how to become more energy efficient. Read the full article...
Visit our website to find out how the Programme can help your business with funding and energy and resource savings in 2019.
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 Does your business generate a lot of waste or consume a lot of material, water or energy? Then this free breakfast event will provide advice on how to reduce waste, increase recycling, manage resources efficiently and achieve environmental targets to reduce costs through funded opportunities.
This event will:
- Outline how your company can achieve substantial cost savings, and contribute towards creating an environmentally sustainable economy
- Demonstrate the best techniques for collecting waste (storing it safely, sorting it for recycling) and moving towards a circular economy
- Identify the cost effectiveness of managing waste, resources, energy, water and materials efficiently
- Showcase exemplar local businesses who have discovered improvements in production methods to reduce the amount of scrap that is generated
- Detail access to new funding opportunities for small to medium sized business in Coventry and Warwickshire, including grants up to £50k, with details on free energy and resource/waste efficiency audits
- Allow you to network with other businesses over breakfast and coffee
Places are limited so book now and don't miss out.
Your working environment has a big impact on how you perform at work – attend this morning session at Coventry University on 16 May and get free consultancy to help you create a workplace that reduces costs, increases productivity and results in improved energy efficiency simply by managing your space and activities in a more creative and innovative way. Register here.
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The UK Government has confirmed its ambition to see at least half of new cars to be ultra-low emission by 2030, with the release of their Road to Zero Strategy. May 31st sees GREENFLEET arrive in Coventry. Hosted by Coventry City Council, GREENFLEET Coventry is being held at the Transport Museum and is FREE to attend for fleet and business professionals looking to explore the very latest in ultra-low emission vehicle technology. For further information about the event and for the opportunity to test drive electric vehicles, book now to apply for your FREE place.
For further details on all Green Business Network events visit our website
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A Coventry firm which helps protect visitors to some of the UK’s largest events against potential vehicle-ramming attacks has taken on new members of staff and is expanding its services after securing almost £55,000 of funding. StadiumTM received a £50,000 grant from Coventry and Warwickshire Business Support Programme and a further £4,679 grant from the Green Business Programme.
The purchase of additional hostile vehicle mitigation equipment and upgrading the insulation and lighting within their new building will lead to annual carbon savings in excess of 4 tonnes and a 70% reduction in lighting costs. Read more...
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There are major opportunities for local businesses to tender for contracts at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. Companies can register now on the Birmingham 2022 business portal. Read more...
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Hubbub UK has launched the UK’s largest fund to kickstart cup recycling in at least 10 cities across UK. Less than 1% of the nearly 3 billion coffee cups used each year in the UK are recycled. The fund will provide one year of grant funding between £50k to £100k to each successful project.
Hubbub is looking for large scale projects that will transform cup recycling in high footfall areas. Grants will help organisations to boost cup recycling facilities in their area by providing funding, expertise, high quality behaviour change communications and support with measurement and evaluation. Find out more...
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To help make your business more energy and resource efficient and make the most of low carbon opportunities please contact us:
Tel: 024 7697 2046
Email: greenbusiness@coventry.gov.uk
Web: www.coventry.gov.uk/greenbusiness
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The Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and is delivered by Coventry City Council, Coventry University and Coventry University Enterprises Ltd.
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