Four months after the G7 leaders made headlines around the globe with an historic dinner at the Eden Project in Cornwall they are making a dramatic return in the form of a gigantic installation – in time for International E-Waste Day on Thursday October 14. Many thousands of visitors heading for … [Read more...]
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Successful first sustainability summit for business in Stockport
The first Stockport Sustainability Summit aimed at informing, educating and helping businesses to take action to address the climate crisis, took place last week and was part of a joint event between Marketing Stockport, Planet Mark and One +All. This inaugural event was part of the Planet … [Read more...]
£165 million recycling plant aims to tackle the North-west’s plastic waste
Developers, Peel NRE, have submitted plans to build a £165 million recycling plant in Ellesmere Port, capable of processing up to 367,500 tonnes annually of waste material for reuse. The £165m Plastic Park will be located at Protos, the company’s strategic energy and resource hub in Cheshire, and … [Read more...]
24 major employers sign up to cut emissions with North-west hydrogen project
24 key employers in North-west England and North Wales, including Kelloggs, Jaguar Land Rover, PepsiCo, Kraft-Heinz and Pilkington have formally agreed to work with the HyNet low carbon cluster to decarbonise their industries by switching to hydrogen fuel. HyNet is a UK leading decarbonisation … [Read more...]
Planet Mark’s Zero-Carbon ‘Battle Bus’ arrives into Stockport
Planet Mark’s ‘carbon battle bus’ has arrived into Stockport ahead of the town's first Sustainability in Action Summit. The 100% electric bus is touring the UK to spread the net zero message with Stockport being one of over 30 stops in cities and towns as it travels to COP26 in Glasgow. After … [Read more...]
Stockport Council sets out climate plans at Sustainability In Action Summit
Stockport Council will set out its climate action plans at the One+All Sustainability In Action Summit (6th October at The Light Cinema, Stockport). The Council is driving sustainability across the borough through its Climate Action Now (CAN) strategy and has set a goal of becoming carbon neutral by … [Read more...]
Stockport firm reveals effect of solar panels on property values
Stockport-based retailer and installer of solar panels, Project Solar UK, has found that investment into energy systems can increase the value of a property by an average of 14%. Having analysed data from its order book from the past ten years, the data scientists from the Houldsworth Mill-based … [Read more...]
Webinar planned to discuss Clean Air Zone amendments
Following the approval of Greater Manchester's ten boroughs of plans for a Clean Air Zone for the city-region, a consultation is underway on two amendments to proposals before it is implemented in 2022. A consultation is taking place until October 13th to make two alterations to plans to clarity … [Read more...]
musicMagpie and Asda launch sustainability partnership
musicMagpie and Asda have launched a new sustainability partnership that will bring 300 of the Stockport recommerce firm's SMARTDrop kiosks to UK stores. The first-of-its-kind partnership will create a circular ecosystem to prevent thousands of tonnes of consumer technology and media products … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: What is Climate Change? Has it happened before? Why is it important now?
With the UK hosting a global summit on the climate crisis in November, and sustainability increasingly moving up the business agenda, Stockport's renewable energy specialists, KAST Energy, answer some frequently asked questions to explain what exactly is climate change, and why businesses and … [Read more...]
£220m investment announced to help most polluting sectors reduce carbon emissions
The UK government has announced a new £220 million investment programme to support businesses in the most polluting industries to reduce their fossil fuel use and carbon emissions. Businesses have been invited to bid for a share of funding for green projects in the most energy intensive sectors, … [Read more...]
Group CEO of musicMagpie urges local leaders to join Stockport’s Sustainability In Action Summit
Steve Oliver, the CEO and co-founder of musicMagpie, a leading re-commerce business specialising in refurbished consumer technology, is urging local leaders to attend Stockport’s first Sustainability In Action Summit (6 October 2021 at The Light Cinema, Stockport). Driving awareness of the race … [Read more...]
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