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New businesses, innovations, products, services and technologies will be required to meet the net zero challenge, and to find new solutions. Green innovation comprises all type of innovations that contribute to the creation of key products, services, or processes to...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology reported in 2020 that domestic energy consumption accounts for about 30% of the UK’s total energy budget, and 20% of UK greenhouse gas emissions.Since 80% of the homes we will be living in by 2050 have already been built,...

Achieving carbon reductions involves using renewable energy which relies more on electrical energy, and less on fossil fuels.More renewables means more demands on the electrical grid, and the need to significantly expand its coverage and network. As anyone will tell...

Some businesses and sectors will face significant challenges and costs in transitioning to net zero – particularly energy-intensive industries. Net zero also has significant transformational and structural challenges for the foundational economy, such as in health,...

Your inward investment offer has to be crafted around your legitimate strengths, offer and potential. Any inward investor will filter whether your proposed site or location is suitable early on. One the one hand, sticking to what are known and demonstrable local...

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 must be informed by some robust analysis, stakeholder consultation, policy mapping and horizon scanning. It involves getting to grips with your locality as a place, what it offers as a business location and place to invest and visit.If...

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮? You're not alone. Many struggle to translate models like circular economy and doughnut economics into actionable strategies.You can find the link to a longer article at the bottom of this post. The...

Latest monthly GDP performance The UK economy shrank by 0.1% in January, posing a challenge for Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her critical Spring Statement. Friday's GDP data from the Office for National Statistics fell short of the predicted 0.1% growth and...

Over the past 2 months I've been exploring a lot of AI services and platforms to help support my business and professional services.𝘼𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧:- 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻. Need copy editing, graphics, to precis down a large 4 page summary into 2...

I𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙡? We get a lot of requests for quotes to help develop green book compliant business cases.The biggest pushback we have is: is your project sufficiently developed or do you think you can...

In my experience as an advisor to local and city leaders, it's worth remembering these 10 key points:1️⃣𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, and can be withdrawn and deployed at the worker’s discretion.2️⃣𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝘆 – they can be attitudes or personal...

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨?Here’s how you can change that - Part 1 1️⃣𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 → Be explicit about what you want to achieve.↳ Clear goals lead to targeted efforts.Ambiguity only causes confusion and inefficiency.𝘐𝘧...