UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, is making it “easier than ever before” for providers of green products and services to access funding to help them export overseas.
Richard Dickson, Co-Founder of Manchester start-up Play It Green, tells us about his innovative approach to driving sustainable change and why relying on tree planting alone is not enough.
Two first-of-a-kind net zero carbon properties have been completed in east Manchester as part of an innovative low carbon housing development designed to test social housing for the future.
Ashley Hulme, Director of LED lighting specialists Ligero Design, tells us about the role of lighting in achieving net zero, supply struggles during COVID-19 and plans to mentor young people in Oldham.
Customer pressure will drive more businesses towards net zero emissions this year, with the uptake of electric vehicles also set to accelerate, says sustainability and net zero lead Kevin Lambert.
A second crowdfunding scheme to fund public electric vehicle chargers has launched in Greater Manchester following record electric vehicle sales in the UK during 2021.
Grants of up to £10,000 to encourage active staff travel through interventions such as cycle parking or changing facilities are open to Greater Manchester businesses until 31 January 2022.
The first set of vehicle owners affected by Greater Manchester’s Clean Air Zone can now apply for funding to upgrade their vehicle, with a new service launched to help firms understand their options.
The government’s new guide to help public sector organisations reduce emissions from buildings follows the launch of Greater Manchester’s own public procurement scheme for technology suppliers.
