Main sponsors



Sustainable Development in the city is being delivered by the Bristol Partnership. This is the city's statutory umbrella partnership bringing together public agencies, the business community, voluntary and community sector organisations to improve services and quality of life in Bristol.

 

Sustainable Development means'development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'.

 

Work towards this aim comes under the Green Capital Initiative. The aim of this programme is to achieve a “Low Carbon City with a high quality of Life”. More details can be found on:

 

For more information please visit www.bristolgreencapital.org

 





BETS is a business-led partnership, working as part of the Bristol Green Capital initiative with a wide range of companies, governmental agencies and academia to develop the environmental technologies and services (ETS) sector.

It delivers high quality networking events, information, resources and collaborative projects within the ETS sector; works with local and national government and regional agencies to improve the infrastructure of sites, facilities and business support for the sector; and promotes the products and services of BETS members to potential customers and investors, and raises the profile of the Bristol sector in the UK and overseas.

For more information on BETS visit www.bristol-ets.co.uk or call Daniel Oliver on 0117 922 4477.




Environmental Lean Solutions is one of the UK’s leading specialists in lean business transformations, lean consultancy, environmental consultancy, people development and risk management.

The company is part of the ABS Renewables Group, a renewable energy technology project company, which encompasses a trading arm specialising in carbon trading and risk management.

The directors of the company come from a range of backgrounds including entrepreneurial businesses, lean manufacturing, leadership and management skills development, R&D, engineering, local authorities, and business consulting in the public and private sectors.

The overriding philosophy of Environmental Lean Solutions is to work towards “A clean future without limits”. To achieve this, ELS seeks to help organisations focus their energies, work smarter and, fundamentally improve both business and environmental performance.

For more information, please contact: 0117 9458700 or visit www.els-consultants.com.



Support sponsors





Sustainable Development in the city is being delivered by the Bristol Partnership. This is the city's statutory umbrella partnership bringing together public agencies, the business community, voluntary and community sector organisations to improve services and quality of life in Bristol.

Sustainable Development means 'development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'.

Work towards this aim comes under the Green Capital Initiative. The aim of this programme is to achieve a “Low Carbon City with a high quality of Life”. For more information visit www.bristolgreencapital.org





Bristol is a world-class investment location and Bristol City Council's 'Invest In Bristol' website is aimed at promoting the city to commercial investors, agents and intermediaries, including companies and public sector organisations.

www.investinbcristol.om provides information about:

  • Commercial property developments

  • Bristol's diverse business sectors

  • Public sector relocation

  • Science and innovation

  • Case studies

  • Corporate views

  • Key statistics

  • An interactive map

  • Videos

The Invest in Bristol website also includes information about how to access a comprehensive range of support services via Bristol City Council's Reception Service for Major Investors.
Visit www.investinbristol.com for more information.



GWE Business West Ltd is a leading membership and economic development organisation delivering an extensive range of services to businesses. As a powerful voice for business we play a major role in shaping and supporting economic growth and success.

As an instrumental membership organisation, we lead the 'voice of business' in influencing Government 'making things happen' for the benefit of the business community.

With unrivalled experience and a wealth of expertise of working with businesses and entrepreneurs, GWE Business West is the natural first choice for any business looking to become more successful or for a platform for its views be heard.

GWE Business West - Bristol Leigh Court Business Centre Abbots Leigh Bristol BS8 3RA
Tel: 01275 373 373
Fax: 01275 370 706
email: info@gwebusinesswest.co.uk



The Knowledge West project is a local gateway to world class expertise from an extensive range of academic and commercial experts in the region's universities. Knowledge West develops and supports collaborative Flagship Initiatives for business, provides continuing professional development, events for business themed on business innovation and the knowledge economy, and advice about business innovation networks.

The project which has been running since 2004 is led by the University of the West of England in collaboration with the Universities of Bath, Gloucestershire, and Bristol, the Royal Agricultural College, Bath Spa University and Business Link.

Lyons Davidson is a national law practice of 35 partners and some 900 staff operating from principal offices in Bristol and regional offices throughout England and Wales. We are a full service law firm committed to delivering high quality professional services in a cost-effective and approachable manner to institutions, businesses and individuals. We take a fresh approach to the practice of law and aim to provide clear advice, innovative thinking and effective solutions. We use advanced IT systems for case management, including a client extranet, which allows us to design bespoke workflows for our clients, which can be remotely accessed. With the help of our specialist environmental law department, Lyons Davidson was among the first law firms in the UK to achieve the ISO14001 standard in environmental management and has made a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2011.

Richard Voke
Partner
Lyons Davidson Solicitors
Tel 0117 9045790
Fax 0117 9046006



Portishead Press is proud to be involved with the Sustainable Business In Practice Expo 2009.

Portishead are specialists in print media and have sustainability at the forefront of its business aims. Serving the local government, education, health and commercial sectors for 40 years, all our printing today is powered by Ecotricity the world’s first green electricity company www.ecotricity.co.uk. We use vegetable oil based inks and hand sort all our waste to maximise our recycling and minimise our landfill impact. We are also FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Chain of Custody certified which gives our clients the guarantee of ethically sourced and managed paper products.

Portishead Press Limited Unit 8,
Circuit 32,
Easton Road
Bristol
BS5 0DD
t 0117 9555811
info@portisheadpress.co.uk
www.portisheadpress.co.uk



Sustain has been designing, developing and delivering award-winning integrated solutions to the energy carbon equation for the past 11 years. The company is based outside of Bristol.



The University of Bristol has in excess of 5,000 staff, 17,000 students and occupies over 370 buildings. Since it adopted its environmental policy in 2003, it has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 24%, water use by 35% and waste-to-landfill by over half, earning a national environmental accolade for its outstanding contribution towards sustainable development in the Times Higher Awards 2007.

In relation to teaching, the University offers a range of environmental related courses, including a multidisciplinary unit on Sustainable Development, featuring input from Engineering, Earth Sciences, Geography, Law, Economics and Philosophy. Such courses are currently being reinforced through the development of the BRITE Futures Institute, a new research and teaching initiative dedicated to Sustainable Development.



Rated No. 3 in The Green League 2008 (People and Planet) of all universities in the UK, sustainability is a crucial part of the University of the West of England’s work, recognised in the Sustainability Strategy 2008/2012. 

A dedicated Institute for Sustainability, Health and Environment (ISHE) provides the means for partners from policy and practice to engage with the wide range of internationally excellent and world leading expertise found in the University. 

Our specialisms supporting the development of sustainable and healthy communities and organisations include public and environmental health, spatial and transport planning, leisure, tourism and society; governance and democracy, air quality and carbon management, low carbon technology, environmental science, science communication and participation, change management, behaviour change and biomedicine.

ISHE is working with a range of prestigious organisations including the EPSRC, ESRC, NERC, the Soil Association, Sustrans government departments in the UK and overseas, the EU, and the Environment Agency.