B4Sustainability is key in a world where we must work in harmony with our natural resources in order to thrive. Here you will find content relating to sustainability, how to attain it, and why it is so important.
UKinbound, the UK’s leading travel trade association that represents the interests of the UK’s inbound tourism industry (international visitors) – which generated over £31 billion for the UK economy last year – awarded Blenheim Palace the accolade of Sustainable Tourism Provider of the Year at its Awards for Excellence ceremony on Thursday 26 September.
High Spec Composites Ltd are very proud to be returning sponsors of the Engineering Excellence category in the Cherwell Business Awards 2024. The Engineering Excellence Award is open to businesses of all sizes who are engineering and manufacturing quality products or components within the Cherwell District.
Oxford Brookes University students gained real life fashion industry experience by creating and building a set for two top British designers as part of London Fashion Week 2024.
Unipart delivers strong growth and revenues exceed £1bn
Oxford Brookes University has been named the winner of three out of five national sustainability awards, in recognition of staff and student’s commitment to biodiversity and the environment.
Hartwell Plc, the automotive and property development company, has unveiled emerging designs to deliver new carbon efficient lab and workspace buildings for small and medium sized science and technology companies and amenities at Wootton Science Park to the south-west of Oxford.
At October’s B4 Sustainability Ecosystem members were unanimous that attaining net zero carbon emissions by 2050 was an important target in our drive to reduce our carbon footprint, address climate change and implement a sustainable business approach. However, while the environmental and social aspirations to ‘be better’ and ‘do good’ were clear, many did not know what the carbon footprint of their business was or felt unsure what the steps should be to convert strategy into direct actions. As session lead Toby Newman from environment consultants, Enistic, explained: “If it can’t be measured, it can’t be improved.”
The first B4 Platinum Quarterly held in the stunning Clementines on the South Lawn at Blenheim Palace encapsulated all that is good about a business community coming together to network. One of B4’s most loyal supporters, Blenheim Palace, played host to over 100 business leaders from across Oxfordshire providing fantastic hospitality and enabling brilliant conversations.
If delivery companies switched to using cargo bikes instead of diesel vans for the first and last mile of deliveries, it would save the NHS and other government services over £4bn by reducing the costs of congestion and air pollution, according to new analysis published today.
This year we are delighted to once again sponsor the Green Award as part of the Oxfordshire Business Awards.
Oxford Brookes University has been shortlisted for two national awards after implementing an innovative heating system on its Headington campus, which will reduce carbon emissions by 20%.
Enistic specialises in helping non-residential sectors organisations to reduce their carbon emissions and promote green practices.
Oxford Brookes University has moved up 35 places in the annual People & Planet University League, which ranks UK universities on their environmental and ethical performance.
Energy efficiency in the NHS Supply Chain is not only beneficial for the environment but essential to operational delivery.
