Julie James, Minister for Climate Change Today (20 July 2023) I am issuing further information relating to the Workplace Recycling Reforms, which will require all business, public and third sector workplaces to separate key recyclable materials in the same way householders already do across the majority of Wales. This action is key to tackling the climate and nature emergency, and represents significant progress towards a stronger, greener economy as we committed to within our Programme...
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Julie James, Minister for Climate Change Today (20 July 2023) I am issuing further information relating to the Workplace Recycling Reforms, which will require all business, public and third sector workplaces to separate key recyclable materials in the same way householders already do across the majority of Wales. This action is key to tackling the climate and nature emergency, and represents significant progress towards a stronger, greener economy as we committed to within our Programme...
To support the development of small, local sustainable urban drainage schemes (SuDS) or sustainable drainage schemes in Wales on existing sites, Natural Resources Wales have a fund of £450,000 available for feasibility development grants between £25,000 - £40,000. The sustainable drainage feasibility grant will enable individuals, community groups and others undertake feasibility studies with the potential to develop small-scale schemes via a future competitive grant stage. Who can apply Individuals Public sector organisations Registered charities...
Funded by the Welsh Government, WRAP has developed this user-friendly Circular Materials Mapping Tool for Wales – a useful resource for Welsh stakeholders across the plastics, paper, and wood value chains. The tool is intended to help support greater collaboration between the many businesses that make up Wales’ plastics, paper and wood sectors. It provides businesses with the opportunity to further enhance their understanding of the wider Welsh materials sector. For further information please select...
The Growth Impact Fund provides social investment for early stage, growing social businesses that are: led by diverse leaders and teams looking to grow their trading income looking to help tackle inequality The Fund was developed by Big Issue Invest and UnLtd with support from Shift, who are all committed to tackling the structural barriers within social investment and offers between £50,000 and £1,500,000 of investment. There are three flexible investment types aimed to meet...
This year’s study analyses the digital presence of almost 6,000 Welsh businesses. It includes representatives from every corner of the nation, providing a fine-grained picture of digital technology used throughout the Welsh economy. Adopting an entirely new approach to measuring digital maturity in the Welsh SME economy, the Digital Maturity for Wales Survey 2023 takes a structured sample of Welsh businesses and tracks their online presence over the past seven years, rating them on five...
Do you love the area you work in? Would you like to play a part in safeguarding its sustainable future and contributing towards the goal of making Yr Wyddfa the first plastic-free mountain in the world? Can your business help turn an idea into reality? Yr Wyddfa is the busiest mountain in Wales. Hundreds of thousands hike to this iconic summit each year. Litter is becoming a real threat to the mountain’s sustainable future and...
Over the summer, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) will hold a second series of roundtables throughout the UK on the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) regime. The Cardiff events take place on the following dates: Wednesday, 2 August 2023 – Morning Wednesday, 2 August 2023 – Afternoon Thursday, 3 August 2023 – Morning The roundtables are a chance for Welsh businesses to highlight any issues they may have with the UKCA marking regime (both...
Acorn by Synergie have set up the Reconstruct Programme, a simple way for your construction business to pledge to support people with convictions into employment. In partnership with the HMPPS (His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service), Acorn Recruitment Ltd are working with people with convictions via three Welsh Prisons and HMP Bristol to offer those nearing the end of their sentence the potential to secure meaningful employment in the construction industry. If your business chose...
Public consultations on two joint Wales and England Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) have been published today (17 July 2023). The two plans focus on king scallops and seabass and are included in the first group of FMPs in the UK to be consulted on. FMPs will set out the policies and strategic direction for the management of fisheries to ensure fish stocks are restored and maintained at sustainable levels. Each FMP will specify the fish...