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Wrap Cymru needs your views, ideas, challenges and suggestions on what steps need to be taken by all Welsh residents, businesses and organisations to become a universal culture of repair and re-use. While the mass production of products, such as clothes, phones and household items, has meant more variety, less cost and greater accessibility, it has also led to significant damage to the environment. The ’ Beyond Recycling Strategy ’ in Wales aspires to change this...
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17 September 2024
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17 September 2024
20 mph road sign
Ahead of the anniversary of the introduction of the 20mph default speed limit in Wales, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates, has set out the next steps. Earlier this year, the Cabinet Secretary announced a three-phase plan on 20mph, including a National Listening Programme over the summer, which encouraged people to get involved and have their say. Welsh Government published revised guidance for highway authorities in July. The first two phases of...
First published
17 September 2024
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17 September 2024
Female Entrepreneur
Small Business Britain are on a mission to increase the number of female entrepreneurs from its current 20% to 30% in 2030 and the f:Entrepreneur campaign and all female entrepreneurs are pivotal to that. Across society, women are creating new ways of working, and new measures of success for entrepreneurship and are moving from the single job career to a world where it is possible and encouraged to do many things, often interconnecting, at the...
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17 September 2024
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17 September 2024
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National Work Life Week 2024 will take place between 7 and 11 October 2024. National Work Life Week is Working Families’ annual campaign to get both employers and employees talking about wellbeing at work and work-life balance. Employers can use the week to provide activities for staff, and to showcase their flexible working policies and practices. For further information please select the following link: National Work Life Week - Working Families Creating a positive workplace...
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16 September 2024
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16 September 2024
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Work Welsh offers diverse, flexible, fully funded training to employers. The aim of the Work Welsh programme is to strengthen Welsh language skills in workplaces across Wales. There are a variety of options available to suit everyone at all levels of learning Welsh, from intensive tutor-led learning to short self-study courses. For further information please select the following link: Work Welsh Services | Learn Welsh Using just a little bit of Cymraeg in your business...
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16 September 2024
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16 September 2024
Wind turbine
Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) is the UK’s flagship supply chain growth funding and business support organisation dedicated to offshore wind. OWGP contributes to UK targets in achieving net zero, energy security and economic growth by supporting the development of the offshore wind supply chain, generation of know-how, economic value, highly skilled jobs and export income for UK businesses. There are two types of funding and support opportunities that OWGP offer, Business Transformation and Grant...
First published
13 September 2024
Last updated
18 September 2024
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A trade barrier is something that slows down, limits or prevents a UK business exporting to or investing in an overseas market. They can affect businesses of all sizes and at all stages of exporting, even if you’re just exploring opportunities. Check if a trade barrier has already been reported The service will give you the trade barrier title and identifying code which can be used to report any issues with an existing barrier: Check...
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13 September 2024
Last updated
8 October 2024
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Every year 27 September is celebrated as World Tourism Day (WTD) all over the world with the aim to raise awareness of the important role that tourism plays in building social, cultural and political values worldwide. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is a special agency of the UN established to promote sustainable, responsible and universally accessible tourism. Every year a theme is decided by the UNWTO to celebrate WTD, this year’s theme is...
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13 September 2024
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13 September 2024
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13 September 2024
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13 September 2024
diverse workforce
Founded by Inclusive Employers, National Inclusion Week (NIW) is a week dedicated to celebrating inclusion and taking action to create inclusive workplaces, this year it takes place from 23 September to 29 September 2024. The theme for National Inclusion Week 2024 is ‘Impact Matters’, a call-to-action to everyone in your organisation, from leaders, to inclusion professionals through to teams and individuals. Each one of us holds the potential to make a profound and positive impact...
First published
12 September 2024
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12 September 2024

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