Transcript Environmental Industries Development

Green Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
in Brighton & Hove
Cheryl Finella
Economic Development Team
Brighton & Hove City Council
Presentation Themes
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Brighton & Hove City Profile

Environmental Industries Development

Promotion of Sustainable Business
Practices
City Profile
City Profile
City Profile
City Profile – Sustainable Economy?
Environmental Industries
Development

Business Retention and Inward
Investment Plan

Overview and scrutiny panel

Business Survey
Environmental Industries
Development
Offshore Wind Farm

650mw energy generation
off coast of Brighton & Hove
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Operational by 2016

Major opportunities for
supply chain cluster
development
Environmental Industries
Development

Skills and training
provision to match labour
demand

Prioritising suitable
industries

Capitalising on USPs
Promotion of Sustainable Business
Practices
www.betre.org.uk
FREE for SMEs:
 Training
 Environmental
Reviews / audits
 Grants - ‘Green Action
Grants’
 Helpline & Newsletter
 Networking with other
businesses
Promotion of Sustainable Business
Practices
www.brightonandhove1010.
org.uk

Brighton & Hove 10:10
campaign

Private sector-led, councilsupported

10:10 pioneers
Promotion of Sustainable Business
Practices

Waste Not: Brighton &
Hove Waste Exchange
Initiative

Private sector-led

Free website
www.waste-not.org.uk
(Project yet to launch)
Questions
Cheryl Finella
Economic Development Manager
Brighton & Hove City Council
Tel: (01273) 291095
Email: [email protected]