Thu, 1 November 2007 Many of our towns and cities in South Yorkshire have been left with the legacy of their industrial past in the form of contaminated land. As the financial cost of remediation works directly affects any development of these sites the knock on affect is a slowing down of any economic growth. With various solutions to this problem failing to make the grade in a commercial environment a new pilot scheme based in Sheffield is looking to address this issue. The CLUSTER project being run by CLAIRE (Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments) is entering its implementation phase having been developed as a pilot project over the last year. As CLUSTER moves into this delivery stage local businesses, stakeholders, shakers and movers will be able to benefit from the process. Should the project be as successful as forecast it could dramatically affect the way in which our towns, cities and economies grow. This breakfast meeting gives you the opportunities to discover how the project differs from previous attempts at addressing the issue of brownfield sites in South Yorkshire. It would be ideal for anyone interested in land management, the construction sector, remediation or a general interest in the environmental aspects of our modern cities.
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Wed, 25 July 2007 July 2007 - Steve Conner, Managing Director of Creative Concern, gave this presentation to discuss how business use their Green Image in marketing and promoting their products and services. Comments[0] |
Wed, 28 February 2007 Following on from last years popular international themed breakfast meetings, this month we will provide a brief introduction to the China Europe Responsible Trade (CERT) Network. Frank Birkin and Jane Liu will discuss the business developments in China and an update on the environmental opportunities in the proposed twinning between Sheffield and Taiyuan. This will be followed by an outline of the opportunities available to SYGBC members, which includes the following Trade Mission. CERT is collaborating with the CBBC Trade Mission to China in April 2007. With excellent contacts, CERT will introduce you to business people, Taiyuan city officials and Shanxi provincial officials who are interested in Green Business opportunities with the UK. These opportunities are available to both environmental businesses and those businesses in any sector that offer environmental performance improvements in products or processes. Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi Province and is a city with huge mining, chemicals, steel and manufacturing industries. The City enjoys 30% economic growth rates but has massive pollution problems to match and they need our help. Finally we will consider the reasons why this is the right time to go to China which is mainly because of their new sustainable-development focused National Plan. The Chinese government has announced expenditure over the next five years of around �£90 billion on environmental improvements and their environmental industry is expected to grow by �£66 billion (15% approx.) per annum during the same period. Comments[0] |
Tue, 30 January 2007 Over the past 3 years the Environment Agency has been assessing the range of technologies available in Europe which could be used by Local Authorities to treat Municipal Waste. The initial objective of this work was to provide assistance and advice to allow LAs to meet their obligations under the Landfill Directive but the last three years have seen significant changes in the energy situation; costs have at least doubled, biofuels have become the 'flavour of the month' whilst the Russians have shut off gas and, most recently, oil pipelines. This presentation is intended to give an overview of the main findings of the Agency's studies into waste treatment with emphasis being giving to the role that such treatments could play in the new energy climate. Some discussion of biofuels options will also be included. Comments[0] |
