Discussing plastic waste in the health care system with Clare Atkinson of Nu Green
Check out the podcast by Clare Atkinson, Founder and Director of R&D at NuGreen, a sustainability consultancy researching the use of plastic in the health care sector and how resources from medical waste can be recovered and recycled.
Learn about NuGreen’s work to date, the challenges and opportunities when it comes to using plastic in the health care sector, and a new project funded through the Cumbria Action for Sustainability’s W&F Green Enterprise hub looking at reducing plastic waste from medical equipment.
H&H Group PLC is proud to launch the H&H Rural Matters Bursary, a new initiative supporting the next generation of farmers in Cumbria. The bursary is aimed at young farmers aged approximately 25–35 years who are looking to develop their skills, education, or farming businesses through practical…
Transport challenges can make it harder for businesses to recruit and retain staff, especially in rural areas. They can also limit opportunities for people who want to work but can’t reliably access transport. Wheels to Work (WTW) has been created to address this issue and aims to support rural…
We were delighted to host this event in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce at the beautiful Gosling Sike Cumbria Wildlife Trust site. We heard from Jade Clifford of iCan Wellbeing, and James Cobbold of Raise Cumbria who shared their experiences of being diagnosed as neurodiverse and the…
A new Chambers of Commerce report is calling for the government to reform the apprenticeship system to make it fit for the 21st Century. As the UK celebrates National Apprenticeships Week, it finds that the current framework is too rigid, lacks clarity, neglects higher-level skills and is failing…
