The Business Channel

Building a Greener Northwest

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The film outlines how the Northwest Regional Development Agency’s (NWDA) work supports sustainable economic development in England’s Northwest, focusing on the energy & environmental technologies sector. With a £120 bn economy, bigger than 15 EU countries, a population of nearly seven million people and over 240,000 successful businesses, England's Northwest operates on a truly international scale. Building a Greener Northwest examines how the energy sector makes an important contribution to the regional economy and discusses how the region’s natural resources, strong supply chain, university expertise and strong partnership working can be exploited to benefit energy production.

The NWDA

The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) leads the economic development and regeneration of England's Northwest, responsible for: • Supporting business growth and encouraging investment • Matching skills provision to employer needs • Creating the conditions for economic growth • Connecting the region through effective transport and communication infrastructure • Promoting the region’s outstanding quality of life

Environment

The environment has emerged as a key business issue. The urgency for action in the face of climate change has been accepted by many business leaders, with some setting ambitious targets to reduce how many greenhouse gases their companies produce.

At one level, protecting the environment involves business in doing things that are good for the bottom line - such as using less energy and wasting fewer raw materials. But the scale of change needed is leading some to look for more radical solutions - changes to products and to the very model of how the business makes its money

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