Mayor Dr Nik Johnson: ‘Our work to reform buses is vital for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’
The below is a statement by Mayor Dr Nik Johnson on the future of buses in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and the work the Combined Authority is doing with partners to reform the network.
Travel with purpose
At Hilton, we’re committed to driving responsible travel and tourism globally. Our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy is called Travel with Purpose, and it is integrated through every aspect of our business, including our operations, our supply chain, and our engagement with our communities.
Shanghai to set up Sino-German University of Science and Technology
This week the MOU was signed to start the set up of the Sino-German University of Science and Technology, to be located in Lingang, Shanghai. Lingang is the home of the Lingang Cambridge Network, which EFEC helped to establish in 2019.
The softest freshest bread
Anglia Cleaning Services writes...this week we have joined the SME Climate Hub, and having done our estimated emission calculation are now taking steps towards the next stage and changing our business processes, policies and the way we operate, but what about the softest freshest bread..?
Breathe Technology's VoIP solutions - the future of phone calls
2023 has seen a huge drive in businesses and schools going from their traditional landline, to a hosted/cloud, Voice over IP (VoIP) solution.
Cambridge students team up with Sanger Institute to develop a hub of biodiversity
A team of learners at Cambridge Regional College has been busy creating a centre of biodiversity at the college’s site in Cambridge. The Darwin Tree of Life community project, launched in collaboration with the Wellcome Sanger Institute in September 2022, has been working to measure the variety of plants, animals and insects present on the campus.
Cambridge cluster on road to Net Zero
Business leaders from across Cambridge’s innovation cluster came together last week to explore practical strategies to achieving Net Zero in their supply chains at the ‘Driving Sustainability in Science Development’ event.
Conscious Communications achieves B Corp certification
Conscious Communications has been certified as a B Corporation (B Corp), joining a growing community of progressive companies reinventing business by pursuing purpose.
Smart cities and the Cambridge - Lingang, Shanghai contexts
EFEC and LCN hosted Cambridge Cleantech in a webinar for business leaders in Lingang, Shanghai, to learn more about smart cities, innovation, and cleantech developments in the Cambridge region.
UK retailer rejects Artificial Intelligence
There is no doubt that artificial intelligence has companies on the brink of process overhauls and an efficiency revolution. From Chatgpt to Photoshop's newly launched AI - text to image software - every aspect of our work lives are about to be altered if not completely transformed. But amidst this exodus to AI, pioneering ethical jewellery Lily Arkwright is bucking the trend when it comes to…
Energy saving windows for Cambridge
From Cambridge Window Installers
Get rid of your upfront server costs!
We are aware of the high cost of I.T. upgrades, especially large purchases such as servers, storage, and so on.
Greater Cambridge Partnership invites innovators and tech firms to help transform transportation
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is calling on forward-thinking companies to use Cambridge as a dynamic testbed to support changing the way we travel.
‘UK science powerhouse’ opens its doors
Across the city, leading science companies and innovation parks will open their doors to showcase the cluster’s contribution to STEM innovation in the UK and strengthen its diverse, equitable and inclusive community.
China’s EV market and opportunities for UK-China collaboration
China has emerged as a dominant player in the electric vehicle (EV) market, particularly in terms of supply chains, technology, and cost advantage, all of which have contributed to China’s rise in the industry.
St Louis to meet Agri-TechE community with an innovation shopping list
Opportunities for Open Innovation across multiple technologies.
Council welcomes GCP’s Making Connections Report
CAMBRIDGE City Council welcomes the publication of the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s (GCP’s) report on its ‘Making Connections’ consultation.
Helping out the bugs and bees at CUH
Planting for pollinators and creating a home for mini-beasts are part of a biodiversity action week at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie, to give nature a helping hand.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough residents encouraged to recycle their metal packaging
A new campaign promoting metal packaging recycling has been introduced by RECAP, the waste partnership between Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. In a bid to improve kerbside recycling rates, households across the region are being encouraged to recycle their aluminium wrapping foil and foil trays, food and drinks cans, as well as empty aerosols and metal screw tops.
More uptime. Less frustration.
Are you tired of dealing with IT issues that distract you from focussing on your core business operations?
Camlabs sustainability journey
Climate change seems like a challenge that is too daunting even for world governments but if we all do something the overall impact will help change our world for the better.
Welch’s Urban Consolidation Centre could reduce CO2 in Cambridge by 88%
Cambridge’s first Net Zero Urban Consolidation Centre (UCC), pioneered by Cambridgeshire-based Welch’s Transport, has opened. The new venture will support the city’s sustainability goals by delivering clean, emissions-free last-mile deliveries and is at the heart of the company’s new Net Zero logistics fulfilment operation that also includes one of the first first fully electric Heavy Goods…