Exploring business-led solutions to the pollinator decline problem
On 2nd July 2020 Tevi, together with our partners at SWEEP, presented the suite of reports we’ve created on business-led solutions to the pollinator decline problem. These reports are the product of the Local Seeds for Plants, Pollinators and People Challenge Network (CN). This CN is a multi-stakeholder initiative that was launched in early 2019 […]
Nature and Health (pt. 2): Positive Planet – Connecting with Nature
This is the second in a series of ‘Nature and Health’ webinars and online events exploring the critical relationship between nature and human health, with a focus on solutions based around environmental growth in Cornwall. Please see Tevi’s full events listing to find out more about our future ventures. Introduction and aims This session features Professor Ruth Garside of […]
Tevi release Circular Jobs Monitor baseline report for Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly
The circular economy offers the next progressive step in our economic model, taking over from the current linear ‘take-make-waste’ economy by seeking to extract the maximum value from resources in use and keep materials in circulation for as long as possible through processes like reuse, repair, re-manufacture and recycling. The end goal of the circular […]
Implement circular economy strategies to increase resilience, improve efficiencies, and grow sustainably
Circular Self-Assessment now open for Tevi members Author: Amanda Goodwin The Tevi Circular Self-Assessment helps you map and measure where your organisation is excelling, as well as where improvements can still be made, by harnessing circular economy strategies to increase resilience, improve efficiencies, and grow sustainably. The assessment is designed so that Cornish SMEs can better understand circular economy practice for their own business, and prioritise actions that will […]
From Field to Fork: Making Carbon Count Less in the Cornish Food Chain
As different parts of the world went into varying levels of lockdown, one positive aspect was the notable reduction in Carbon and other Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from our industrial areas. Along with reduced manufacturing came a drop in travel and overall activity. Per the UK Government, businesses are being asked to reopen where social […]
TeviLIFE-C
We hope you are as excited as we are to hear about the latest installment of our TeviSENSE network for Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly: TeviLIFE-C! TeviNET is underway and our TeviFIRE-E system has been taken up by several businesses across the county. What does TeviLIFE-C offer? TeviLIFE-C is our nature camera network. These […]
Circular economy design increases resilience and regeneration
The COVID-19 pandemic illustrates how organisations continue to innovate even when resources are hard to come by. As witnessed on a global scale, the common mission of strengthening resilience mechanisms has galvanised collaboration and cooperation between individuals and enterprises. It has given businesses and individuals an opportunity for self-reflection and many have chosen to reassess […]
Protecting and growing seagrasses through the deployment of Advanced Mooring Systems (AMS)
Update from the Seagrass and AMS Tevi Challenge Network. Amanda Goodwin, Tevi Challenge Network Manager. The aim of this Tevi Challenge Network (CN) is to support the regrowth of seagrass meadows by replacing conventional moorings that scour the seabed with solutions that minimise the mooring’s environmental impact, while still delivering essential mooring performance in terms of vessel security and movement. Seagrasses, particularly […]
Connecting with nature and maintaining well-being in the age of social distancing
As we continue to navigate the unchartered waters of isolation and social distancing, the majority of us are left to explore the confines of our own homes and local environments. Many of us, naturally, will have been experiencing feelings of loneliness, fear and sheer boredom. However, just because we cannot go out and about as […]
Recovery, Renewal, Resilience: the Local Industrial Strategy post-COVID-19
Introduction SMEs across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have recently contributed to shaping the new Local Industrial Strategy (LIS), which seeks to drive economic growth and job creation over the next decade. The LIS is being developed in line with the Government’s national Industrial Strategy, which aims to boost productivity and create high-quality, well-paid […]
