Making the Circular Economy Work
Hosted by Tevi, this online session brought together sustainability professionals and businesses that successfully contribute to a circular economy (CE) transition in Cornwall, Scotland and the Netherlands and aimed to reconcile best practice approaches. The event involved the presentation of three programmes aiming to promote the transition to CE through business support, stakeholder engagement and […]
Improving Soil Health in Cornwall for Landowners and Farmers
Following on from the successful Field to Fork webinar, Tevi and Agri-Tech collaborated on this webinar: improving soil health in Cornwall for landowners and farmers. This event aimed to demonstrate current technological advancements and innovation in Cornwall, by showcasing three brilliant projects run by organisations directly tackling the decline in soil health occurring within the […]
Academics & business leaders discuss Cornwall’s Circular Jobs Monitor
Described by Professor Stefano Pascucci as “A historical moment” this session introduced Cornwall’s Circular Jobs Monitor and provided the opportunity for academics and business leaders to discuss the report findings and potential impact. The baseline report was recently published through a collaboration between Tevi and Circle Economy in the Netherlands. The full report can be downloaded here. […]
Sustainable Food: Innovative Approaches to Procurement and Surplus
Changing our food system is one of the most impactful actions we can take to address climate change, create flourishing rural communities, and rebuild biodiversity. The current food system has resulted in the loss of many small scale food producers and manufacturers to national conglomerates. It has also resulted in inconceivable volumes of food being […]
What can Cornwall Wildlife Trust do for your Business?
Author: Catherine Pinney Focussing on business support was the topic for our recent Tevi event titled: “What can Cornwall Wildlife Trust do for your Business?” Enthusiasm ran high during the session, which featured case studies from existing business supporters which have benefitted from their links with the Trust, who are also a Tevi project partner. […]
Improving your health by engaging with nature
Author: Catherine Pinney As the third in a series of three linked events, Nature and Wellbeing remained at the forefront of everyone’s mind at our recent Tevi Event, which saw speakers from both local and national Wildlife Trusts along with a Cornish business specialising in wellness retreats and using nature for recovery. The session was […]
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 […]
Wilding Land for Economic and Environmental Growth
Author: Amanda Goodwin, Tevi Challenge Network Manager Challenge Network Introduction: On 29th April 2020 Tevi convened the first meeting of its Wilding Land Challenge Network (CN). This CN aims to support enterprises across the region to recognise and implement land management practices that contribute towards environmental growth. These practices could include allowing natural regeneration of land, giving space to wildness, planting edible / pollinator friendly species, supporting dark sky initiatives, as well as providing access to these flourishing areas for human wellbeing and health benefits. The […]
Tevi Online with Kim Conchie
Yesterday we held our first online welcome event outlining how our team can support Cornish SMEs through forthcoming events in partnership with select organisations. The menu of events has been designed by Tevi to support businesses to build resilience in the rapidly changing business landscape, and to transition to circular economy practices. For more information […]
Li4UK/Tevi workshop: Mapping the UK’s future circular economy for lithium-ion batteries
On March 12th 2020 Li4UK and Tevi brought together a range of stakeholders and experts from the lithium-ion battery supply chain for a series of talks and workshop discussions at the Old Bakery Studios in Truro. The one-day workshop was part of the 15-month Li4UK project funded by Innovate UK as part of the UK Government’s […]
