University Partnerships: Impact Showcase
The University Partnerships: Impact Showcase was held on 9 March 2023 (7–9 pm) at the Stannary on the Penryn (Tremough) Campus. Since 2014, the University of Exeter’s projects have supported over 900 businesses in the region by providing access to grants, business development resources, and funding for innovative technologies. This support enabled the delivery of […]
Innovation in Cornish Construction Materials – Groundworks
When Building Back Greener means taking a closer look at the foundations. The second installment of Tevi’s new Challenge Network on Sustainable Construction focused on an area of development that is vital, yet often overlooked: the ground. Birgit Höntzsch, Chair of Landscape Institute South West Branch, Committee Member for Constructing Excellence Cornwall Hub and […]
Innovation in Cornish Construction Materials – New Challenge Network Launch
How will construction materials be used to ensure we Build Back Greener? One of a brand new series, as part of our Challenge Networks, this half-day event focused on innovations in material production, reduction and re-use on construction developments. The session showcased new perspectives on traditional building materials with future-focused examples of new products. The […]
Cornwall Sustainability Awards 2020 – What a show!
Small & Medium sized businesses from across Cornwall and the Isles Of Scilly came together to celebrate the Cornwall Sustainability Awards at a virtual ceremony on Friday 4th December. The event was held online for the first time in its 18 year history and this year co-hosted by Philippa Hoskin (Cornwall Council) and Dr Dan […]
CIOS Local Nature Partnership Conference – Environmental Growth Question Time
This session was part two of three LNP conference online sessions and provided an opportunity for stakeholders to ask questions to a selection of LNP Board Members. Participants were able to submit questions prior to the online event. Guest Rob Yorke provided a keynote speech and chaired the question time. Rob Yorke is an environmental […]
Cornwall’s Waste System tour and policy landscape discussion with Suez webinar
By Alex Didcock On 22nd of October, Tevi was joined by Suez for an online tour of Cornwall’s waste facilities and a discussion around commercial waste policies and the future direction of waste processing within the county. Waste management has become a key topic of interest in recent years, with more people expressing concern about […]
Sustainability Planning for Creatives – Writing an Environmental Statement
By Alex Didcock On the 15th October Tevi co-hosted this session with Cultivator’s Climate and Sustainability Hive (CLASH) to discuss the importance of writing Environmental and Gender & Equality statements for creative businesses. The session demonstrated how creative and cultural enterprises can improve sustainability planning by developing and implementing meaningful Environmental and Gender & Equality […]
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 […]
Front-line advances in the low carbon energy transition
On the 9th September, Tevi’s Vicky Smyth interviewed Chris Coonick from WREN (Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network), Amanda Forman (Planet A Solutions) and David Bowers (BP Group Technology) as part of our ‘in conversation with’ series. The interactive Q&A session was moderated by Vicky Smyth and aimed to reconcile best practice approaches. The ‘in conversation with’ […]
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. […]