North East businesses and organisations come together to share their Net-Zero ambitions

Over 75 rural Northumberland and North of Tyne based businesses came together to take part in a full day event focusing on progress towards Net Zero across the North East, delivered by the Rural Design Centre Innovation Project.

The aim of the day was to bring businesses together to showcase what is already being done, what is possible and to share tips on how to achieve net-zero goals. The event gave comfort to attendees, whether business owners or community leaders, that their plans for a sustainable future were achievable by sharing best practice and practical examples of success and new innovations from across the region, all underpinned by a wider strategy being driven through local authorities.

Nick Johnston, one of the speakers at the event and manager of the Northumberland County Council Climate Change Team, shared the details of the plan that his team are delivering.

He said “it is so important that businesses know what we as a local authority are doing to help them deliver their own sustainability aims. This obviously applies to rurally based organisations as we are acutely aware that a high percentage of businesses here in Northumberland are rural by nature and perhaps not able to access the same sustainable options as their urban counterparts”

Andy Dean, chief executive of Community Action Northumberland, also spoke at the event. “It has been great to see so many like-minded individuals working together and sharing their knowledge on an extremely important topic.

“We work primarily with rural communities and local organisations and one thing they are so aware of is how they need to become more sustainable, resilient and save money! It is really important for them to hear what has worked for businesses or organisations in other parts of the county and apply that learning to their own area and their own organisation.”

The RDCIP which is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and part-funded by The North of Tyne Combined authority, deliver a wide range of workshops and topics to an even wider range of businesses and organisations with sustainability at the forefront of their minds.

By Mark Adair – Correspondent, Bdaily

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