Bristol

If I am honest, I have to admit that even I am quite surprised that Bristol’s BIG Green Week 2012 this June has turned out to be… well simply huge. When I first suggested to Forum’s CEO Peter Madden and Founder Director Jonathon Porritt nearly ...

Forum - Blog - Paul Rainger - 04/05/2012 - 6:12pm - 0 comments

Move over Clifton Suspension Bridge, there’s a new attraction in town. It’s not a building, sculpture or water fountain. It’s not a new football stadium, Westfield Shopping Centre or ‘Bristol’s Next Top Model’ tv show. It’s Bristol’s ...

Forum - Blog - Katie Shaw - 09/03/2012 - 2:49pm - 0 comments

Our membership includes some of Bristol’s biggest businesses, including Capgemini, the Environment Agency, Yeo Valley, and the University of the West of England; we collectively represent nearly a quarter of the region’s workforce (a whopping 80,000), ...

Forum - Blog - Simon Billing - 12/01/2012 - 5:00pm - 1 comment

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Green Futures - Article - Anna Simpson - 19/09/2011 - 11:01am - 1 comment

Big ambitions need a big book. Bristol, the only UK city to have been shortlisted for the European Green Capital award, has now set out part of its stall to go on and win the Green Capital crown with a beautifully produced new coffee-table book. ...

Forum - Blog - Paul Rainger - 19/08/2011 - 6:38pm - 0 comments

What with the British weather being as it is, the glorious sunshine for Bristol’s first ever ‘arts trail for growing veg’ on June 11th was surely a sign that the gods approved. Forum helped to organise the Get Growing Trail as part of our Sustainable ...

Forum - Blog - Jenna Willcox - 02/08/2011 - 9:38am - 0 comments

Our homes are responsible for a quarter of the UK's carbon footprint, and there is now cross-party political support for urgent action to make them much more sustainable. ...

Forum - Project - Gemma Bridgman - 07/12/2011 - 3:14pm - 2 comments

I can, rather sadly, quote the stats and policy targets in my sleep... 27 million homes in the UK... 27% of carbon emissions... 70% owner occupied... built environment to be near zero carbon by 2050... 80% of the homes we will live in on 2050 have ...

Forum - Blog - Ben Ross - 21/06/2011 - 4:13pm - 0 comments

The West of England Carbon Challenge aims to help organisations reduce their CO2 emissions in line with national targets. The WECC challenges public, private and third sector ...

Forum - Project - Gemma Bridgman - 28/06/2011 - 11:18am - 0 comments

We are tackling key sustainability challenges: making our housing more energy efficient; helping organisations cut their carbon emissions; reducing dependency on private cars; encouraging local food and raising ...

Forum - Project - Gemma Bridgman - 19/07/2011 - 1:45pm - 0 comments