What You Need Is What We Do. Following its announcement in April, the Government’s Energy Security Strategy has raised the country’s ‘clean energy’ ambitions, increasing the importance of working towards net-zero by 2050, and placing more responsibility on businesses, including SME’s, to contribute towards reducing the impact of climate change. It’s all hands on deck as we Co.llaborate with the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk to help them, help and support local West Norfolk businesses on their net-zero journey. We’re working with their incredible team to launch, share and showcase their upcoming King’s Lynn Climate Change Expo on Tuesday, 21st June at the Corn Exchange, King’s Lynn. The Climate Expo is a day-long event for not only, businesses but the whole Co.mmunity, with workshops and stands to visit, and it’s free to attend – now is the time to get involved and get Co.nnected with climate change. The aim of the council is to showcase decarbonisation measures available to local businesses and provide advice on how to progress decarbonisation works, to reach the 2050 net-zero target. We have a wide profile of events throughout Norfolk this year and are pleased to include the expo to our summer programme. We launched our Business Climate Leaders (BCL) programme to support Norfolk SME’s starting or continuing their net-zero journey. The BCL program brings together a Co.mmunity of Norfolk businesses and organisations to share and disseminate relevant information that will support businesses in making alternative choices, implementing policy, and changing their behaviours. I’ve spoken recently, saying businesses are more aware than ever that now is the time to take action to tackle climate change, but for many knowing where to start and what to do is difficult to understand and time-consuming. The programme, and the expo are also very much in line with the Chambers vision; to connect support and give voice to every business in West Norfolk. At the Chambers, the objective of the Business Climate Leaders approach is simple; a free-to-access programme for every business, designed to educate, enable and support SMEs to seek, understand and apply appropriate, tested actions and activities that will put them on the path to net-zero. If you can provide services and products to help businesses on their net-zero journey, Co.nnect with us and support West Norfolk businesses reduce their carbon emissions. We have sponsorship and exhibition stand space opportunities available, so get in touch and be part of this sustainable event and raise your profile further across West Norfolk. Call 01603 625977 or email: [email protected]
