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About the Green Business Network
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In October 2010 the Green Business Network will celebrate 15 years of service; providing environmental advice and support to local businesses, assisting community groups and establishing sustainable social enterprise businesses in the Yorkshire region.
Established in 1995 as a partnership between Kirklees and Calderdale Councils, the Training and Enterprise Council (T.E.C.) and the Rural Development Commission, the GBN started out with a budget of £30,000. It’s initial remit was to offer advice and support to ten small and medium sized enterprises to assist them in improving their environmental performance. Since this time the GBN has grown significantly giving advice and assistance to over 2000 businesses to help them improve their environmental performance, over 200 of which were given grant assistance to implement projects.
The GBN also works in partnership with local businesses, community groups and other organisations to deliver projects demonstrating sustainability in action. These combine social inclusion, economic benefits and environmental improvement and protection, including: community greenspaces, biodiversity conservation, environmentally-friendly fish farming and a waste packaging compliance scheme.
The GBN’s work is informed by a commitment to social inclusion and its projects actively involve the long-term unemployed, socially excluded young people and those with disabilities. We have established an excellent reputation for innovative and pioneering project work which supports and encourages the principles of sustainable development, social inclusion, economic regeneration and environmental improvements.
