The Environment Secretary today visited Clean Growth UK to
discuss how they are creating new green economy jobs. This comes
as the government’s Plan for Jobs has been running for a year,
helping protect livelihoods and support millions of people across
the whole of the UK.
As part of our drive to reach Net Zero by 2050 and ahead of
COP26, we are backing a green industrial revolution through the
Prime Minister’s Ten Point
Plan. This will mobilise billions in private and public
sector investment to boost our green technology and finances
industries and create 250,000 highly skilled green jobs across
the UK. Clean Growth UK has already created or safeguarded over
700 green economy jobs by supporting a range of businesses to
secure more than £15m million in research and development funding
to develop new green products and services. Their innovation and
commercialisation support has helped create new green jobs
including roles in waste management, zero-emission electric bikes
and modelling for flood risks.
Environment Secretary said:
As we look ahead to COP26, our green industrial revolution and
our Plan for Jobs are helping create new green jobs across the
whole country.
It was brilliant to see this in action today at Clean Growth UK
and hear how the organisation is both boosting the local economy
and supporting the nation’s drive to become Net Zero by 2050.
The Plan for Jobs is working and is protecting jobs across the
whole country, including in the South East. In the region,
1,554,400 people have been supported by the furlough scheme and
210,834 loans have been offered to businesses, totalling more
than £8.8 billion.
Zoe Osmond, Director for Clean Growth UK, said:
The UK leads the world in climate change legislation and targets
and today we discussed the challenges our SMEs face when
innovating and growing the clean-green businesses we need for a
net zero, nature positive world.
We now need a set of clear, long-term policies for climate and
nature to enable businesses to invest, grow the green economy and
turbocharge the green revolution. This will lead to a welcome
growth in skilled green jobs and ensure our covid recovery is
truly green and equitable.
Local companies who have benefitted from Clean Growth UK’s support
include:
Medisort
Medisort collects, processes and disposes of healthcare waste in
the South East, which includes children’s nappies and adult
incontinence products. The company accessed the Green Growth
Hub’s peer-to-peer action learning platform and received coaching
which enabled them to secure investment for a dedicated nappy
waste treatment and recovery facility. Over the coming months
this will helps increase the amount of recyclable waste, improve
the segregation route for materials and reduce the costs
associate with recycling and incineration.
Zedify
Zedify uses zero-emission electric cargo bikes to run a delivery
network around cities in the UK, delivering whatever clients need
moving across congested urban environments including food, office
supplies, textiles and print media. The company started in
Brighton and Hove and following support from the Green Growth
Platform it now operates in nine UK cities and has more than 100
staff.
Ambiental Environmental
Assessment
Ambiental Environmental Assessment uses complex data and
sophisticated computer modelling to predict flood risks. The
assessments help developers, banks, insures, planners and
government agencies make informed decisions to protect people’s
lives, properties and businesses. By partnering with the Green
Growth Hub, students are working on some of the projects,
building their own experience and careers while supporting the
business to get skilled help where it is needed most.
