West Cornwall Businesses join forces to cut waste, water, energy – and carbon

Next month will see small Cornish businesses come together to share experiences and ideas on how to minimise and reuse waste, reduce water and energy consumption, and introduce low carbon procurement.

It’s the second of our carbon-focussed roundtables, and is taking part at Duchy College’s Rosewarne campus, a horticulture college which is part of the Cornwall College Group, where the first meeting explored streamlining distribution and installing solar PV. 

The aim of these informal working lunches is to encourage the sharing of experiences and knowledge between local businesses on any subject they choose.

The group first met in November last year, comprising six small to medium businesses from West Cornwall’s food industry, including Doble Foods, Roskilly’s, Carley’s of Cornwall, and WC Rowe. That may sound like a diverse group, spanning bakeries, farms and wholesalers, but they all share common concerns about their brand, ethics, profit and overheads.  This second meeting will give us a chance to discuss any progress made as a result of our first meeting, and present any new developments on the horizon which might affect them.

New members are welcome, and we are now developing an east Cornwall group, so if you’d like to be involved in one of our forthcoming roundtables drop me a line: sarah.talboys@duchy.ac.uk