Economy

Q&A: Councillor Alex Ganotis, Chair of the GM Low Carbon Hub

In Economy, Energy, Health, Living and Society on 31.10.2017
Contributed by Anonymous (not verified)

As part of an ongoing series of interviews with members of the Greater Manchester Low Carbon Hub Board, we recently sat down with Cllr Alex Ganotis, Leader of Stockport Council, Greater Manchester Green City Region lead and chair of the Low Carbon Hub, to find out more about his priorities for the hub, and his ambitions for a more sustainable Greater Manchester.

Summit's up for greening Greater Manchester

In Economy, Green & blue spaces and Society on 18.09.2017
Contributed by Steve Connor

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has announced his ambitions for making Greater Manchester one of the leading green cities in Europe, through a landmark summit to be held in Spring 2018.

FutureShock – The Resilient City

In Economy, Living and Society on 14.08.2017
Contributed by Steve Connor

If you pull back and look across the last 300 years, Manchester has proven to be the most resilient city in the world.

New Oldham-based tech accelerator to tackle UK 'poverty premium'

In Buildings, Culture, Economy and Society on 03.07.2017
Contributed by Anonymous (not verified)

A new generation of tech companies will seek to tackle the high costs of everyday goods and services faced by people living in poverty, thanks to a major acceleration programme that launched in Oldham last week.

ECOSTAR Natural Talents: training and support initiative

In Economy and Nature on 30.05.2017
Contributed by Krista Patrick

An exciting training and support initiative for young professionals and students has been set up to improve entrepreneurship and innovation skills tailored to the marketing and economics of ecosystems and biodiversity.

Greater Manchester’s Natural Capital Annual Conference

In Culture, Economy, Energy, Green & blue spaces, Living, Nature and Transport on 10.02.2017
Contributed by Krista Patrick

Leading practitioners from across the country attended the Greater Manchester’s Natural Capital Annual Conference in Salford recently, to discuss how best to adopt a natural capital approach in urban environments.

Can Greater Manchester take the right steps to becoming an exemplar healthy place?

In Economy, Green & blue spaces, Living and Society on 06.01.2017
Contributed by Grace Fleming

Michael Chang, Projects and Policy Manager at the Town and Country Planning Association discusses the extent to which the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework has set out strategic public health and healthcare priorities and needs.

Your questions answered: What is the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework?

In Economy, Green & blue spaces, Housing and Living on 02.12.2016
Contributed by Anonymous (not verified)

An in-depth explanation of exactly what the Spatial Framework is, how some of the info was compiled and why Greater Manchester needs it.

Back for good: textile manufacturing in Greater Manchester

In Economy, Living and Society on 17.10.2016
Contributed by Lorna Fitzsimons

Lorna Fitzsimons explores Greater Manchester's rich textile history and explains how The Alliance Project (TAP) is working to raise the profile of the industry across the UK.

Opportunity for all? We have a plan for Greater Manchester

In Economy, Education and Living on 13.10.2016
Contributed by John Holden

We forecast 200,000 new jobs for the people of Greater Manchester in the next two decades and we need a spatial plan that meets that level of ambition.

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