         
Business ClimatesClimate change poses threats and opportunities for businesses in Oxfordshire. In these pages you can learn about the businesses who are seizing the opportunity, and those adapting to some of the impacts of climate change. The pages will be updated and expanded regularly, so if you'd like to add your business to the case studies, or want to find out more information, please get in contact. Email: jo.hamilton@ouce.ox.ac.uk OxON BusinessesEnergy businessesKey links
See the 'Oxfordshire from the Ground' Business Poster. Click on the poster to see a larger version, and click here to see the poster with links.
From solar cell manufacturers to biodiesel, from windfarms to venture capitalists - see a selection of the Oxfordshire businesses playing a part in the energy revolution.
Business NewsOpportunity KnocksBusiness responses
Some links to recent news articles about Oxfordshire businesses and climate change. Climate change sparks AEA recruitment drive Download PDF articles about local companies here: Microsharp - A pioneering manipulator of light has won a grant from the Carbon Trust to help it develop a novel way on concentrating solar energy. Climate change good news for AEA - Energy consultants find trading up by 26% The Stewart Milne Group in Witney to produce zero-carbon homes Seacourt wins the Queens Award for Enterprise - Sustainable Development Award
Green "Opportunity Knocks" - Ox Times article about green business conference ARCHIVE: A Changing Climate: Business opportunity or economic nightmare? Conference for businesses in Oxfordshire: Weds 31st Oct 2007 View the presentations This conference in Oct 2007 raised awareness of the impacts and opportunities of climate change to local businesses and SMEs in Oxfordshire. Further information and venue details
What is your business doing to tackle climate change? Tell us, and we can feature you as a case study. Download our template, fill it in and send it back, and we'll have you online. Unipart Group employs more than 9,000 people worldwide and has a annual turnover of more than £1.1billion. Paul Sawko, Environmental Manager at Unipart Group, gives a short report about how they're addressing climate change. Find out Unipart's response to climate change and energy.
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