Hereford FC joins 30 for 2030 green business initiative as campaign launches

By Nicky Godding

7 July 2023

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Herefordshire's Greener Footprints campaign, launched last year, has welcomed Hereford Football Club to its 30 for 2030 group.

This initiative has brought together companies from across sectors to share best practise from their own journeys to net zero while enjoying free energy audits and a range of networking opportunities including business webinars (from issues ranging from business energy savings to carbon literacy).

During Greener Footprints Week in June - the campaign's first awareness week - they announced their 30th and final member (Hereford Football Club) of the 30 for 2030 group while opening up a new business network to others who want to join their ranks and to enjoy the collaborative work they're doing in the year ahead.

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“When we read about climate change, and when we see the impact it’s now having, the problems can feel overwhelming,” says James Marsden, the chair of the Herefordshire Climate and Nature Partnership which launched the Greener Footprints Campaign last year.

“But we know – research is telling us – that when we work together, our combined small steps can make a real difference."

But this isn't about just the business owners, says James, but about everyone who works for them, too, the campaign launched new Business Champion Awards to recognise what employees do to support business sustainability. The awards - open to everyone in the Greener Footprints business network - are setting out to celebrate individuals and teams who've gone above and beyond in their efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the organisation or to protect nature and wildlife, and who can inspire others to do the same. You can find out more and join the business network at https://zerocarbon.herefordshire.gov.uk/get-your-business-to-net-zero/greener-footprints-business-network/.

By Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe.

After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts.

She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.