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BY CLLR NIALL MURPHY, GREEN PARTY

Staff of The Connacht Hotel, owned by the Connacht Hospitality Group, spent the afternoon of Thursday, June 8 giving back to the local community with a beach clean-up in Renville to mark World Oceans' Day.

Galway Wind Park has been chosen as one of eight sites across Europe to host an ambitious new €8.5 million rewilding project which aims to find solutions to the threats caused by climate change and biodiversity loss.

‘Energy & You: Reduce Your Use’ is a free 90-minute online course developed by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in partnership with eCollege, the national online learning service for the further education and training (FET) sector, funded by SOLAS.

Staff in Atlantic Technological University (ATU) recently hosted the inaugural gathering of a new EU-funded research team tasked with educating and training students and staff in 'Sustainability in culinary practices: tradition and innovation towards a sustainable future' – called the SCOOK Project.

Just 14% of Irish Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) plan to increase investment in sustainability practices and solutions such as water conservation, energy conservation and recycling in the next 12 months due to rising costs pressures, according to a new Irish Water survey of SME attitudes to conservation and sustainability, developed in partnership with the Small Firms Association.

Age & Opportunity is delighted to offer Changing Gears in Athlone for free this November.

Tuam based stocktaking solution DigiTally has achieved Business All-Star Accreditation with the All-Ireland Business Foundation for the third consecutive year.

The climate agenda will lead to a two-tier property market, with those who imbed sustainable practices achieving higher values and those who don’t suffering a ‘brown discount’, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers has said.

Ibec, representing Irish business, has stated that in the face of pressing inflationary challenges, there must be greater focus by Government on enhancing quality-of-life and addressing sustainability issues if the West is to develop as an area of national and international significance and stimulate long-term economic growth.