2021_05_MIT_May21

SUSTAINABILITY DESTINATIONS UK

Bristol, England The city of Bristol has a green target

of becoming carbon neutral and climate resilient by 2030. It already boasts the

Green City 2015 title and was named the UK’s first Cycling City. Bristol also has a city-wide plan in place

and creating carbon neutral supply chains. Many business meetings and events venues across the city pride themselves on serving locally sourced menus and Bristol is currently rated as a Silver Sustainable Food City – with a determined ambition to achieve a Gold rating. Plenty of venues are also Green Tourism Business Scheme accredited. Gold-awarded include Radisson Blu, We The Curious, Mercure Holland House Hotel and the Create Centre. Bristol also boasts more than 450 green spaces and is surrounded by the stunning countryside of South Gloucestershire and the Cotswold.

to measure the progress of its sustainability initiatives, which include lowering transport

Bristol has a city-wide plan in place tomeasure the progress of its sustainability initiatives

emissions, retrofitting buildings,

implementing carbon neutral energy methods,

responsible buying of goods and services, alongside zero carbon from waste management

Sustainability strategy: Bristol One City Climate Strategy

64 MAY 2021 mitmagazine.co.uk

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