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Environmental Industries

Overview

The Manufacturing, Materials and Environment Unit (MME) of BERR’s Enterprise and Business Group deals with a broad range of issues related to the Environmental Industries sector (see information below), Manufacturing, and the Materials and Engineering sectors.

The UK environmental industry is strong, well established and diverse, employing approximately 400,000 people in around 17,000 companies, with an estimated annual turnover of £25 billion.

Further background about the environmental good and services sector, including reports, market intelligence and definitions of the sector.

A “Hot Issues” newsletter is currently produced by MME highlighting the latest support and policy developments in UK and EU, including notice of consultations.


 

Major new publication

On 1 May 2008, the Government published 'Building a low carbon economy: unlocking innovation and skills' in response to the CEMEP report. This sets out how Government will make the UK one of the best locations in the world to develop and introduce low-carbon and resource-efficient products, processes, services and business models.

 

A key report - A Study of the Emerging Markets in the Environmental Sector - has been published. 

 

Environmental Industries - General Enquiries
Tel: 020 7215 1055


Freedom of Information Act requests should be sent to: foi.requests@BERR.gsi.gov.uk

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