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What is the environmental impact of business travel?

Uploaded by in NEL News & Insights on October 28, 2022

Guest blog by Sustainable Business Services Travel is one of the biggest contributors to climate change. In fact, it has been estimated that if every business traveller were able to reduce their carbon footprint by just one-quarter, this would result in a 12 per cent reduction in global […]


Are you engaging your supply chain with your low carbon ambitions?

Uploaded by in NEL News & Insights on October 28, 2022

Guest blog by Sustainable Business Services The environment is a major area of concern for companies. Governments and consumers alike are looking for sustainable solutions. The carbon impact of supply chains is often overlooked, but it’s an important factor in reducing your organization’s overall footprint on the environment. […]


What is Net Zero?

Uploaded by in NEL News & Insights on October 28, 2022

Guest blog by Sustainable Business Services The UK Government has signed you and your business to 2050 net zero targets. In June 2019, parliament passed legislation requiring the government to reduce the UK’s net emissions of greenhouse gases to Net Zero by 2050. This was added to last […]


Jonathan steps up into top job at NEL Fund Managers

Uploaded by in NEL News & Insights on October 13, 2022

A well-known North East dealmaker has taken over as the new chief executive of regional fund management firm NEL Fund Managers. Jonathan Luke has served as the Newcastle-based firm’s portfolio director for the last four years and was promoted to deputy chief executive earlier this year as part […]


Scaling-up with The Business Clinic

Uploaded by in NEL News & Insights on October 3, 2022

As an investor of high growth North East businesses, we are acutely aware of the challenges posed by the rising skills gap. The good news is that a lot of work is being done to mitigate these challenges, and there’s now a host of fully funded support to […]


Reskilling and upskilling: How you can enhance your current workforce

Uploaded by in NEL News & Insights on September 26, 2022

Guest blog from North East Ambition Do you want to maximise your businesses potential using your existing workforce? With top advice and current information, it can make all the difference to the future of an organisation. It is a minefield out there if you don’t know where to […]


NEL Fund Managers passes £20m landmark for North East Fund investments

Uploaded by in NEL News & Insights on August 11, 2022

The North East’s longest-standing business investor has taken the total amount it has invested from the North East Fund Supported By The European Regional Development Fund in growing regional firms past the £20m mark. NEL Fund Managers took on responsibility in 2018 for investing the £18m North East […]


Jane and Mike earn investment team promotions with NEL Fund Managers

Uploaded by in NEL News & Insights on April 20, 2022

Two key members of the investment team at the North East’s longest-standing business investor have earned promotions on the back of the impact of their work with growing companies across the region. Jane Siddle and Mike Guellard have been made senior investment executives at NEL Fund Managers after […]


New ‘Net Zero Changemakers’ programme set to boost North East low carbon agenda

Uploaded by in NEL News & Insights on March 1, 2022

A new business support programme is set to help North East firms working on low carbon and sustainable projects take their next steps forward. The Net Zero Changemakers programme is designed to identify and support innovative businesses across the North East Local Enterprise Partnership area who are creating […]


NEL Fund Managers injects over £5.5m into North East firms in busiest ever investment year

Uploaded by in NEL News & Insights on December 21, 2021

The North East’s longest-standing business investor has made investments worth a total of over £5.5m in regional firms during what has been its busiest ever investment year. NEL Fund Managers has complete 61 separate investments in businesses across Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and County Durham during 2021, at […]