As part of the Liverpool city region Good Business Festival, Wirral will host a free two-day event in March which will look at how businesses can realise their net zero carbon ambitions. Tony McDonough reports

Wirral businesses will come together at a free two-day event in March to share ideas and practices on embracing net zero carbon.

Being held in partnership with Wirral Council and with contributions from Liverpool John Moores University, Going Zero Carbon with Wirral forms part of the 2022 Good Business Festival which is being staged in venues across Liverpool city region.

Taking place on Wednesday, March 2, and Thursday, March 3, at newly-launched Birkenhead business hub Start-Yard, the event will be curated and hosted by five local enterprises, who are all a driving force for culture and innovation-led regeneration in Birkenhead.

They are Bloom, Convenience Gallery, Start-Yard, MAKE CIC and Future Yard. These enterprises, located in Argyle Street and the surrounding area, are all developing and adapting successful zero to low carbon delivery models. They will host sessions across the two days to encourage sharing best practice.

Wirral business leaders and entrepreneurs are being urged to play their part by attending the event, which is one of a series of ‘Greater Good’ showcases designed to bring the Good Business Festival closer to regional business audiences.

Each regional event will complement a topic being tackled by The Good Business festival, taking expert thinking on important issues and translating it into relevant, practical and inspirational knowledge for local SMEs, business communities, start-ups and budding entrepreneurs.

The Wirral event, which focuses on ‘going carbon zero’ will offer local businesses an opportunity to engage with and learn from other local and national organisations about the realities of the carbon zero approach.

Chris Lee from Start-Yard said: “As a creative biosphere at the centre of Birkenhead’s waterfront providing a modern solution for people in the formative stages of their business development, Start-Yard is keen to help drive the carbon zero agenda forward and implement more responsible business practices that contribute to the greater good.

“We are looking forward to contributing to the debate and demonstrating how a commitment to improving sustainability can be delivered through practical advice. We are looking forward to sharing our own successes and challenges experienced on the journey to carbon zero as well as hearing from industry experts.”

Cllr Tony Jones, chair of Wirral Council’s Economic, Regeneration and Development committee, added: “These local enterprises are benefiting from the £25m Town Deal for Birkenhead, which supports our long-term vision, but already they are creating positive changes in the town while putting sustainability at the heart of their operations.”

Free tickets for the event can be booked by clicking here. For more information about the Good Business Festival, click here.