Comapnies that have a focus on recycling are among the 282 environmentally friendly businesses picked out by the researchThe growing companies powering Britain’s green economy have been mapped for the first time by the ScaleUp Institute and the research firm Beauhurst. In a departure from the usual dominance of London, the highest numbers of the 282 fast-growing environmentally friendly companies can be found in the southeast of England (44 in total) and the northwest (32). SponsoredThe capital follows with 29, Yorkshire and Humberside have 28, the east of England 26 and Scotland 23, emphasising the broad spread of green companies across the UK. Collectively the 282 businesses employ 44,000 people and had a combined turnover in their latest year of trading of £9 billion, about £1.3 billion of which were exports. The ScaleUp Institute, which works to improve conditions in the UK for

Source: The Times May 21, 2021 09:11 UTC