Global executives are gathering in Gateshead at a landmark trade expo amid moves to win new investment in sustainable industries.
Hosted by the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Green Trade and Investment Expo is bringing together UK businesses and global investors to capitalise on commercial opportunities triggered by the UK’s quest to reach net zero.
Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch MP is set to speak at the event, to announce a three-pronged approach to using trade to ensure the UK is ready to tackle crucial global challenges ahead. Within her speech Ms Badenoch is set to highlight the high level of green investments made by the Government and its ensuing economic benefits, highlighting the past two years in which the Government says it has secured £19.8bn in new investment and created over 11,000 new jobs.