Economic - Jobs and Industry

Chair: Carol Wells - Chair CSEP Strategic Steering Group, Federation of Small Businesses and Objective One Business Task Force

The Jobs and Industry Group supports sustainable energy businesses by addressing the economic benefits intervention that sustainable energy can provide Cornwall.

The group meets as and when required, and is task driven to deliver the relevant actions of the Energy Strategy for Cornwall plus any other actions deemed necessary to achieve its aims.

Jobs and Industry Group members include:

• Government Office South West, South West Regional Development Agency and Regen SW
• Cornwall County Council
• Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Economic Forum and the Cornwall Objective One Partnership
• Local Expertise
• Combined Universities in Cornwall
• The Chair of CSEP's Strategic Steering Group

Aims of the Jobs and Industry Group:

The above combination of organisations/individuals with decision-making influence is regarded as the appropriate forum to enable CSEP to:

• Help create Cornwall as a centre for Sustainable Energy business.
• Develop Cornwall’s leadership within the Knowledge Economy of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
• Ascertain what economic intervention can assist and support the renewable energy & energy efficiency technology sector in Cornwall.
• Assess suitable technologies for Cornwall’s needs in the development of the current and emerging energy technology sector.
• Ensure strategic fit through Economic Development, the Local Area Agreement etc.
• Develop the renewable energy and energy efficiency technology sector in Cornwall to benefit the economy of Cornwall.
• To assist the development of the image of Cornwall as a ‘clean and green’ county.
• To provide the support of the economic sector to maximise business opportunities which complement/ support the demand created by projects developed by other CSEP Groups.

For more information regarding the Jobs and Industry Group, please contact Sophie Acklin at sophie@csep.co.uk.