Business leadership team call for action on resources

THE North West Business Leadership team has published a report calling for the region to start thinking about fundamental issues around food, water and energy.

The group of private sector bosses, whose chairman is Siemens executive Juergen Maier, claims in its report that “fundamental questions about the reliability of energy supply, the sufficiency of food production and the availability of a resilient water supply have reached a critical point”.

Its report pinpoints the improvements needed for future supplies of food, water and energy by 2040, said the three essential resources offer the key to future security, growth and investment opportunities.

Called ‘Optimising Our Essential Resources  Creating Business Advantage by 2040’ – the report will be launched with North West Energy Squared (NWE2) at the International Festival for Business in Liverpool today.

Jake Berry MP, a Member of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit and North West spokesperson on housing, local government and regional growth will offer a formal response on behalf of the government.

Juergen Maier, NWBLT Chair and MD of Siemens Industry UK, said: “What we need is a united regional and national strategy for developing essential resources so we can build the green economy of the future.

“I firmly believe that it is only through a holistic and national commitment that these very serious challenges will be addressed.”