CottonmouthMCR Season 6: Ep 2 – Greening the City

4th May 2023

CottonmouthMCR is the podcast for Manchester’s city centre business community.

It is a look at the present, and future, of Manchester city centre, talking to the people who are shaping our city.

We’ve published 60+ episodes so far, with a whole range of interviewees.

The podcast is hosted by CityCo and Manchester City Centre BID Chief Exec Vaughan Allen.

New Series: Ep 2 – Greening the City

This month we’re looking at ESG and greening, talking about CityCo’s own ESG audit of city centre businesses with Steve Connor and Martha Gilmartin of Creative Concern.

Then looking at some of the city centre’s recent performance, before talking to Howard Bristol of the National Trust, and Kieron McGlasson of Sow the City about greening the city centre, the Castlefield Viaduct and how companies in the city centre can help make a difference.

And finally we talk to CityCo’s own Gary Williams about the upcoming Manchester Flower Festival, how its grown (!), flowered (!!) and blossomed (!!!)

Produced by Veronika Zapletalova.

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