The Role of Business in Supporting Newport’s Communities

Host Gemma Casey discusses Business in the Community's (BITC) first place-based initiative in Wales, the Newport Place Programme, with guests Tracy Rees, Director of BITC in Wales; Huw Williams, Senior Director of Operational Excellence at KLA; Matt Sparkes, Sustainability Director at Linklaters; and Professor Simon Gibson CBE DL, Chair, BITC Newport Place Programme Board. They explore the programme's principle, which is that businesses can make a meaningful and long-lasting impact on the areas in which they operate when they work in collaboration with local communities and listen to their needs.