By Kristy Dorsey

Glasgow will host the biggest-ever international trade mission by a British Chamber of Commerce during COP26, connecting up to 100 businesses world-wide to share best practice in the transition to a more sustainable and circular economy.

The Climate Change Mission, hosted by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, will be held from November 2-3 with companies from 10 countries attending. The main event will look at how businesses can join the race to net zero – and why bold climate targets are not always enough – while the breakout sessions will cover key sectors such as food and drink, manufacturing, construction, transport, low carbon and renewables, fashion and retail.

Designed to support businesses in the delivery of circular economy solutions, sustainability and climate targets, the Climate Change Mission aims to create an international business network via an online community.

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“COP26 brings together a global community of leaders, businesses and climate change activists to focus and act on climate change and how countries and cities are planning to tackle it,” said Richard Muir, deputy chief executive of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.

“We are delighted to be working with a number of partners, including the British Chambers of Commerce global network of overseas chambers, as well as a number of circular economy organisations, and we look forward to welcoming our global community to Glasgow.”

The two-day hybrid event will see UK companies such as Edrington, Scottish Leather Group, Vango, AC Whyte and MacRebur collaborate with businesses from Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Norway, Denmark, France, Australia and Singapore. Porsche, Bosch Energy Solutions, HSBC and Standard Chartered will be among the international businesses represented.

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Ainsley Mann, chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, said he has long believed that COP26 offers a “once in a lifetime” opportunity for Scottish businesses to engage with companies from across the world and collaborate on meaningful contributions to net zero objectives.

“I am very excited about the rapid uptake by Indonesian businesses wanting to join this initiative which I believe will serve as a tremendous catalyst for many productive partnerships going forward,” he added.