National Help
The Carbon Trust helps businesses save money through energy saving. A starter pack is available.
See www.carbontrust.co.uk
The Carbon Trust Footprint calculator.
www.carbontrust.co.uk/solutions/CarbonFootprinting/
FootprintCalculators.htm
The Carbon Trust Survey for companies with energy
bills over £50,000 per annum.
www.carbontrust.co.uk/energy/assessyourorganisation
/carbonsurvey.htm
World Wildlife Fund – Sustainable Business
http://www.wwflearning.org.uk/sustainablebusiness
Business Link – Webtool – Saving money by going green http://tinyurl.com/4jl7tg
Business Link – Making Your Business More Sustainable
http://tinyurl.com/4l69uq
The Global Action Plan helps thousands of people
and organisations to make substantial environmental and financial savings. www.globalactionplan.org.uk Support for SMEs in London and the South West
www.globalactionplan.org.uk/SME.aspx
The Envirowise Programme helps thousands of businesses across the UK improve profits. It has published more than 350 publications and runs around 200 events per year. They offer free consultancy
service to SMEs. See www.envirowise.gov.uk.
The business benefits of reducing waste
http://www.envirowise.gov.uk/168830
Business in the Environment (part of Business in
the Community) is committed to helping companies
benefit from tackling waste reduction and recycling. http://www.bitc.org.uk/take_action/in_the_
environment/index.html
Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is
a Government-sponsored organisation which can
provide information on how to reduce waste in your business and links to other organisations. www.wrap.org.uk.
The Federation of Small Business in Scotland
produces an Energy and Environment Toolkit for small businesses. See www.fsb.org.uk/scotland.
BTs Carbon Calculator:
http://www.btplc.com/ClimateChange/CarbonCalculator
/index.cfm
Charities can help you to dispose of unwanted goods
usefully. In Kind Direct can give you advice.
www.inkinddirect.org.
The Groundwork Trust - supporting communities in
need, working with partners to help improve the quality of people’s lives, their prospects and potential and the places where they live, work and play. www.groundwork.org.uk/
The Design Council – information on sustainable design. www.designcouncil.org.uk/
Local Help
All UK regions have consultancies specialising in energy
management. Your Business Link or Chamber of
Commerce can help or you can try the phone book. Some of the national energy conservation organisations have regional contacts.
Local authorities provide waste and recycling services
and advice. Most regions have an organisation like Waste Minimisation Clubs dedicated to helping companies with money-making ways to cut waste and recycle products. Check with your Chamber of Commerce.
Online Help
CREATE is a not for profit organisation working to reduce the effects of climate change. It offers training and advice on energy efficiency, water conservation
and waste minimisation. www.create.org.uk.
The Energy Saving Trust website has links to energy
companies, government departments and has advice specifically tailored for small and medium-sized organisations. Grants are available for installing green energy equipment.
See www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
Reduce the Use offers a range of information on
environmental issues for small business.
www.reducetheuse.co.uk.
Information and links can be found at the Government's
sustainable
development site www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/index.htm and the Department
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
www.defra.gov.uk.
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