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Motivating staff to make environmental improvements
How to gauge company-wide interest, appoint environmental champions, delegate responsibilities and encourage initiative.
Food and drink production
Guides which detail the legal responsibilities and best practice on environmental issues for food and drink businesses
Chemical industry
Guides detailing the environmental legal responsibilities for businesses producing and handling chemicals
Prevent climate breakdown: six practical steps your business can take
How your business can reduce its carbon emissions and make a genuine impact on tackling climate change right now
Environmental teams and champions
Advice on choosing the right person or team to co-ordinate and facilitate your business culture change.
Waste management training for your staff
How to identify staff training requirements to help your business meet its waste management responsibilities.
Do I need consent to discharge trade effluent?
Work out if your business needs a trade effluent consent or agreement before you discharge to the public sewer system.
Demonstrating management's commitment to environmental change
Ensure everyone knows that finance, time and staff resources are committed and are good, long-term investments.
Make the financial case for environmental improvements
Carrying out investment appraisals can help to convince management about the viability of environmental improvements.
Changing your organisation's environmental culture
Create a new working culture with shared vision, good teamwork and improved environmental awareness.
Tax breaks to encourage energy efficiency
Understand the tax breaks available for using cleaner energy and energy-efficient vehicles, plant and machinery.
Paper recycling options
The benefits of using recycled paper and an overview of the quality standards for recycled paper materials.
Make the non-financial case for environmental improvements
The non-financial factors to consider when persuading management about the viability of environmental improvements.
Why making environmental improvements is good for business
Environmental improvements can improve your business image to attract and retain good staff and generate good publicity.
Maintain communication about environmental improvements
Keep sharing ideas, train staff, take time out, be honest if things go wrong, encourage and incentivise.
Material efficiency and reducing waste in your hotel
How to reduce waste and use materials more efficiently in areas across your hotel including procurement and office, bedroom, kitchen and cleaning consumables
How to cut carbon emissions from business buildings
Some of the measures you can take to cut the greenhouse gas emissions from your business premises and buildings.
How to cut carbon emissions from energy use
How you can cut your greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the amount of energy used in your business.
How to cut carbon emissions from business travel
Cut your carbon emissions from business travel by reducing journeys and making better travel decisions.
Waste chemicals and chemical containers
How to comply with waste legislation when dealing with waste chemicals and chemical containers in your business.