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Costs of ocean shipping
The main factors behind differing costs of shipping, and how different shipping operators set their prices.
How are goods carried on ships?
The three main ways of loading goods for transport onto a ship - as bulk, break-bulk, or in containers.
Different types of ocean shipping
Key characteristics of the main ocean vessels which your business can use when engaging in international trade.
How to move goods by sea
Key documents needed to transport goods by sea, and information on freight and different vessels used in shipping.
Advantages and disadvantages of road transport for international trade
The pros and cons of using couriers, freight forwarders, hauliers, or operating your own vehicles to move goods by road.
Advantages and disadvantages of sea transport for international trade
The pros and cons of using sea transport when importing or exporting and the practicalities of shipping goods by sea.
International transport and distribution
Road, rail, air and sea options for transport and distribution and how your business can choose between them.
Making environmental claims
Good practice when you make green claims about your products and services and information on what you can't claim.
Promoting your environmental credentials to customers
How your business can promote your environmental credentials to customers and where to get further advice.
Gaining recognition through environmental standards
How to use environmental standards to help gain recognition of the environmental credentials of your business.
Using environmental labelling
Green labelling schemes that you may be able to apply to the products and services that your business sells.
Environmentally responsible marketing
How your business can decrease the environmental impact of your print marketing and alternatives to physical print.
Advantages of using environmental reports
An overview of the benefits of using environmental reporting and key performance indicators in your business.
Environmental work in your local community
How you can work with your local community on environmental projects and the benefits that your business can gain.
Environmental awards and recognition for waste reduction
Awards recognise your efforts and can help to promote your business as an environmentally responsible enterprise.
Market your environmental credentials
How to promote the environmental performance of your business and its products to customers and other stakeholders.
Digging up invasive plants
How to effectively and legally remove different types of invasive plants by digging them up and good practice tips.
Spraying invasive plants with herbicide
How to use herbicide safely, effectively and legally to treat invasive plants on your land or around business premises.
Identifying invasive plants
How to identify the most common invasive plants around your premises or land in order to find the right solution.
Handling and working with invasive plants
How to safely handle and work with invasive plants in your business, and measures to protect other people.