Groundwork Environmental Business Services

Environmental, quality, health & safety and leadership & management support

- compliance & risk management- improve your businesses resource efficiency- manage customer requirements and supply chain issues- deliver your environmental goals- help to progress your core business objectives (added value)- advance your CSR agenda

Groundwork Environmental Business Services Businesses making environmental improvements are addressing key business survival issues:RiskRewardReputation

However, it’s about much more than just survival its about….assisting your business to grow, access to new opportunities, attain competitive advantage, increased resilience, innovation, added value

Moving your business towards achieving triple bottom line benefits (people – prosperity – environment)

Groundwork Environmental Business Services Term ‘Sustainability’ appears on corporate agendas, in government policy

and the media - yet often avoided as a concept Everyday businesses have a role to play in managing sustainability impacts Collectively, SMEs could have a greater impact than multinationals Growing demand for sustainability management from customers and

suppliers Vital for businesses seeking to compete for contracts with government or

corporations However mixed messages, policy uncertainties are understandably

impacting on business embracing sustainability Sustainability = unwanted burden?

Environmental Business Pledge

Environmental Business Pledge

Delivered by Groundwork Scheme designed to support organisations to improve their

environmental performance and efficiency Supports business development and sustainability Entry level environmental management system (plan, do, check,

act) Incorporates a typical resource efficiency approach Incorporates CSR elements Reward & recognition scheme

- evidence based

Environmental Business Pledge

Environmental Business Pledge

Environmental Business Pledge

What has the scheme achieved?

Provided a joined up, business led support programmeProvided a programme that is relevant to both the micro through to the multinationalReduced the environmental impact of businesses and organisationsReduced business risk and increase business resilience Supported economic gain & job creationRewarded businesses who are making a difference

Environmental Business Pledge

Achievements in Stockport since April 2012:

90 businesses registered 24 Resource Efficiency reviews undertaken 748k cost savings identified 20 Awards issued Events and workshops

Business Benefits

Save costs to your business Give you a competitive edge Demonstrate your environmental credentials with customers Assist with supply chain management Compliance Reduce your carbon footprint Improve your CSR Positive PR

Business Benefits

“The EBP has given us the opportunity to identify areas of environmental aspects for further improvement as well as helping us to fine tune those already working well to a high standard we strive to attain. Without the help, advice and drive to achieve the awards of the EBP, we wouldn’t have made the progress it has in such a short period of time.” WFEL

“Implementing the pledge has made us more aware of our impact upon the environment and encouraged us to reduce our carbon footprint” UK Biocentre

New Groundwork Business Support Services

Green Business Membership Resource Efficiency Services Building Performance/Facility Manager Scorecard Light

New Groundwork Business Support Services Green Business Membership:

Members certificateBusiness diagnosticInformation Services/NewsletterEHS legal updatesHelpline supportNetworking eventsTraining discountsOnline profile page

New Groundwork Business Support Services Resource Efficiency Support:

Review, report and agreed action plan (energy, waste, water, renewables, transport, policies)Compressed air leak detectionEnergy data-logging surveysThermal imaging surveysStaff trainingPolicy supportCarbon foot-printing/GHG emissions

New Groundwork Business Support Services Building/Facility Management Services:Utility measurement, monitoring and control software (plug level)User friendly web based dashboardsReal time automated reportingMulti site applicationAlerts when thresholds exceeded

BREEAM In Use standard Display Energy CertificatesEnergy Performance CertificatesFacility Manager service

Contact Details

Jonathan Crabtree

Groundwork MSSTT

Tel: 0161 220 1044

Email: jonathan.crabtree@groundwork.org.uk

http://www.groundwork.org.uk/msstt

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