Can you afford not to be green?

Caring about the Environment does not have to cost the earth.

Environmental management does not have to be a cost to your company. The first steps involve looking at your current business operations to try and identify what the environmental impacts are, where any legislation applies and what you would like to do about it, from a little to a lot. Even improving your housekeeping, resource management and speaking with your suppliers about their environmental credentials will raise your profile.

Small to medium sized companies make up 99.9% of the 4.5 million businesses in the UK.  Each one will have some impact on the environment.  Any improvements made will, collectively, make a huge difference to the environment. 

If companies don’t start to consider issues such as energy consumption and waste management then the costs over the next few years are going to be felt.  Legislation and taxes already significantly affect the bottom line. That and the increased level of policing of environmental legislation mean companies need to be on their toes.

Raising your Green Profile.

Being green is important to many consumers and organisations. There has been a great increase in the number of green investment options, such as green ISAs. If your company is taking a responsible and positive attitude to the environment then the next step is to make sure everyone knows it.
You don’t have to have a multi million pound green campaign on the same scale as Marks and Spencer, but here are some ideas of what you can do to show an environmental commitment, while avoiding the greenwash:

Join the Green Achiever Scheme, complete the free on-line environmental health check at:-
Register Now

Calculate your carbon footprint, a free calculator is available on line here;-
Carbon Calculator

Identify some areas to improve, and put in an action plan. The Green Achiever Self Assessment package can help with this.
Let everyone know.

Registered: free one-year sign up via our website. Each registered company receives:

• A bespoke Environmental Health Check Report
• The Green Achiever logo to place on its point of sale and marketing material.  This signifies that the company has made its first commitment towards the environment and displays the website address for stakeholders to visit and validate the company’s status.
• A Green Achiever Certificate to display at its company offices
• A monthly Environmental Newsletter - on the latest environmental legislation and other useful information
• Discount on other services including our on-line Environmental Manager (www.e4e-manager.co.uk) and bespoke environmental consultancy for those that prefer the human touch

Green Self Assessment: For those companies that are not ready to be audited but want to take their first steps towards declaring their commitments, a self assessment form can be completed which can be used to develop a statement and get a clear presence on the website.

Silver: A real step up to demonstrating a company’s achievements and commitment to the environment. A legislative audit is carried out to define current and future commitments and a profile is displayed on the website for potential customers to view.

Gold: Annual audits are carried out to check the company’s operations against the commitments made at the Silver stage and to define new commitments.

Why should we?
Customers, clients, peers and regulators are starting to expect a commitment to environmental protection as a minimum.

Green issues need to be incorporated into business today, if you want to have a business tomorrow.  Register Today ›