Environmental Management
You can use an environmental management system to manage
your business's environmental performance and
responsibilities.
Benefits can include:
- Cost savings through better resource efficiency.
- Recognise and comply with ever increasing environmental
legislation.
- A positive corporate image - avoiding the damaging publicity of
poor environmental performance.
Your business could improve its environmental image
by:
- Managing and reducing energy usage.
- Managing and improving water usage.
- Managing and reducing waste.
- Manage transport and reduce emissions.
- Improved Building efficiency.
BRE - (Building Research
Establishment) Provides advice and solutions to improve the
sustainability of offices, retail and leisure and industrial
buildings.
Business Link West Midlands - Provide guidance on what types of
environmental advice are available and how to choose what is best
for your business.
Carbon Trust - Offers advice to
help your business manage its carbon emissions.
Telephone: 0800 085 2005
Chamber of Commerce - Offers
advice on business development and efficient management of energy
and water.
Environment
Agency - Guidance and information on forthcoming regulations
aimed at preventing pollution, reducing waste and the use of
resources.
ISO 14001 - Provides a common set of environmental standards
for business.
NetRegs - Free
environmental guidance for UK businesses on how to comply with
environmental law.
The Institute of Environmental Management
and Assessment (IEMA) is the professional membership body for
promoting best practice standards in environmental management,
auditing and assessment for all industry sectors.
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This page was last reviewed 21 October 2011 at 9:56.
The page is next due for review 18 April 2013.