Getting started Resources

If you're getting started, or totally new to greening your organisation, this is the place to start.

Maybe you've made some changes that reduce your organisations impact on the environment, but are unsure of where to go next, or how to measure and improve on your current changes.

If you're a beginner, or an organisation informally working on improving environmental performance for some time, this section will have something for you.

The resources in this section will help you make a big difference, but are also are simple and less costly to deliver, designed be used by someone who isn't an expert.

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Writing an environmental policy - introduction

An introduction to writing an environmental policy with useful links to more detail. 

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You are what you sell: Product road-mapping

Guide and tools for identifying the complete story of a product. Lots of information and ideas. 

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Buying sustainable goods – Assess what goods you need

Introductory page assessing what goods you need in your organisation and move towards buying more sustainably.

 

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Environmental compliance checklist

A good place to start if you're new to this; will act as a check for those already compliant but possibly haven't reviewed or sought updates recently.

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