Getting started

Just getting started with greening your business? Browse our quick guides to useful resources for organisations at the early stages on their green journey. Browse Getting started

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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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Greener events guide

A guide to reducing the environmental impact of your conferences and seminars; works for event venues as well.

 

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Transport in business

A free consultancy service to reduce the cost and environmental impact of your fleet either by a site visit or telephone advice for smaller fleets.  Also sign up for regular updates.

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Travel Planning

An introduction page to travel planning with four links - the first is to advice about creating a travel plan that integrates the other three which detail alternative modes of transport. 

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Waste Directory – where to reduce, reuse, recycle or dispose of your waste

A directory of waste operatives by locations, carriers and types of waste; identifies sites that accept waste as well as collection.

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Your waste responsibilities - what is waste

Identifies what is meant by waste and the associated responsibilities.  Also links to aspects including those of compliance for storage, specific types of waste and transportation. 

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Conduct a waste review

A guide to identifying waste within your organisation whether you are new to this are want to revisit what you have so far.  Identifies visible waste and that which is  not so obvious.

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