Free environmental support

What support is available?

Environmental Management Systems

• Implentation of ISO 14001/Green Dragon Standard/BS8555
• Carbon Footprints
• Help with improving an existing EMS (such as setting this year's targets)
• Resource efficiency advice
• Baseline review
• Waste hierarchy
• Conducting Internal audit
• Assistance with third party audit
• Site waste management plans

Equality and Diversity

• Development of Equality & Diversity Strategy
• Baseline Equality review & Impact Assessment
• Advice for developing Action Plans
• Implementation & monitoring support
• Help with the Equalities Act 2010

Further guidance is also available for:

• Training recommendations for E&D
• Workshop sessions
• Signposting to appropriate guidance organisations for skills enhancement and inclusion of under-represented groups

How will this help my business?

An Environmental Management System (EMS)

• Provides your business with a formalised continuous environmental improvement programme
• Reduces legal liability/risk
• Can significantly reduce your operational costs, often through adoption of no cost/ low cost options
• Improve corporate image in an ever-increasing competitive market
• Enable you to demonstrate commitment to environmental improvement to your customers and supply chains

An Equality and Diversity (E&D) strategy:

• Ensures Equality and Diversity is mainstreamed into all areas of the business
• Ensures your workforce represents the community your business serves
• Improves staff morale & productivity
• Reduces staff turnover by improving the working environment
• Can solve employment disputes before they escalate or even stop them occurring