Bradford Chamber | Environment

08 September 2010

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Environment

The time to carry on regardless is over.

Every business has a responsibility to do their bit and reduce their impact on the environment. The good news is that by addressing this area pro-actively you, like many others, can achieve higher financial returns, new business opportunities and a distinct competitive advantage.

Bradford Chamber can help you do this. Contact Sam Saxby on 01274 206664

Contents

Why bother?
Where do I begin?
Environmental Information Service
Waste Minimisation
Energy Efficiency
Water Management

Why bother?

Because it makes good business sense. You can use environmental management as a strategic tool for gaining competitive advantage. Potential benefits of doing it right are:

cut costs and reduce waste – help your bottom line
enhance your product, make it standout in the market
minimise your future environmental liabilities
reduce your corporate risk and enhance your business reputation
win new business from firms looking for environmentally aware suppliers.

Start saving money through environmental management now.

Where do I begin?

Get advice from Bradford Chamber’s Environmental Information Service. For starters, they’ll help you look at reducing waste which might include reducing energy consumption or cutting use of raw materials – these things will also help you cut costs.

Addressing your environmental impact doesn’t always incur expenses e.g. simple steps like switching equipment off at night can reduce your energy bills significantly. Get your staff on board and ask for their suggestions.

Hint: The NetRegs website is designed to help small businesses navigate through the maze of environmental legislation. Click here for more.

Environmental Information Service

Got an environmental issue? Call our free information service at Bradford Chamber now on 01274 206664 or by email .

Here’s how we can help your business:

advice on implementing cost saving practices
information about current funding
current environmental legislation and help with avoiding costly fines
sourcing of manufacturers/suppliers of environmental products or services
environmental statements and policies – useful when applying for tenders and contracts
identifying companies in your sector that require environmental standards from their suppliers and help to produce an environmental statement to work with them if required
identifying possible outlets for your waste materials - help with costs of disposal

(Facing an environmental challenge and looking for solutions? Talk to other members on our message boards.)

Waste Minimisation

Businesses must treat non-hazardous waste before it can be sent to landfill. Non-hazardous liquid wastes are banned completely. This is in line with the Landfill Directive and it is important that ALL businesses understand the regulations and find better ways to manage their waste.

You will need to be aware of what happens to your waste and how it must be treated. It could be as simple as separating recyclables or you may need to involve a waste management company. Either way, it could have a detrimental impact on both your competitiveness and your profitability.

Our free support, tailored to your business, will ensure that you are able to improve the way you manage waste and comply with regulations. For more information contact Sam Saxby on 01274 206664

Energy Efficiency

Save energy and make an immediate impact to your organisation's bottom line – that’s means more profit for you.

Simple measures can save you money, cut your bills and help the environment. Research shows that you can easily knock 10% off their energy bill this way.

We can help you by:

undertaking a comprehensive energy management audit
developing a simple energy monitoring procedure
producing a step-by-step action plan
providing training and additional support for employees
providing assistance to ensure staff participation in energy efficiency programmes

Click here if you want free support to help reduce your energy costs.

Need to reduce your energy bill? Get a free energy audit now.

The Carbon Trust is a government funded body which helps business and the public sector reduce energy consumption and cut carbon missions.

See our event listing for energy management events.

Water Management

Have you ever assessed your water usage?

Water is an increasingly expensive resource with mains, sewerage and trade effluent charges all rising. Reducing your water consumption is one of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to achieve cost savings – just taking simple measures can cut figures by 50%.

Invest a bit of time and money in implementing a simple water management plan and help your business reduce its consumption by up to 80%, releasing money to be invested in other parts of your business.

Click here to access details on how you can reduce water consumption.

Yorkshire Water will also help you with practical advice on how to reduce your water bill.

See our event listings for water management events.