National Press Releases
Environmental measures could be the answer to combating the downturn with new research launched today showing that waste prevention, using less raw material and energy recovery will be crucial to saving UK companies money in the face of economic recession.
August 2008
With more than half of office workers admitting to wastefully printing documents and up to 120 billion pages printed every year , sustainable business experts at Envirowise are urging people to think twice about the cost and environmental impact of ‘trigger happy' printing.
August 2008
The fuel crisis will pale in comparison to the impact that limited water supplies and resulting price hikes could have if businesses continue current consumption levels, says sustainable business experts Envirowise, who are calling on UK companies to take action now to reduce the millions of litres they waste daily.
July 2008
More companies than ever are seeking the advice and expertise of the Envirowise programme, and are saving substantial amounts of money as a result.
June 2008
Inefficient use of resources is still costing UK industry at least £15 billion each year1, according to sustainable business expert Envirowise. With the credit crunch affecting all sectors, simple savings from resource efficiency could be a welcome addition to bottom lines.
June 2008
With World Environment Day taking place on 5 June, Envirowise is reminding businesses to sit up and take notice of environmental issues, and act as a result.
June 2008
Envirowise and Work Wise Week have a meeting of minds and objectives on Friday 16 May - a day set aside to focus on the environmental benefits of smarter working.
May 2008
After months of development, sustainable business expert Envirowise is calling on UK businesses to try its new web-based environmental impact measurement tool.
April 2008
Envirowise is urging businesses to help themselves save money on World Water Day.
March 2008
Envirowise is urging Britain's 4.3 million SMEs to profit from the extra working day by looking at ways to reduce their environmental impact and gain long-term financial savings in the process.
February 2008
If everyone in the world consumed resources at the rate we do in the UK, we would need three planets to support us. Yet in the UK, we throw away our own body weight in waste every five days.
February 2008
Twenty-one of the UK's leading food and drink manufacturers have today signed an historic agreement to improve their water efficiency and thereby reduce water use.
January 2008
Financial cost, uncertainty over delivery times, environmental awareness; these are all good reasons to switch to electronic greetings cards this festive season, and once again Envirowise is giving UK businesses a free helping hand.
October 2007
From Tuesday October 30, 2007, businesses must treat all their non-hazardous waste before it can be landfilled - the latest deadline in the implementation of the EU Landfill Directive.
October 2007
Did you know…at least 80 per cent of the amount and costs of materials and utilities required to manufacture many products are locked in at the design stage?
October 2007
UK businesses are literally pouring their profits away with the financial equivalent of just under 40 bottles of champagne1 going down the drain every minute in wasted water, according to sustainable business experts Envirowise.
September 2007
As experts gather in Stockholm for World Water Week, UK businesses are being urged to think about water as a valuable commodity that is potentially being poured down the drain. Envirowise will be offering UK companies advice on the benefits of conducting a full review of their water use during next months' Water at Work Week, but says that there are simple steps that everyone can take now.
August 2007
Seventy nine per cent of the UK's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) regard environmental issues to be important to their business, and 48% believe they are more environmentally active than a year ago, but a third are yet to take any action at all claims a new survey conducted by sustainable business experts, Envirowise.
August 2007
"Are your business's green credentials below par? Is your workforce teeing up for a cleaner future, or are your uncontrolled costs driving your profits into the rough?"
April 2007
Employees across the country are being asked to Make a Pledge for a leaner 2007, by leaving wasteful work practices behind and putting lost profits and the environment top of their agenda in the year ahead.
January 2007
