Commerce

How can businesses ensure a sustainable future?

Did you know that the commerce sector produces 7m tonnes of waste per year, that's a quarter of the UK's commercial waste (produces 6.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year in its operations alone.

Banks, legal advisors, consultants and agents face many resource efficiency issues and opportunities. Environmental responsibility and governance is rising up the corporate and public agenda and this is an opportunity for office-based companies to stay ahead of competition and deliver for their investors. Rising utility, resource and waste costs put pressure on margins and keeping up with changing regulations presents a continual challenge.

Envirowise is well positioned to provide the practical guidance that companies need to understand, determine and deliver on their environmental, legal and corporate governance goals.

Reducing inefficient resource use does not mean any compromise in service or product standards. The variation in the amount of resources used to provide similar products and service levels across the sector means that office-based companies that become more resource efficient can make substantial cost savings.

Key resource efficiency issues addressed by Envirowise across the sector include:

• Reducing the use of consumables (paper etc) and utilities
• Operations and site management
• Staff engagement and education
• Environmental and risk management
• Desktop energy use
• Business travel and commuting

Envirowise provides the following services and publications for office-based companies