Environmental Business Services

Practical help and advice for businesses to improve their environmental performance

Groundwork’s Green Team helps businesses to reduce their environmental impact, to implement cost effective resource saving initiatives and to minimise their carbon emissions.

Our service provision includes:

 EMS - assistance with or the implementation of an Environmental Management System, either ISO 14001:2004 or BS 8555:2003

Audits - the supply of internal audits of processes and procedures, saving businesses time and money. Audits of suppliers to ensure compliance

Training - in areas such as resource efficiency, waste management and EMS implementation. We also design and deliver tailored bespoke training packages.

Carbon Footprinting - we analyse and report on a businesses required carbon footprint using the very latest methodology

Energy Efficiency and/or Waste Assessments - aimed at minimising consumption thereby making financial and environmental savings

Environmental Reporting - an environmental report includes information on how you manage your business’s environmental performance.

Businesses are facing increasing pressure to address their environmental impacts. Related issues include:

• Compliance - new and emerging environmental legislation results in an increased risk of non-compliance

• The supply chain and changing market – increased demands and pressures to improve environmental performance

• Rising costs – utilities, water, transport and goods imported from abroad

Cost, technical expertise, training, time and resources can all be barriers for businesses trying to address their environmental performance; our services are designed to offer a solution to such barriers. Our services, for both large and small companies, provide the help and support required to address their environmental impact.

Contact Details:

Maria French

Environmental Management Systems Delivery Officer.

Tel:0116 222 0230

Email: mfrench@gwll.org.uk

Web link : www.gwll.org.uk