SMEs are a generally neglected sector when assessment of environmental performance is considered. As a result most businesses are unaware of their impact upon the environment. Because of this they may miss opportunities

- for savings that may require little or no expenditure to achieve - for environment related differentiation and market opportunity

This situation is often worse where office based and service companies are concerned.

Completion of an Environmental Health Check will enable your company to assess how it affects (or is affected by) the environment. This might be in relation to waste, resource use or even climate change. For example, do you know how much carbon dioxide (CO2) your organisation discharges into the atmosphere per employee? CO2 discharge is directly related to energy consumption which affects the bottom line. CO2 is the major player in climate change which affects all areas of life and in particular the costs of Insurance.

The Environmental Health Check report and action plan will provide you with a path into the future. It will give you another way to look at your business, the costs incurred and opportunities for both improvements and savings.

Our simple Environmental Health Check covers : 1) Legal requirements 2) Organisational management for environment 3) Specific issues including :
	- paper consumption - waste generation, recycling and control - water consumption and discharge - energy consumption and climate change - sustainable transportation - materials management and control (in particular any hazardous materials) - land management (where relevant)
The output is a report that outlines performance against the defined issues with:
	- results positioned relative to widely available sector specific benchmarks - results designed to identify opportunities for no cost/low cost measures that can improve business performance (including financial and marketing)
The process of applying the Health Check is :
	- designed to be executed within a short and limited timeframe - linked to recognised standard models of performance management eg ISO14001, EMAS etc - able to be scaled up for more complex or sector specific requirements
If you would like to know more about how a 'Health Check' can support your business, call us.
We are experienced in :
	- environmental and sustainability issues - environmental regulation, compliance and incentives - environmental performance management and improvement

We have over 20 years experience of performance management, systems, strategies and improvement for multi-national and large SME organisations.

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