Research shows that the typical business in the UK could save up to 20% on its energy costs, up to 50% on its water bills and around £1,000 per employee on waste. Overall, businesses in Yorkshire and Humber could save no less than £553m through low cost or cost-free resource efficiency improvements. CO2Sense can work in collaboration with businesses to explore the most effective, appropriate and profitable methods to improve their resource efficiency to achieve these efficiency improvements.
Help for the region’s SMEs to become more resource efficient
For smaller businesses seeking to improve their resource efficiency, Business Link or Local Authorities are the first port of call - and are key partners of CO2Sense. Business Link offers a free Resource Efficiency Review to identify and link businesses to the specialist help they need.
From design to sustainable procurement, from waste to energy to water, there is a wide range of dedicated and proven business support on offer to smaller businesses.
Our partners - helping you to improve your resource efficiency
Our regional and national specialist partners can help your business to prosper. You can get support to help with reducing your costs, waste and carbon dioxide emissions, and to make sure you are getting the most out of your resources.
Business Link
You can get a free Resource Efficiency Review to link your business to the specialist help that you need. CO2Sense co-ordinates a network of experts, partners and suppliers in the environmental sector who provide this specialist support, turning waste into turnover, reducing energy, water and waste bills and increasing competitiveness.
Carbon Trust
We work with the Carbon Trust in the region, and together we provide you with access to events and support in cutting your carbon emissions.
WRAP
WRAP in a national body that works with business and individuals to take advantage of the opportunities from resource efficiency – that is, using water, energy and raw materials more carefully – and also how to use and benefit from waste. CO2Sense and WRAP work in partnership to ensure that the region has access to the most recent research, the best resource efficiency practices and funding.
Business Council for Sustainable Development
CO2Sense works with BCSD to hold events and training for high level executives about the effects climate change will have on businesses, and how to prepare for these changes. With events and a network of experts that bring the most up to date information, BCSD and CO2Sense help large businesses to adapt their businesses to cope with climate change.
Business in the Community
Business in the Community has been set up to tackle social problems that affect both business and our communities. CO2Sense works with them to raise awareness of climate change and show businesses how they can change to reduce carbon, run more efficiently and save money. They show businesses real life examples of how to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in a viable way that will help their business to prosper.
Electronics Yorkshire
Electronics Yorkshire support and assist the growth of the electronics sector through training, technical support and networking. CO2Sense and Electronics Yorkshire work in partnership to introduce efficiency and encourage low carbon electronic technology to be developed in the region, helping the sector to access potentially global markets.
Green Business Clubs
Connect with other businesses in your region who are facing the same challenges as you, and learn from the solutions they’ve found.
With four clubs for the separate areas for Yorkshire and the Humber, you can get environmental information, technical support and attend events designed for your business needs.
North Yorkshire-
York and North Yorkshire Business Environmental Forum
www.here4greenbusiness.co.uk
01904 656769
South Yorkshire-
South Yorkshire Green Business Club
www.sygbc.co.uk
01142 901255
West Yorkshire-
Better Business Environment Forum
www.bbef.org.uk
01274 206664
Humberside-
Humber Environmental Network
www.humberenvironmentalnetwork.co.uk
01482 466937
Why Waste
Why Waste is a free online waste exchange that can save businesses money and divert waste from landfill by exchanging waste and raw materials. Instead of paying to dispose of waste, businesses can advertise unwanted, waste and excess materials that could be used by other businesses as a raw material. You can also find sources for free or low cost materials and equipment.
To find out more visit www.whywaste.org.uk
Green design
You can save resource, money and carbon emissions by designing products and packaging that reduce the amount of water and energy they consume and waste they produce. Your business could benefit from up to six days free Green Design support delivered by environmental consultancy firm ECO3 to help you do this.
To find out more please e-mail cred@co2sense.co.uk
Environmental Management System
Win contracts and custom by ensuring that you have the most up to date environmental management systems. Not only will this help you to monitor your performance and find out where you can reduce costs, but it will also meet the increasing demand for companies to prove their environmental credentials and resource efficiency methods.
You can have four free training days and two project support days, and further subsidised consultancy advice to help you implement an Environmental Management System.
To find out more call 0114 2636422 or e-mail ems@co2sense.co.uk