Green Business and Resource Efficiency
Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust works with businesses and
other organisations to reduce carbon emissions and develop
commercial low carbon technologies. Services include help to reduce
energy costs.
Website: Carbon
Trust
Eastex - materials
exchange
Eastex is a free online information service
where businesses can view and place information about redundant
stock and surplus raw materials. Businesses and other organisations
are automatically matched via the internet so that unwanted items
can be passed on or sourced.
Website: Eastex
Energy Saving
Trust
Information on reducing your fuel costs
through improving the energy efficiency of your home. Also includes
information on cutting motoring costs.
Telephone: 0800
512012
Website: Energy Saving
Trust
Envirowise
Envirowise offers free, independent advice to
business on becoming more resource efficient and saving money.
Telephone: 0800 585
794
Green Business Network
(GBN)
Green business network offers free advice and
support on how your organisation can cut its overheads through
better resources efficiency, information can be obtained on line
and an operative from GBN can be arranged to carry out a
site/premises diagnosis.
Telephone: 01234 241411 or 07792
480986
Website : Green Business
Network
Email :
info@gbn-bedfordshire.org.uk
Manufacturing Advisory Service -
East
Provides manufacturing businesses with expert
advice to deliver measurable improvements by helping improve
performance and productivity.
Telephone: 0845 300
4443
Website: Manufacturing Advisory
Service - East
National Industrial Symbiosis
Programme
The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
identifies mutually profitable links between member companies so
that previously unused, under utilised or discarded resources from
one are recovered, reprocessed or reused by others. Membership is
free regardless of company size, turnover or sector.
Website: National Industrial Symbiosis
Programme
NetRegs
Free environmental guidance for small and
medium-sized businesses in the UK. Helping businesses to understand
what they need to do to comply with environmental law and protect
the environment. Potential savings from increased
efficiencies.
Website: NetRegs
Waterwise
Waterwise is an
independent, not for profit organisation focused on decreasing
water consumption in the UK and building the evidence base for
large-scale water efficiency. Provides information and assistance
to households, businesses, the media and the
government.
Website:
Waterwise