Businesses taking advantage of FREE advice on Environmental Impacts

With environmental issues a very current concern for many we have been talking to David Greenacre at GreenerFram www.greenerfram.co.uk about the measures businesses can take to improve their environmental impact. Measures that benefit the business as well as the environment.

Greener Fram formed in October 2008 aiming to look at positive ways to help create a sustainable local community in the face of climate change and rising energy costs. They assist residents helping them to make informed decisions and are engaging with businesses to raise awareness of advice and initiatives that can benefit their progress in this area. They are currently updating and changing their constitution to enable them to apply for formal membership of the Transition movement.

One very useful scheme that David brought to our attention is Cred the FREE Suffolk Environmental Busines Advisor Service. Below are some details of this.

FREE CRed Suffolk Environmental Advisor Service
Could your business cut its costs, increase profitability and help the environment?
CRed Suffolk provides free hands on advice to small and medium sized businesses in Suffolk who want to cut their carbon emissions, save money and stay ahead of the competition.

An advisor will visit your business, assess your carbon footprint and work with you to identify a range of practical and realistic actions to reduce it.
Actions include:

• raising staff awareness,
• cutting down on energy and water use
• reducing the impact of transport
• minimising waste and
• improving resilience to climate change.

You will receive a bespoke ‘climate change action plan’ along with guidance, information and links specifically tailored to your business to help you reduce your carbon footprint.
Free telephone support and a follow up visit is on offer to help you put your plan into action.

• The CRed Suffolk business service will help you:
• cut your carbon footprint and reduce the effects of climate change,
• enhance your reputation,
• open up new business opportunities,
• improve staff motivation, recruitment and retention
• improve efficiency.
• cut business costs and
• improve profitability.

The CRed business advisor service is entirely free but the benefits to your businesses could be substantial.

For more information or to request a business advisor visit, call the Suffolk Climate and Energy helpline on 0800 02 88 938 or email paul.bradford@groundwork.org.uk.

The CRed Suffolk partnership is made up of all the local authorities in Suffolk and key business partners. The ‘business advisor service’ is supported by Groundwork East of England, part of the national, sustainable community regeneration charity and the ‘Suffolk Strategic Partnership’ supporting Suffolk Creating the Greenest County.