The future of the environment is becoming an increasingly prominent issue to consumers. The ability to demonstrate your commitment to the environment delivers:
- a competitive advantage through reduced waste;
- an increased positive perception amongst consumers;
- security from possible litigation.
So, what’s in it for your business? Here are ten good reasons for adopting greener practices:
- Lower costs: by using less energy and producing less waste you can reduce your running costs;
- Environmental legislation: legislation and regulations are becoming more stringent;
- New economic instruments: such as taxes, charges and trade permits are rewarding clean companies;
- It does not cost much: implementation of many environmental measures is quite simple and mostly means reducing waste through better management;
- Purchasing policies of major companies: The more restrictive purchasing policies of some major companies and government agencies are putting pressure on their suppliers to show compliance with good environmental practice;
- Customers: are increasingly demanding greener products from creditable sources: You cannot just say its green, you have to be able to prove it;
- Competitive edge: companies which undertake measures ahead of legislation can gain a competitive advantage over their rivals;
- Improved media image: and sales;
- Improved staff morale and performance: Employees, particularly the best and brightest, prefer to work for an environmentally responsible company;
- Cheaper finance and insurance premiums: Insurers have been hit by covering the environmental disasters of insured firms. They prefer to cover environmentally clean companies.
For further details, contact:
ISO 2000 Worldwide Ltd
+44(0) 1249 460101
www.iso2000.ws
