Three Golden Rules to Going Green in 2010

DIDCOT, England, January 13 - Sustainability experts Envirowise are encouraging London
businesses to put three golden rules for resource efficiency high on their
agenda during 2010.

The result for the city's companies could be cost savings of
as much as GBP1,000 per employee per year - not to mention enhanced
reputation and improved competitive advantage.

The following golden rules are supported by a wealth of free,
practical advice at www.envirowise.gov.uk - highlighting the best
opportunities for saving money and lowering environmental impact in the year
ahead:

STEP BACK - take a step back from your day-to-day operations
and assess your raw material use in particular. Are you missing opportunities
to reduce product and packaging waste at source? Read Waste Mapping: Your
route to more profit' available free at www.envirowise.gov.uk/EN944

TEAM UP - invite your workforce to get involved in managing
the environmental impact of your business. Often the best ideas come direct
from the shopfloor so set-up a forum of environmental champions who can share
ideas with the management team. Use the Envirowise Behaviour Change Tool at
www.envirowise.gov.uk/change to get started

BUILD LINKS - work more closely with your supply chain to
assess products and services on an environmental as well as cost basis.
Wastage may be identified in areas including water use, transport or
packaging. A free, 'traffic-light style toolkit to help businesses identify
areas which can be addressed is available at
www.envirowise.gov.uk/green-procurement

Sophy Greenhalgh, Envirowise Regional Manager in the London,
says: "London's companies should not underestimate the potential for resource
efficiency to help them cut costs and future-proof their business for the
years ahead. We know from experience that companies taking action to reduce
waste for the first time can save up to GBP1,000 per employee per year,
meaning small actions can be multiplied into big results.

"Actions taken as a result of following these three golden
rules could include simple yet highly effective measures, such as modifying
the way waste is segregated and recycled. It may also prompt wider-ranging
efficiencies such as re-designing products and packaging, using fewer raw
materials, requiring less energy to manufacture and helping reduce product
waste."

For more practical advice on lowering your environmental
impact during 2010 and securing the related cost savings, visit
www.envirowise.gov.uk or call the Advice Line on +44(0)800-585794.

Notes to editors

About Envirowise:

Envirowise is a Government-funded programme dedicated to
putting the sustainable use of resources at the heart of UK business
practice. Since 1994 Envirowise has helped UK businesses save over GBP1bn by
enabling them to significantly reduce their environmental footprints.
Envirowise offers businesses of all sizes and sectors a wide range of free,
independent and practical advice designed to genuinely improve their
processes, profitability and competitiveness. Services include:

    - The Envirowise Advice Line on +44(0)800-585-794

    - An encyclopaedic website (www.envirowise.gov.uk) of valuable and
      relevant information

    - Over 200 events each year, from Product Design Workshops to major
      exhibitions

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