Each of the workshops below will provide you with practical advice and tips to help you implement resource efficiency within your business. You are required to choose one of three workshops but the content of each will be made available to all attendees after the event.
The Envirowise representatives, running these workshops are experts in the chosen fields. They have been specially selected for their wealth of knowledge and experience for providing technical advice to a wide range of businesses.
You can ask one of these advisors any environmental questions about your company during the refreshment breaks throughout the day. Just drop into the Envirowise clinic, no appointment needed.
When booking onto the event, please select one of the following workshops.
1. Green procurement with your Suppliers
All companies are under increasing pressure from their stakeholders and others to respond to environmental issues by improving their environmental performance. Improvements identified and implemented through a supply chain partnership can produce business and environmental benefits for all parties. Many companies have found that working with their suppliers can help them achieve cost savings by reducing both waste and the inefficient use of raw materials, water and energy.
This workshop presents the concept, benefits and opportunities of environmental supply chain partnerships and explains the principles of developing an action plan to enabling you to get a head start with your supply chain partnership.
The interactive workshop will cover:
- Environmental pressure on supply chains
- Practical tips on greening your supply chain
- Developing an action plan and prioriting activities
- How Envirowise can help your supply chain work
Speakers:
Matthew Rowland-Jones, Envirowise
2. Environmental Management Systems (EMS) - Form and Function
Companies are under ever increasing environmental and resource management pressures, whether this is from a financial or legislative compliance perspective or increases from customer and staff pressures. All of these pressures need to be managed in a way, which supports the growth and long term productivity of a business.
This presentation will lead businesses into the formulation of an Environmental Management System and how to ensure they lead to quantifiable business and environmental improvements.
Participants will gain an understanding of:
- What different approaches there are to developing an EMS.
- What is the form and function of an EMS.
- What is involved in writing an environmental policy
- How to carry out an initial environmental review.
- The setting of objectives and target and the identification of a programme of continuous improvement
- Help to identify some of the pitfalls
- How to maximise the commercial and environmental benefits, which EMS undoubtedly provide.
Speaker:
Simon Drury, Envirowise
3. Water saving devices and practices workshop
The cost of water is rising annually and reducing business water consumption can achieve significant cost savings. By working with Envirowise companies have saved up to 50% of their water costs by implementing low cost water saving devices and practices. This interactive workshop will help you identify the most appropriate water efficient measures to implement in your business.
This workshop will cover:
- The water charging scheme in England
- How to monitor water use
- Water saving devices and practices
- Quick wins - Installation of urinal controls and installation of cistern volume adjusters in toilets
- Group exercises to help you identify water saving devices for your business
- Water saving case studies
- Envirowise water efficiency tools and publications.
Speakers:
Katie Challenor, Envirowise
If you have any queries on this event please contact Dip Patel - dip.patel@envirowise.gov.uk