A new web-based 'eco-street' has been launched by sustainability experts Envirowise to help businesses across the North West identify resource efficiency hot spots and cost saving opportunities.
The Envirowise Virtual Tour, known as Green Street, has been created using advanced web technology and allows users to explore an animated world via their computer, wherever they are in the region.
Business owners are invited to visit www.envirowise.gov.uk/greenstreet where the Cost Cutters Arms, the Verte Restaurant, the Green Leaves Hotel, the Water Tower office block and the Efficient Engineering Company have all opened their doors to offer simple advice on implementing practical environmental measures.
Points of interest along the virtual tour are supported by quick links to useful publications offering further free advice on tackling common resource efficiency hot spots, including ways to combat waste and practical tips for reducing water consumption and energy use.
Nick Ward, Envirowise Regional Manager for the North West, said: "Research by Envirowise1 has shown that businesses in our area believe that using fewer raw materials, generating less waste and placing a greater emphasis on energy efficiency are all likely legacies of the recent recession. By exploring Green Street firms can easily find out how to make positive changes and save money, with help on everything from minimising lighting and heating, to more detailed advice on developing a formal environmental management system.
"We know the internet is an integral part of the business working day so we have created this new animated tool in order to make this free advice as accessible to local firms as possible."
Companies can visit Green Street by going to
www.envirowise.gov.uk/greenstreet. For further advice on resource efficiency businesses can also call the Envirowise advice line on 0800 585794.
Issued on behalf of Envirowise by Grayling
Media Contacts: Davinia Livock or Rod Dennis at Grayling on 0117 929 2311 / envirowise@grayling.com
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 £1bn 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 0800 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