Local businesses in the catering and hospitality sector - including pubs, hotels, restaurants and gyms - can now find out how to uncover valuable cost savings, thanks to the launch of a series of free factsheets from sustainability experts Envirowise.
Companies in the sector use an enormous range of different resources, including water for washing or gardening, energy for heating and lighting, and food for meal preparation. Yet by following some of the simple changes in the factsheets, wasteful practices can be stopped and profits boosted, and often in a short space of time.
Holly Firmin, Envirowise Regional Manager for the South East, commented: "The issue of what and how many resources are being used day-to-day is probably not one of the main business priorities for our region's pub landlords, nightclub owners and hotel staff - but these new factsheets provides an incentive for this to change.
"Local firms therefore have much to gain from addressing their resource use and putting in place actions that lessen their effect on the environment, and these factsheets provide an easy means for them doing this.
"And in the age of the increasingly environment-savvy customer, now is the time for firms to make the change."
Some of the actions Envirowise recommend for all catering and hospitality firms include:
- Ensure all staff are aware and fully bought in to the environmental steps you are taking
- Always look to reduce and reuse your resources, before you recycle them
- Set up Key Performance Indicators to track your progress in cutting unnecessary resource use
- Monitor water use closely, and buy new equipment with water efficient features in mind
The tips contained in the factsheets can be picked up and used straight away by staff at all levels - so Envirowise is calling the South East's companies to make use of them now.
Holly continued: "Once again, it is often the simplest actions that can make a real difference - from minimising waste going to landfill by making reuse the first option, right down to reusing waste water to water flowerbeds, and these new factsheets provide a clear, practical means of making changes."
Companies will be able to download the factsheets free from the EnvirowiseFactsheets page, or by calling the Envirowise adviceline on 0800 585 794.
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Issued on behalf of Envirowise by Trimedia. Media contacts: Peter Stilwell or Rod Dennis at Trimedia on 0117 929 2311.
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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 Environment and Energy Advice Line on 0800 585794
- An encyclopaedic website of valuable and relevant information
- Over 200 events each year, from Product Design Workshops to major exhibitions