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Key Tools

Green Chemistry Toolkit Green chemistry diagnostic tool How does your business measure up against the 12 principles of Green Chemistry? Find out here.
Indicator tool Get an indication of your company’s environmental impact
Words to the Wise Online behaviour change tool to help focus your effort and achieve company-wide buy-in
The Rippleffect The Rippleffect - a new six-month initiative to help companies in England save water, which started in September 2008. Register your interest here for The Rippleffect in 2009.
The Big Splash The Big Splash campaign is an initiative by Envirowise in Scotland to provide companies with dedicated help in their efforts to reduce their water use and wastewater.
Water tools Mogden formula tool and other water related tools

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Issues covered in the above resources.

Chemical and pharmaceutical companies have several environmental issues that can be addressed by resource efficiency. These include:

Cleaner design of chemicals, purchasing, materials storage and handling, materials processing and coating, product assembly, solvent reduction, packaging and returns, utilities, transport, re-use and recovery, target-setting, environmental management systems and minimising waste.

Green chemistry can address many of these issues. View the green chemistry page here.

Further information

Visit the water pages to get more tips on reducing your water use; find out how to reduce your hazardous waste; or visit the Cleaner Design and Packaging pages to find out more on designing out waste.

For longer term resource efficiency measures, find out how you can sustain initiatives by implementing an Environmental Management System, and using behaviour change management to gain more resources and support from managers and staff.