With the push for businesses to go green, are UK businesses doing enough to improve their green credentials and what more can be done to achieve energy efficiency goals?
Environment. Efficiency. Green. Energy.
These are all buzz words at present, with businesses up and down the UK attempting to play their part in becoming a more energy efficient company to in turn become greener and protect the environment for generations to come. Are businesses doing enough to improve their green credentials though? Could more changes be made to commercial premises or how the business operates to have an even bigger impact on how they perform?
Detailed below are a few tips, tricks and pieces of advice that could be applied within all manner of different businesses to improve performance and ensure you are reaching your green business goals.
In the office
-Make sure all computers and other electrical items are turned off at the end of the working day as opposed to simply being put on standby to save energy during the night when the equipment is not in use.
-Open plan office spaces can be more economical to heat than those with a number of different rooms, so consider partitions to separate the area yet still benefit from heating one bigger room rather than a number of smaller ones.
-Consider where you are buying office supplies from and upgrade to environmentally friendly products that may cost you slightly more but will undoubtedly be a small price to pay for the benefits they offer.
-Going paperless can cut costs considerably at the same time as reducing the impact that using significant amounts of paper on a daily basis can have on the environment.
On the road
-Reducing fuel costs and consumption is the order of the day for businesses with vehicles out on the road on a daily basis, so improved driver training where they can discover how to adjust their driving styles to achieve this can be highly advantageous.
-Improved management of the condition of vehicles can also impact on how they perform, with a well maintained fleet likely to reduce running costs in the long term.
-Better route management can see multiple jobs being completed on the one trip, therefore avoiding empty vehicles travelling on the roads and enabling you to make more money from increased work whilst saving money on fuel costs due to the reduced number of vehicles making journeys.
There are many greener, more economical and environmentally friendly vehicles being produced by the leading manufacturers which can save a large amount of money in the long term in addition to performing in a much greener manner than old alternatives.
Waste and recycling
-The three Rs- reduce, reuse, recycle- can be applied across the board to businesses of all sizes in all industries. Reducing the amount of waste thrown away is the first step, reusing as much as possible is the next and then ensuring as much waste that you do throw away is recycled is the final step in improving green credentials.
-When making any improvements to your setting, perhaps in relation to energy efficiency, utilising the services of experienced providers to manage waste is a must. Companies like Skip Hire UK can provide waste management solutions before ensuring all waste produced is sorted and that which can be recycled or used again is.
With the government pushing for the country to be more energy efficient as a whole, businesses have a key role to play in the success of this both in the short and long term. If you've noticed a few features within this list that your business isn't currently practising, make now the time when you make the change to become a greener, more environmentally friendly organisation.
This article was written by Skip Hire UK
