Reduce

The following organisations can provide you with practical support to reduce your emissions.

The Energy Saving Trust in Scotland
The Energy Saving Trust in Scotland is part of a UK-wide non-profit organisation providing impartial information and advice. It manages five advice centres in Scotland specifically designed to help consumers take action to
save energy.
 

Changeworks

Changeworks exists to improve quality of life and to protect the environment.
They work with passion, integrity and deliver a wide range of free energy services for businesses and voluntary organisations including talk, presentation, and energy training awareness.

 

Chooseanotherway.com
This is an initiative of the Scottish Government and its partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, designed to encourage more sustainable transport choices through the creation and implementation of Travel Plans. It complements Government‟s commitment to tackling climate change, supporting strategic objectives for the economy, health, the environment and communities.

 

Transform Scotland


Fee to become a member This membership organisation campaigns for a more sensible transport system and better transport policies and practice. It undertakes media work, events and projects to highlight the benefits of sustainable transport.

The campaign includes:

  • Research into all aspects of transport, making the case for change
  • Project work highlighting the practical benefits of sustainable transport
  • Conferences and events bringing together key stakeholders
  • A wide range of publications to influence policy at all levels
  • Speaking out through the media that sustainable transport delivers on all economic, social and environmental grounds.


City Car Club sponsored by Changeworks
Developed and fully operational since 1999, City Car Club has critically and strategically reduce the impact of traffic on the City. The aim is to deliver the same degree of flexibility as car ownership without the need to actually own a car (-and all the expenses and responsibility that incurs).Data form similar initiatives indicates that one scheme car can permanently displace around five privately-owned vehicle.


Scottish Environment Protection Agency
An environmental regulator helping business and industry to understand their environmental responsibilities, enabling customers to comply with legislation and good practice and to realise the many economic benefits of good environmental practice. SEPA provides support on waste management and disposal helping your business minimise waste and finding the most effective ways of improving your waste efficiency. Waste Aware Business

Waste Aware Business
A site that gives advice on reducing, reusing and recycling business waste. It aims to raise awareness of how businesses can deal with their waste more sustainably and provides access to information and tools on waste management. The programme aims to change public attitudes towards reduce, reuse and recycle and is closely linked to the National Waste plan for Scotland.
 

Envirowise Scotland: Waste Management
Envirowise is an organisation that provides businesses with information and advice on sustainable practices. It offer support on waste management for your business, helping you minimise waste, whilst saving a lot of money.

 

Waste prevention for business by Changeworks and LEEP Recycling Ltd
With more than 75% of waste in Scotland originated from commercial and industrial source, The Scottish Executive aims to move further away from landfill towards waste reduction. The company is wholly owned by Changeworks and delivers services in business recycling, confidential document destruction, cash for cans and waste analysis.


Building Research Establishment
An independent and impartial research based consultancy, testing and training organisations, offering expertise in every aspect of the built environment and associated industries. It provides expert, impartial research, knowledge and advice for built environment sector and business to meet the challenge of our built environment. It
helps clients create better and more sustainable products, buildings, communities and businesses and supports the innovation needed to achieve this.


 

WRAP Scotland
WRAP helps individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more, making better use of resources and helping to tackle climate change

 

The BigSplash: Water Efficiency for Scottish Businesses
The BigSplash is an initiative by Envirowise to provide companies in Scotland with dedicated help in their efforts to reduce their water use and wastewater. Companies can request BigSplash services online to receive FREE, Tailored advice to help you:

  • Understand how much water your company uses
  • Identify simple ways to start saving water and money
  • Measure the water and cost savings that you have made



 

 

 


 

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