Environmental Business Support
Making environmental improvements can save your company money, improve your efficiency and help your business become more competitive. A number of agencies can assist your business with environmental business support, some of which are listed here.
Business Link East Midlands
- Business Link East Midlands (External website**) provides an impartial advice and information service to assist businesses in the High Peak. For further information, contact them on 0845 058 6644.
- Resouce Efficiency Funding for your business (External website**) - Business Link has recently introduced a resource efficiency diagnostic service to identify areas where small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can improve their resource efficiency. Contact their specially trained team to find out more on 0845 058 6644.
Carbon Trust
- Carbon Trust (External website**) helps businesses to cut carbon emissions and capture the commercial potential of low carbon technologies. For further information, contact the Carbon Trust on 0800 085 2005.
East Midlands business resource efficiency network (embren)
- The East Midlands business resource efficiency network (External website**) provides a single gateway for businesses to access environmental information, support and advice. The website has a directory of quality assured providers of assistance, many of whom have access to funding, which enable them to provide their services free or at a subsidised rate. For more information, contact embren on 0845 600 9006.
Envirowise
- Envirowise (External website**): A Government funded programme, which offers UK businesses free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact. For further information, contact Envirowise on 0800 585 794.
National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP)
- The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (External website**) is a free programme to help companies save money and increase sales by making more efficient use of their resources and waste streams. It can put businesses in touch with organisations that can reuse or recycle their waste streams and help them find sources of recycled and reusable materials. For further information, telephone NISP on 0115 907 7169.
Netregs
- Netregs (External website**) is run by the Environment Agency, to provide free environmental guidance for small and medium sized businesses on compliance with environmental policy. For further information, telephone NetRegs on 08708 506 506.
Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
- The Waste and Resources Action Programme (External website**) offers a business development service, working in partnership to encourage and enable businesses and consumers to be more efficient in their use of materials and recycle more things more often, and matches businesses with potential funders. WRAP is also working towards creating markets for three new recycled materials - tyres, plasterboard and batteries. For further information, telephone WRAP on 0808 100 2040.
**Please note: High Peak Borough Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites.
