Sustainability consultation company, Planet Positive, yesterday (1 November) launched its free national sustainability programme, ‘7 days to sustainability’, following a successful four-month trial period that saw 350 organisations participate.
The campaign, which offers UK businesses ‘best practice advice’, aims to help participants ‘reduce costs, engage employees and use sustainability to stand out in a competitive marketplace’.
In addition to a campaign poster, each business registered to the programme will receive practical sustainability advice via seven daily emails, covering topics such as energy efficiency, waste and recycling, travel, food, water, health and wellbeing. Guidance on how to communicate success and improve brand strength is also available.
As part of the programme, Planet Positive advises that each business set up a ‘Green Team’, geared towards delivering cost savings and developing local media attention and links with suppliers and customers.
One best practice example listed by Planet Positive is Bath-based leadership and commercial development company, Thought Crew. After taking part in the four-month trial, Thought Crew reduced its carbon emissions and cut travel costs by 80 per cent, through favouring webinar meetings rather than taking any unnecessary travel.
Commenting on the campaign, CEO of Planet Positive, Steve Malkin, said: “With rising energy prices and growing pressures from customers, there are an increasing number of reasons why businesses are adopting sustainability.
“By making sustainability easy to adopt, through the 7 Days to Sustainability programme, the final barrier to widespread adoption is no longer an issue.”
The initiative has received support from a number of corporate partners including, M&S, Tesco, Deloitte and Waste Matters. BBC Dragon and businesswoman, Deborah Meaden voiced her support for the programme, stating: “I would recommend that every business joins the campaign.”
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