Seminars & workshops

ISO 14001

EMS Continuous improvement

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Other services

Mailing list

Other useful programmes and organisations

• Accelerate

  Accelerate focuses on helping automotive manufacturers to innovate and improve manufacturing performance. It pays special attention towards exploring the undoubted opportunities of new advancements, such as hybrid technology and its numerous applications.

  Web:   www.accelerate.uk.net
  Tel:      0121 607 0123

• Envirowise

  Envirowise offers UK businesses free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact.

  Web:    www.envirowise.gov.uk
  Tel:       0800 585794

• NetRegs

  NetRegs aims to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK to understand the complex

  environmental regulations that can affect them. They provide guidance on how to comply with environmental law as well as advice on good environmental practice.

  Web:    www.netregs.gov.uk
  Tel:       0117 915 6284 for technical assistance

• Environment Agency

  The Environment Agency is the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales.

  Web:    www.environment-agency.gov.uk
  Tel:       08708 506506

• SMMT Industry Forum

  The SMMT Industry Forum was created by the Motor Industry for the Motor Industry. Its aim is to develop and sustain world-leading competitiveness in the UK based vehicle and components industry focusing on quality, cost and delivery.

  Web:    www.industryforum.co.uk
  Tel:       0121 717 6600

• The Carbon Trust

  The Carbon Trust is an independent company funded by central Government. Its role is to help the UK move to a low carbon economy by helping business and the public sector reduce carbon emissions now and capture the commercial opportunities of low carbon technologies.

  Web:    www.thecarbontrust.co.uk 
  Tel:       0800 085 2005

Links

Business and the environment

• Biowise
  Helpline, free publications, free visits for SMEs, grants and events to encourage the use of biotechnology in business
• Building Research Establishment
  Green issues, whole life costing, sustainability, building performance and use
• Business in the Community
  Helps businesses to work towards environmentally sustainable development as a strategic, mainstream business issue
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
  Environment, Health and Safety, Food and Health and Housing
• Coventry City Council's Environmental Advice Team
• CSEM – Centre for Sustainable and Environmental Management
  The Centre, its Programmes and services, support professional practitioners and others with similar responsibilities and needs in the UK and globally.
• Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• DTi's help with environmental matters
• Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
  Includes searchable databases of EMAS-registered and ISO 14001-certified organisations.
• Energy and Environmental Management Worst Practice Guide
  Written by John Pooley of the John Pooley Consultancy for the Government Office for the South West and endorsed by Envirowise and CIMA
• Environmental Practice at Work
  Free on-line programme to develop environmental skills in the workplace with competence training and e-learning resources, including environmental awareness, risk assessment, environmental best practice, sustainable development and employee participation and ISO 14001 compliance
• Groundwork
  Charity working in partnership with local people, local authorities and business to promote economic and social regeneration by improvements to the local environment
• Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)
  Full texts of all Acts since 1988 and all Statutory Instruments since 1987
• Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment
  The professional body for individuals involved in environmental management and assessment
• International Network for Environmental Management
  Wide range of guidance, tools and articles
• National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP)
  NISP is a free business opportunity programme that delivers bottom line, environmental and social benefits and is the first industrial symbiosis initiative in the world to be launched on a national scale.
• Resource not waste - Information and resources on waste reduction and other environmental issues
• The ISO 14001 Information Center
  Overviews and resources for implementing ISO 14001
• Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
  Government-funded programme whose central aim is to promote sustainable waste management by creating stable and efficient markets for recycled materials and products. Site includes searchable databases of recyclers.
• Waste Watch
  Promoting action on waste reduction, reuse and recycling

Automotive industry

• Autotrain
  Free on-line training on a diverse range of subjects, including environmental management, quality systems and IT.
• Cleaner Production
  Resources for different sectors including vehicles, metals and rubber products - Consortium for Automotive Recycling (CARE)
• Engineering Employers Federation (EEF)
  The representational voice of Engineering and Manufacturing in the UK. Produces environmental best practice publications and provides advice and seminars.
• Euromotor
  A network and partnership of European car manufacturers, suppliers and universities
• Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
• The Motor Trade Association of Western Australia

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