Provider | Target audience | Services |
|---|
Scottish Enterprise
www.scottish-enterprise.com/ | all businesses | resource efficiency work within general
business support |
Highlands & Islands Enterprise
www.hie.co.uk/ | all businesses and communities | resource efficiency work within general
business support |
Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (see
page 17) | businesses who manufacture as part of their
process | hands-on, specialist advice on manufacturing
best practice, training and networking and
communication opportunities |
Carbon Trust
www.thecarbontrust.co.uk/ | businesses and public sector | energy efficiency audits, training events,
best practice publications and advice on energy
saving and carbon management |
Envirowise
www.envirowise.gov.uk/ | all businesses | waste audits, training events, resource
efficiency advice and best practice
publications |
Energy Saving Trust
www.est.org.uk/ | consumers (focus on home energy
efficiency) | interest free loans, grant assistance,
regional network support and energy efficiency
awareness training and promotions |
SEPA
www.sepa.org.uk/ | all businesses | advice on legislation and waste
minimisation |
Netregs -
www.environment-agency.gov.uk/netregs/ | all businesses | on-line advice on environmental
legislation |
Scottish Water
www.scottishwater.co.uk | all businesses | project management, funding, in-kind
support, advice on water efficiency |
Scottish Industrial Symbiosis Programme
www.nispregion.org.uk/scotland/ | all businesses | waste exchange, implementing synergies and
networking |
Waste and Resources Action Programme (
WRAP)
www.wrap.org.uk/ | all businesses | business advice and other support to develop
markets for recycled products and to reduce
waste |
Remade Scotland
www.remade.org.uk/ | all businesses | advice for businesses on development of
products from recycled materials |
Scottish Waste Awareness Group
www.wasteawarescotland.org.uk | householders, business and construction
industry | operates waste aware construction and
designing a directory on recycling facilities
available to business |
Sustainable Design in Architecture (Sust) -
www.sust.org/ | architects and their clients | to raise awareness and improve understanding
of sustainable design |
Green Business
UK
www.green-business.co.uk/ | tourism businesses | runs green tourism business scheme on behalf
of VisitScotland |
Business Environment Partnership
www.thebep.org.uk/ | SMEs | advice and support, waste minimisation site
audits,
ISO 14001, environmental
placements |
Private sector consultants | all businesses | support tailored to specific requirement of
the client |
Business organisations | member businesses | advice and support, eg through newsletters,
toolkits
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Institute of Environmental Management and
Assessment
www.iema.net/ | member businesses | promotion of high standards in environmental
management |