Packaging may be costing your business a lot of money each year. With current legislation and a strong focus in the media, packaging is becoming an increasingly important issue to all businesses.

We teamed together with Envirowise and with the to help members optimize the packaging they use to help them save money and reduce the impact of packaging legislation on their business.

Environmental legislation is increasing year on year and there is more responsibility and pressures on businesses to reduce and understand their environmental impacts.

BESST joined forces with the Environment Agency and Environmental Health at T&W Council to give a practical overview of environmental legislation looking at examples and case studies of areas of best practice…and worst practice!

It involved practical presentations and a workshop format, ensuring members got their specific queries answered and are aware of their legal obligations.

Working with Envirowise, we organised for a water specialist to complete a Water Audit on one of our member companies – Lyreco.

Lyreco kindly opened their doors to other BESST members to participate and observe the audit. The audit covered the whole of the Lyreco site, including Office, Warehouse, vehicle washing and drains. This workshop to highlighted areas of good practice and identify areas for financial savings and improvement.

Whilst many businesses recognise the benefits of devising strategies for reducing waste and becoming more resource efficient, difficulties can often arise during the implementation phase of these strategies. Typical issues that prevent successful implementation include a lack of senior management buy-in and support, a lack of staff support, a lack of material or time resources, or a communications break down

We organised for EnviroComms who work internationally helping organisations to empower their staff and encourage change within the organisation to achieve their environmental improvements.

There was also a practical workshop for attendees to find out about local case studies and share best practice.