Envirowise launch toolkit to help cut costs
A 10 to 15 strong business supply chain can make savings of more than £150,000[1] by working together to improve resource efficiency, say sustainable business experts Envirowise.
The Government funded programme, which is dedicated to putting the sustainable use of resources at the heart of UK business practice, have launched a new toolkit to help companies cut costs and enhance supplier relationships.
With financial forecasters predicting tough times ahead for the economy, the need to make efficiencies across the supply chain and work together with suppliers for mutual business benefit has never been greater, says Envirowise.
The comprehensive Supply Chain Partnership Toolkit aims to reduce waste, unlock hidden profits and improve environmental performance. The four CD Toolkit is based on the experience of Envirowise’s work with supply chains over six years, which saw 44 host companies and a network of 650 suppliers partner to improve business efficiency through minimising waste and maximising cost savings.
Since its launch in 2002, the Envirowise supply chain programme has identified cost savings worth more than £12.5m. In 2007 alone, business saved an estimated £2.5m by participating in the supply chain programme.[2]
The toolkit helps companies to work with their suppliers on the steps needed to make environmental improvements and includes video presentations, key tips, templates and exercises.
Envirowise programme delivery leader Roger Papworth, says: “The key to working with your supply chain is communication and the Toolkit gives businesses tools to help them work in partnership with suppliers, to improve environmental performance and cut costs”.
The Supply Chain Partnership Toolkit gives businesses a structured, interactive programme that helps them work with suppliers across many areas of environmental best practice and resource efficiency. These include water adminimisation; energy management; green procurement; reducing packaging costs; cleaner design
and transport logistics.
The CDs also contain a number of exercises and worksheets to help companies run seminars with suppliers to explore existing business processes and practically apply and measure resource efficiency programmes.