Business Case for Sustainability

<p>How does behaviour affect emissions? We assessed teenager electricity use for British Gas.</p>

<p>What's the biggest impact of land management? We advised the Countryside Council for Wales on reducing its footprint.</p>

<p>We were involved from the outset in assessing the visionary BedZed development</p>

<p>Pacific Interiors use our calculator to communicate the impacts of office fit-outs to their clients.</p>

<p>We developed the simple, user friendly Envirowise Indicator to engage businesses on sustainability.</p>

<p>FIRA wanted a footprinting solution for the furniture industry. We provided Furniture Footprinter.</p>

<p>Our footprint studies have informed the CBI in reducing its own footprint.</p>

<p>Our footprint analyses and consultancy advice are underpinning Crown Paints’ future strategy on sustainability.</p>

<p>We worked with the Forestry Commission to assess the footprints of music events in the forest.</p>

<p>Our regional and organisation footprint reports are being used by Luton Borough Council for carbon management planning.</p>

The drivers for sustainability create a new market environment where adapting businesses can thrive

Business Case For Sustainability

The threat of climate change is now widely recognised and there is a broad consensus that society needs to make fundamental changes to the way it operates. Businesses and other employers are recognised as major emitters of greenhouse gases and as a result are having to respond to new legislation, fiscal measures, market forces and stakeholder pressure.

Successful businesses develop by changing, and leading firms are using these pressures to drive efficiency improvements, product differentiation and the creation of a positive corporate culture.

Best Foot Forward has a proven track record of working with corporate clients and other organisations to deliver sustainability improvements. Our carbon accounting and ecological footprinting services provide tangible outputs which can be directly incorporated into existing operations to enable action programmes – and our sustainability consultancy can identify ways to move forward.

Footprint assessments underpin effective sustainability strategies and can be applied to products, services and organisations, to effectively:

Identify efficiency improvements and cost savings
Satisfy legislative reporting requirements
Manage future risk and exposure
Motivate internal stakeholders and raise external profile
Meet procurement specifications