Business Case for Sustainability

<p>Our advice and ecological footprint report helped to shape Duchy Originals' sustainability strategy.</p>

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

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

<p>CABE knows the importance of sustainability so asked us to calculate their footprint.</p>

<p>We found that retreading tyres is more carbon efficient than manufacturing new ones.</p>

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

<p>The Centre for Reuse & Remanufacturing commissioned us to assess the carbon footprint of refilling toner cartridges.</p>

<p>We calculated the carbon footprint of all Ofcom offices, and this baseline is being used to set reduction targets.</p>

<p>We provided metrics to underpin an advertising campaign for National Express trains.</p>

<p>Volkswagen commissioned us to calculate comparative emissions for a multimedia national advertising campaign.</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