Thursday, 21 May 2009

Green Supply Chain

We have been supporting Bristol City Council’s bid to get the city recognised as a European Capital, and leader in the fight against climate change. As part of this, they will be helping local organisations to reduce their Carbon Footprint by holding a new training event at the CREATE Centre on June 11th 2009. This is the latest in a series of scheduled advice sessions which will help to dispel the confusion surrounding terms such as Carbon Footprint and Climate Change.

Many businesses have already developed their own ‘green’ procedures by becoming energy efficient and recycling the waste they produce, but are their suppliers equally environment conscious? This event will look at the many benefits of buying green, plus some of the tax advantages and public funding available to them, and how to go about applying for them.

The aim of this training day will be to give business owners and managers a clear understanding of the importance of tracking the carbon embodied in goods and services, and also ways to plan ahead for greener workplaces in the future. Ultimately, the goal is to tackle climate change on a local level, and to demonstrate to local businesses that being green can also save costs in the long term.

For more information contact carbon@abricon.com for more details.