Sustainability Planning for Business Owners

Help with developing and funding your environmental initiatives

Having tangible, visible, measurable and well documented environmental strategies and policies in place for your business can give you a competitive edge.

We help you embrace the sustainability opportunities for your business, helping you realise the intangible benefits as well as the financial ones. Not only will you be doing the right thing for the environment, you’ll be demonstrating your excellent corporate social responsibility values to your customers and your staff.

Plenty of businesses have talked a good environmental or green game for years but the time has come for business owners to get serious about implementing initiatives that make a quantifiable difference to their carbon footprint. Consumers are becoming far more sensitive to environmental issues and are making considered choices about which types of businesses they spend their money with. It’s no longer a choice between profit or ethics: operating in a sustainable way is now simply good business sense.

Why?

• Your customers care: Not just because they’re more likely to spend money with companies that look after the planet, but also because being an environmental champion is great for your brand reputation
• Your employees also care: Companies that are focus on sustainability are more likely to hire and retain the best talent
• It’s good for your bottom line: Things like fossil fuels are becoming increasingly expensive and renewable energy sources more cost-effective to maintain, plus as a small business there may be grants, loans and government-sponsored initiatives to help you achieve your sustainability goals

How we support your sustainability journey

At Verde Business Solutions, we specialise in helping small business owners turn sustainability ambitions into practical, achievable action. Even if you are not sure where to start, we can help you explore the opportunities, identify priorities and build confidence in your next steps.

Understanding your impact

We begin by helping you understand what operating sustainably could mean for your business. From there, we review your current processes and help you set clear goals, long-term commitments and realistic actions.

• ESG planning and reporting support
• Review of business processes and sustainability opportunities
• Guidance on Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions in line with the GHG Protocol

Finding funding and recognition

We can also help you identify funding and awards that may be available now. This could include support for energy-efficient equipment, as well as opportunities that strengthen your marketing, PR and sustainability credentials. Applying for funding can feel daunting, but with our experience supporting business owners through the process, we will guide you at every step.