Using resources sustainably is likely to be a key part of making your business more sustainable. Your first step should be to ensure that you keep the amount of resources you use to a minimum by focusing on efficiency. Areas you could focus on include:
- energy consumption - see our guide on how to save money by using energy more efficiently
- water use - see our guide on how to use water efficiently - the basics
- buying and using less goods and materials, and reducing and reusing waste - see our guide on how to save money by reducing, reusing and recycling waste
- packaging - see our guides on how to reduce your environmental impact by good packaging design and use transit and collation packaging effectively
- vehicle use - see our guides on reducing your vehicle emissions and how to create a workplace travel plan
After focusing on efficiency you should consider how you can make more sustainable choices for those resources that you do need. Areas that you could focus on include:
- buying more sustainable products - see our guide on buying sustainable goods and services
- generating and using renewable energy - see our guide on how to generate your own renewable energy
- producing and using biofuels - see our guide on biofuel for transport
- purchasing recycled materials - see our guide on using recycled materials and products