Better Together Dorset

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Better Together Dorset

• Dorset Business
• the Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Liam Baker

• Economics BSc
• The University of York
• Derwent College Vice-Chairperson
• Rowing

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Dorset Business

• Independent, membership organisation, serving and
  representing around 1000 businesses in Dorset. 
• Helping through
• Networking events, Business forums, Legal
  advice, Export documentation, Policy and CSR

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What is CSR?

• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) focuses on
  businesses obligation to consider the interests
  of others in all aspects of their operations. 
• Can help to boost your business, as well as the
  area in which you work.  It is a win-win
  situation. 

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Better Together Dorset

• Free online charter for social responsibility
  designed to encourage businesses to actively get
  involved in an environmental, social or economic
  activity.
• Every business, however small, can get involved. 
  There are activities to suit all one man bands,
  SMEs and multinational corporations.

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Pledges

• You can take environmental, economic and social
  pledges. Today I am going to look at
  environmental pledges.

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Environmental Pledges

• Purchase renewable energy which is exempt from
  the climate change levy
• Low wattage light bulbs
• Join the S.M.A.R.T Dorset
  Resource Efficiency Club

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Environmental Pledges

• Reduce paper use
• double sided printing and photocopying,
  re-use paper to make telephone pads, re-use
  envelopes, increase paper-free communication
• P Please consider the environment and don't print
  this e-mail unless you really need to  P

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Environmental Pledges

• Recycle
• computer cartridges, mobile phones, redundant
  computer kit, redundant office furniture/equipment
  , waste paper

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Benefits of Better Together Dorset

• Reduction in costs by combating waste
• New opportunities for staff development, higher
  staff morale, motivation and retention
• Improved reputation with existing and new
  customers, leading to increased sales
• Opportunity to be recognised in the supply chain
  and when tendering for contracts

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Benefits of Better Together Dorset

• Greater ability to influence local decision
  makers
• Increased public awareness and perception raised
  via an enhanced media profile from positive
  publicity
• Opportunity to give something back to the
  community

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Resource Efficiency Club

• Promotes sustainability and competitiveness by
  helping businesses develop solutions.
• Increases competitiveness by driving down costs
  throughout the supply chain.
• Aiming at target savings of 200,000 between all
  member companies

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Methods

• Reduce
• Production and office waste
• packaging
• use of raw materials
• Utility usage

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Benefits of the Resource Efficiency Club

• Could save 3 of turnover
• Straight to the bottom line
• Benefits in months not years
• Could save 1000 per employee

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Benefits of the Resource Efficiency Club

• Many measures cost nothing
• Real cost of waste is 5 to 20 times disposal cost
• Legislation

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• Are you Environmentally Responsible?

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www.bettertogetherdorset.org.uk
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