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Better Together Dorset

Better Together Dorset. Dorset Business the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Economics BSc: The University of York Derwent College Vice-Chairperson Rowing. Liam Baker. Dorset Business. Independent, membership organisation, serving and representing around 1000 businesses in Dorset. 

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Better Together Dorset

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  1. Better Together Dorset Dorset Business the Chamber of Commerce and Industry

  2. Economics BSc: The University of York • Derwent College Vice-Chairperson • Rowing Liam Baker

  3. 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

  4. 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. 

  5. 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.

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

  7. 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

  8. Environmental Pledges • Reduce paper use: double sided printing and photocopying, re-use paper to make telephone pads, re-use envelopes, increase paper-free communication PPlease consider the environment and don't print this e-mail unless you really need toP

  9. Environmental Pledges • Recycle: computer cartridges, mobile phones, redundant computer kit, redundant office furniture/equipment, waste paper

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Methods Reduce: • Production and office waste • packaging • use of raw materials • Utility usage

  14. 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

  15. Benefits of the Resource Efficiency Club • Many measures cost nothing • Real cost of waste is 5 to 20 times disposal cost • Legislation

  16. Are you Environmentally Responsible?

  17. www.bettertogetherdorset.org.uk lorraine.hubbard@dorsetbusiness.net Dorset BusinessThe Chamber of Commerce & IndustryChamber HouseAcorn Office ParkLing RoadTower ParkPooleDorsetBH12 4NZ

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