Our 'Making Savings' resource provides a taste of the benefits resource efficiency can bring to your business.

We have provided some initial advice, ideas and links to inspire you as you embark on your sustainability journey but we can only scratch the surface here in terms of the full breadth of environmental improvement opportunities available to businesses.

Getting started

There are many ways your company can start to benefit from resource efficiency, without capital investment or at very low cost. With growing emphasis on environmental performance from investors and consumers, this can also have a significant impact on your ability to retain and secure contracts and customers.

The most effective way to launch an efficiency drive is to get your workforce on board from day one. You can achieve significant results by increasing staff awareness and engagement and providing a forum for staff to suggest improvements.

For examples of businesses already taking advantage, watch our North West video case studies or read some of the national business success stories produced by WRAP, the national Waste and Resources Action Programme.

Finding the help you need

Use the menu to the left, or the links below, to access practical, no-nonsense advice on how to boost your profitability by using resources more efficiently and managing residual waste effectively.

Energy - Improving energy efficiency within your business
Fuel - Minimising your business's fuel consumption
Water - Using your water resources more efficiently
Material - Using solid, liquid and gaseous materials more efficiently
Waste - Advice on managing left-over waste, to reduce collection and disposal costs

Our Tools & Resources page also has useful links to interactive tools and information from other organisations, to help your business to improve its environmental performance.

Further support

You can download a pdf summary of the information provided in this 'Making Savings' section.

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