Sustainable operations

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Our sustainable operations services include:

Embed sustainability into working practices

Project manage sustainability initiatives

Build sustainability into management decisions

Embed sustainability into working practices

We work with our clients to drive changes positively; from staff behaviour to procedures and management processes.

Clients have worked with Carbon Smart to:

Design and roll out a waste management system that saw recycling rates leap from 0% to 90% and saved thousands of pounds each year
Get staff travelling healthily and sustainably: particularly out of cars and onto bikes
Identify key inefficiencies in major catering operations; eliminating food waste from their bins and saving money in purchasing and waste disposal
Empower and inspire their sales teams, resulting in a sustainability programme of the people, by the people and for the people
Drive carbon reductions in their supply chain to the tune of hundreds of tonnes of CO₂ per year

Our view

Sustainability initiatives involve people: it’s about changing the way we work. Whether it is maintenance staff, office staff or senior executives, a smart approach to changing working practices can make all the difference to the success of sustainability initiatives. Done well, it is a strong force for cohesion; done badly, it can cause resentment.

We work with our clients to drive changes positively; from staff behaviour to procedures and management processes, we find the approach that fits and do not leave organisations as we find them.

Project manage sustainability initiatives

We project manage sustainability measures all the way through identifying the right kit, managing the procurement, installation and bedding in.

Clients have worked with Carbon Smart to:

Save over £50k per year in electricity and maintenance costs (not to mention the carbon) by upgrading their light sources and controls
Add £150k per year to their bottom line and take 90 tonnes out of their carbon footprint with new solar panels (and secure Government subsidy for the electricity they generate)
Find the right bins with the right signage to successfully separate and compost all their food waste and drive recycling levels up over 90%
Find a waste management provider who collects the way they want, when they want and for the price they want and who provides them the data they need
Find a supplier who will deliver their catering supplies in sustainable packaging – and take back the packaging from the previous delivery

Our view

The business case has been established, but how do you go about actually getting your new technology installed? At Carbon Smart we like to roll up our sleeves and get stuck in. We project manage sustainability measures all the way through identifying the right kit, managing the procurement, installation and bedding in. We work with our clients to make things happen, and then help them tell the world about it.

Build sustainability into management decisions

We work with management teams to help them make decisions on sustainability based on solid data and rationale.

Clients have worked with Carbon Smart to:

Set clear KPIs and objectives with robust systems to track them, which staff buy into
Track progress on their sustainability endeavours and bring regular updates to the board
Build sustainability performance and reporting into their catering contracts
Independently monitor the performance of their waste management provider
Turn an office move into a compelling sustainability story

Our view

We work with management teams to help them make decisions. The devil may be in the detail, but at Carbon Smart we know that effective management requires the whole picture. Our clients trust us to set up systems that gather the right information on the ground and present it in the best way to support decisions. Our work has evaluation built in from the start, because if you can’t tell if it is working, then why bother?