Our services in detail...
We offer a wide range of services to all industry sectors. If there is a service you need but don’t see it here please contact us, we may be able to help you.
Carbon Management Programmes
A carbon management programme would involve us establishing a detailed base line report of your carbon footprint. From this we would work with you to develop a strategy, setting out short and long term goals for carbon reduction. We’d then manage the strategy and ensure you meet your targets.
Focussing on key areas within your company you can be sure that you are constantly moving in the direction of less carbon. We’ll monitor your business and keep you informed of any legislation or changes in your business that may affect you. You’ll benefit from our expertise and can relax and know that your carbon footprint will gradually be getting smaller.
An innovative policy on carbon reduction is within your reach. You will see benefits in increased customer trust and loyalty and you can be proud to tell people how you are doing your bit. You’ll be prepared when any new legislation hits and know where you stand.
Carbon Footprint analysis
A detailed carbon footprint would involve us looking at all your business processes, conducting an in-depth environmental audit. We would then produce a carbon footprint report containing an action plan and managed steps to achieving significant carbon reduction within your business.
You’ll benefit from a thorough analysis of your company’s practices and a diagnostic process that pulls out key areas of work. This kind of exercise will identify cost savings as well as carbon savings and lead to a leaner more efficient way of working.
We will provide you with clear and transparent reports than can be used to verify carbon offsetting schemes or provide evidence for legislation. You can be certain that after going through a detailed carbon footprint you’ll be an example of excellent environmental practice.
Carbon Footprinting Software
We understand that some larger companies need a more sophisticated solution for carbon management, which is where our carbon Footprinting software can help you. Designed as a web based tool that can be accessible to multiple users, Footprinter™ gives you the technology to make carbon Footprinting an integral part of your reporting procedures.
Footprinter™ is a next generation accounting tool, developed to help you achieve your carbon measurement and reduction responsibilities accurately throughout your organisation. It allows you to input data to calculate the footprint of projects and companies and to measure and therefore manage and control greenhouse gas emissions.
Footprinter™ can allow you to model 'what if' scenarios and compare and contrast data. We work with Best Foot Forward to provide you with the most accurate and comprehensive data on the market. The footprint calculation can provide you with a baseline assessment and diagnostic information so that a business is then able to make informed decisions about where resources should be focussed to shrink its footprint and reduce their environmental impact.
Footprinter™ is powered by Best Foot Forward and delivered by Responsible Solutions Ltd. Since 1997 Best Foot Forward have completed over 100 footprint projects and in April 2005 they were awarded the Queens Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development for working with companies to help them in calculating their carbon footprints.
Virtual Environmental Manager
As an SME you are required to comply with all the same environmental legislation as larger businesses and your clients will require the same level of performance whatever your size of business. So with our Virtual Environmental Manager you can continue to compete with your larger competitors by having your own experienced environmental manager but without all the associated costs of employment.
What can we do?
Procedure writing, internal audits, legislative updates, training, meeting attendance; in fact pretty much anything that a direct employee would do to maintain environmental responsibility within your business.
How does it work?
We will agree what activities you want us to undertake and agree an appropriate monthly activity schedule and associated payment plan. This ensures you are in total control and know what to expect from us and when.
The end result?
A cost effective way of maintaining and pursuing environmental responsibility within your business.
Environmental and Social Responsibility Auditing
A means of monitoring that your journey to responsible action is on track which can be used to assess your performance against your Action Plan or to help you maintain your Management Systems.
What is involved?
- Review of management system documentation
- Review of objectives, targets and associated data
- Tour of the site to see operations at first hand
- Conversations with a random sample of personnel in the business
- Preparation of an audit report
To find out more about an Audit for your company, contact us.
Environmental and Social Responsibility Reporting
Environmental and/or Social Responsibility Reporting informs your audience – whether they are clients, investors, employees or the general public – of your performance in these areas. It is the ideal way to demonstrate the transparency of your corporate governance and the impact that your actions have on the economy, the environment, and on society.
To find out more about Environmental and Social Responsibility Reporting for your company, contact us.
Environmental Management System
A structured and documented approach to your environmental responsibilities which, if it complies with a standard such as the international standard ISO14001, is also highly likely to comply with any environmental requirements specified by large corporate or public sector customers.
What is involved?
- Senior management commitment to an environmental policy.
- Maintaining a list of the company’s legal and stakeholder requirements.
- Evaluating the company’s environmental issues.
- Developing an environmental policy, complete with objectives and targets and a plan to achieve them.
- Implementing the plan by developing the necessary capabilities and support within the business.
- Measuring and evaluating outcomes.
- Continuous review and improvement of the plan.
To find out more about implementing your own EMS, contact us.
Training
A key element in enabling your business to take responsible action, communicating your policies and procedures to management and employees and equipping them to put them into action.
Training can range from simple 1-hour briefing sessions to full 1 or 2 day workshops on how to implements specific aspects of your Environmental Management System. We can work with your training material or develop training material for your business.
Public Speaking
Ian Nicholson is a specialist in Environmental and Social Responsibility, Managing Director of Responsible Solutions Ltd., Outside Responsible Solutions, Ian is vice chair of the Institution of Civil Engineers Environment and Sustainability Panel and a governor of Loughborough College.
More information about Ian. If you would like Ian to address your meeting or conference, contact Responsible Solutions to discuss your requirements on 0845 056 8336 or contact us.
Research Services
We also carry out cutting edge research into particular issues, typically waste related, for construction industry bodies. We have worked with Envirowise, East Midlands Development Agency and the East Midlands Centre for constructing the built environment on a range of different research projects.
We also run the East Midlands Construction Resource Efficiency Club (Link to Case studies page) which uses training and one on one support to help companies improve their environmental performance.
Environmental Responsibility Services
Environmental impacts arise in every aspect of your business, from waste products to transport, manufacturing processes, raw materials, energy consumption to the plastic cups in your vending machine. It’s a complex mixture unique to each business. Responsible Solutions will work with you to find the most appropriate way to address your issues.
We can combine any of our services to give you a unique solution. Within environmental responsibility services we can offer a virtual environmental manager service, action plans and improvement programmes and policy and strategy development. We also offer measurement of environmental impact, ecological and carbon footprint analysis, and training and awareness for management, employees and stakeholders. We can implement environmental management systems to BS8555 or ISO14001 and other levels of environmental auditing and reporting. We conduct waste audits, identify and solve legal compliance issues, meeting and workshop facilitation and ongoing project management services. We will always tender our services to meet your specific needs. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Social Responsibility Services
A socially responsible business understands and manages its impact on the economy, the environment and on society. Increasingly, stakeholders want to know that a company is ethical, well-managed, and able to be trusted. Responsible Solutions can work with you to improve your social impact and, consequently, your reputation amongst your stakeholders.
We offer a range of complementary social responsibility services including virtual environmental manager, social and responsibility auditing, policy and strategy development, implantation of social responsibility plans and advice on implementing investors in people.
Ecological Footprint Analysis
An ecological footprint analysis is another way of measuring the impact of a certain activity or organisation. Instead of measuring carbon and greenhouse gas emissions it measures the amount of resources used and translates this into a physical area. So an ecological footprint would tell you how many planets you would need to sustain the activity concerned.
We can help you calculate your ecological footprint and use it as a starting point to reducing your impact.