Top Tips to become more Sustainable
Here are 10 simple top-tips to become more sustainable and
improve your bottom-line:
- Use energy efficient light
bulbs - they last around ten times longer than ordinary
bulbs and fitting one energy saving light bulb in
your business could save £10 a year and use 80% less electricity
than a conventional bulb.Imagine the potential
energy saving on all your lighting?
- Install general water saving
devices to help reduce the volume of water you
use.
- Turn thermostats on radiators down by
just 1°C - saving the planet and your
bottom-line.
- Get your visitors to help you save
money - be proud and communicate the efforts you’re taking
to be more resource efficient and ask your visitors to
also consider their usage too, for example accommodation providers
could encourage guests to retain bed linen and
towels for more than one day to reduce laundry
volume.
- Make sure all your promotional
materials are sustainable - use recycled paper, recycle
ink cartridges, source low polluting vegetable-based inks and
environmentally responsible designers and printers.
- Local supply
networks - use local artists and crafts in your business
to make it distinctive.
- Local area
- provide your visitors with the top ten things to see and do in
your area without a car.
- Organise a community
litter pick in your area.
- Tackling Seasonality
- try extending your open season by a week or two at
either end.
- Staff
engagement - appoint staff members as sustainable
champions to monitor your business progress.
