This document summarizes environmental and sustainability resources and support available to businesses in Wales from the Welsh Assembly Government. It provides information on complying with environmental legislation, strategies around climate change and green jobs. It also describes several organizations that provide free advice and support to businesses to help reduce costs through improved resource efficiency, waste reduction, energy efficiency and sustainable transportation options. Key resources highlighted include Envirowise, the Carbon Trust, Business Resource Efficiency Coordinators and Regional Environmental Management Advisers.

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Welsh Assembly Government
Environment and Sustainability
Working together to meet
business needs

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Environmental legislation
www.netregs.gov.uk
Guidance by:
• business type
• environmental topic
Current and future
legislation
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Future for Wales
Sustainable development
 One Wales: One Planet
 Climate Change Strategy
 Green Jobs Strategy
 “Environment” strategies:
• waste, water, energy, transport

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What does this mean for you?
 Business opportunities
 Better infrastructure
 More choice
 Doing things differently

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Getting help
 Economic renewal: a new direction
 www.wales.gov.uk/economicrenewal
 Infrastructure investment
 Targeted support
 Investment focus
 Business as usual 2010
 Regular updates register at:
fs4b.wales.gov.uk/economicrenewal

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Assembly funded support for SMEs
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 Environment advice line: 0808 188 1118
• Up to 2 hours technical consultancy support per
enquiry
Envirowise Envirowise convergence
Carbon Trust BRECs
WRAP REMAs
Energy Savings Trust Transport Alliance
Groundwork

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Envirowise Convergence
 Medium sized (>50 employees)
 Potential resource reduction/ waste savings
 Manufacturer of rubber rollers
• 72 staff, £5.5M/year
• 160t process-related rubber polymer waste being sent to landfill
• To develop a programme, including an action plan & targets
• Reducing overbuild on certain rollers by 4mm saving £51k this
year, diverting approx 11t of rubber from landfill
• Better re/use of packaging

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Business Resource Efficiency
Coordinators
 >5 employees
 Range of support
Business Type Topic Potential Savings
Conservative Club Waste £1,281
Mouldings Waste £845
Instrument distribution Waste £528
Pallet company Waste £1,472
Engineering Water Efficiency £1114
Resource Efficiency £1,634
Reuse pallets £400
Reuse storage £640
Gallery facilities Energy Efficiency £1,855
Water Efficiency £585
Metal Finishing Waste £806
Energy Efficiency £1,515.74
Farm Shop Waste Min £1772
Paper company Water Efficiency £19,000
Food Laboratory Waste £694

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Regional Environmental Management
Advisers
 5 employees or less
 Based in Regional Centres to help small local
businesses to understand and apply environmental
management good practice
 Initial assessment
 Environmental Action Plan (3months)
 Mellangth Stained Glass - The Glass Gallery
 Ornamental household items
 Problem? - Wanted to grow market
 Support - Advice on glass re-use
 Results - Alternative avenues for products

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Transport Alliance
 Travel planning advice and support:
 Smart travel training
 Travel planning workshops
 Free on line travel survey and analysis
 Free registration to car share schemes
 SWWITCH (South West Wales Integrated Transport
Consortium) www.SWWITCH.org.uk
 SEWTA (The South East Wales Transport Alliance)
www.gettravelwise.com

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Ann Stevenson, 0870 190 8420,
email: ann.stevenson@aeat.co.uk