Links

• Business advice and forums
• Government
• Legislation
• Eco labels
• Sustainable Procurement
• Environmental Labelling
• Recycling

Business advice and forums

• Envirowise - free, confidential advice to UK businesses enabling companies to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact.
  www.envirowise.gov.uk
• Business in the Community (BITC)
  www.bitc.org.uk
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development
  www.wbcsd.org
• UN Global Compact
  www.unglobalcompact.org

Government

• Department for environment, agriculture and rural affairs (defra)
  www.defra.gov.uk
• Communities and Local Government
  www.communities.gov.uk
• Environment Agency
  www.environment-agency.gov.uk
• Health and Safety Executive
  www.hse.gov.uk

Legislation

• NetRegs – Provides guidance on regulations and legislation by business type
  www.netregs.gov.uk
• Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (DBERR) Formerly the DTI, this website offers further information on the WEEE regulations
  www.dti.gov.uk

Eco labels

• Blue Angel
  www.blauer-engel.de
• National Association of Paper Merchants
  www.napm.org.uk
• The Nordic Swan
  www.svanen.nu
• Energy Star
  www.energystar.gov

Sustainable Procurement

• Quick Wins 2007 - minimum environmental standards for a range of products. www.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk
• EA commodities guidance www.environmentagency.gov.uk
• OGCbuying.solutions is an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) in the Treasury. Provides information on procurement service for the public sector.
  online.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk
• Providing guidance on sustainability
  www.sustainable-development.gov.uk

Environmental Labelling

• Green Consumer Guide
  www.greenconsumerguide.com
• The Environmentally Preferable Purchasing guide www.greenguardian.com
• Pitching Green : a guide to promoting and sourcing green products, Oct 2007
  www.defra.gov.uk 
• Green Claims: how to make an environmental claim about products www.defra.gov.uk
• An index of green labels A comprehensive list updated October 2007 www.defra.gov.uk

Recycling

• Recycle More – Recycling information centre
  www.recycle-more.co.uk
• Energy saving trust
  www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
• Carbon Trust
  www.carbontrust.co.uk
• Ecotricity
  www.ecotricity.co.uk
• Good energy
  www.good-energy.co.uk 
• Green Electricity Marketplace
  www.greenelectricity.org

Energy efficiency and green energy

• Energy Saving Trust - http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/
• Carbon Trust - http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/default.ct
• Ecotricity - http://www.ecotricity.co.uk/greenenergy/?partner=adwords
• Good Energy - http://www.good-energy.co.uk/
• Green Electricity Marketplace - http://www.greenelectricity.org/