Resource management means reviewing how your business uses different materials, how it manages its waste and how it consumes things like water or fuel.
Resource management is a broad area, with several regulations that you need to comply with. For instance, all businesses need to conform to the new simpler recycling regulations. Businesses that create packaging are subject to the extended producer responsibility for that packaging. And all businesses have a waste duty of care.
Beyond that, it can benefit your business to have more control over how you manage resources. It can mean significant savings on operational and material costs, as well as better resilience and insulation against market trends.
First, you need to understand where resources are being used, lost and potentially wasted across your organisation. Once you have a sense of that, you can focus on initial quick wins. Longer term changes can come after, once you have a stronger sense of your resource management.
Some avenues that you might explore are:
Whether you work in a materials-heavy sector or a totally digital environment, there are organisations that can help you better manage your resources.
We’d love to help. Our dedicated Business Sustainability Managers can advise you on where to start and point you to other resources and organisations that might be right for your business.
