Environment

Concerns about the environment are coming to dominate the political and corporate agendas. CSR businesses face increasing pressure to prove their environmental credentials, how they are addressing the key issues relating to the environment, be they climate change, reduction of carbon footprints or engaging in environmentally sensitive production and waste management techniques.

Compliance with increasingly rigorous government environmental legislation can be complex and failure to meet regulation standards for environmental protection can lead to expensive litigation. Environmental audits are essential in reducing liability, particularly with the possibilities of retroactive environmental legislation. Compliance can be made easier with a strategic approach to addressing environmental issues.

A range of innovative and cost-effective methods to reduce business impact on the environment are available as CSR organisations seek to meet the challenge. Creating carbon neutral businesses, reducing carbon emissions, managing waste effectively, managing transport and energy consumption, ensuring environmentally sensitive supply chains. Environmentally sensitive initiatives that go beyond mere compliance with existing regulations enable CSR organisations to present themselves to key stakeholders as being proactive about the environment; a powerful marketing tool in the current market environment. By reducing their environmental impact, CSR organisations are ensuring long-term sustainability in production by minimising their impact on the environment, while making a responsible and practical business choice.