Sustainable Cheshire Forum Themes, Eco Audit Information

The number of businesses taking up environmental improvement measures has been increasing since the early 1990's. More recently, larger organisations have started publicly reporting on their impact on the natural environment, and also on their social and ethical activities.

In 1996, the Sustainable Cheshire Forum felt there was a need to provide businesses, particularly smaller businesses, with a first step in improving their environmental performance. The Eco Audit model has been continuously developed and updated to meet the changing needs of businesses and organisations and to reflect new legislative requirements.

The aim of the project is to raise environmental awareness and make suggestions on how improving environmental performance can create cost savings. A short site visit is conducted with organisational staff to gather information about it's operation and then a report is sent to the site containing recommendations for action as well as a certificate of participation.

The Eco Audit project offers free and confidential environmental reviews to small & medium sized businesses and all types of organisations throughout Cheshire. To date over 700 reviews have been carried out across a diverse range of sites. The project has also won a number of awards, both locally and nationally.

For more information about Eco Audit visit our webpages.


Sustainable Cheshire Forum Eco Audit

	The number of businesses taking up environmental improvement measures has been increasing since the early 1990's. More recently, larger organisations have started publicly reporting on their impact on the natural environment, and also on their social and ethical activities. In 1996, the Sustainable Cheshire Forum felt there was a need to provide businesses, particularly smaller businesses, with a first step in improving their environmental performance. The Eco Audit model has been continuously developed and updated to meet the changing needs of businesses and organisations and to reflect new legislative requirements. The aim of the project is to raise environmental awareness and make suggestions on how improving environmental performance can create cost savings. A short site visit is conducted with organisational staff to gather information about it's operation and then a report is sent to the site containing recommendations for action as well as a certificate of participation. The Eco Audit project offers free and confidential environmental reviews to small & medium sized businesses and all types of organisations throughout Cheshire. To date over 700 reviews have been carried out across a diverse range of sites. The project has also won a number of awards, both locally and nationally. For more information about Eco Audit visit our webpages.