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122 Mayor of London Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy approach to environmental improvement and use a set indicators to measure progress. To keep the Green Mark, businesses have to demonstrate, annually, that they have sustained their level of environmental good practice. 5.49 Such programmes are an important way in which small businesses can continue to compete in London’s economy. They are able to use the phased approach to demonstrate their environmental good practice to potential customers and, if necessary, their progress towards full certification. Case study 61 - Small business benefits from Environmental Management System In January 2004, Chessington Garden Centre started to develop an environmental management system using a programme based on BS 8555. At the beginning of the programme the centre recycled 33 per cent of its waste stream. As a result of developing an environmental management system their recycling rate had risen to 81 per cent by December 2005. A key element of the BS 8555 approach has been the way it encourages environmental performance improvement at an early stage in the implementation process and the introduction of performance measures at an early stage in the programme. Source: Business Eco Network Environmental Reporting 5.50 Environmental and corporate social responsibility reporting is increasingly a public expectation of major companies. Research undertaken by the Environment Agency found that 41 per cent of the first 100 FTSE All- Share companies reported on their environmental performance in 2006 267 . 5.51 European legislation 268 requires large businesses (1,200 British companies) to provide a Business Review, which includes environmental matters. Defra has produced a set of Environmental Reporting Guidelines 269 to help businesses report on their environmental impacts in a consistent way that meets the needs of regulators, their shareholders and other stakeholders. Whilst aimed at businesses, the guidance is relevant to public sector organisations. 5.52 The government’s sustainable development strategy 270 required all central government departments and their executive agencies to produce action plans to ensure the delivery of their strategy. The Sustainable Development Commission acts as the independent ‘watchdog’ and reports, annually, on government progress.
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 123 5.53 Producing data and information on environmental and social impacts allows a full range of stakeholders, from city analysts to local communities, to scrutinise the environmental performance of the business community. Proposal 29 The London Development Agency will promote the take up of standards for environmental management among London’s businesses.
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