Key Aims:

Identify and contact a large number of SMEs in the     manufacturing, power generation and waste     management sectors    Advise interested SMEs on the benefits of an EMS   Support selected companies in the key stages of      implementing an EMS   Monitor companies throughout the implementation      process

 

Key Stages:

Identify and contact appropriate SMEs   Brief interested SMEs   Support EMS implementation    Monitor the implementation process  Assist in the EMS training programme

This project comprised 2 phases and took 12 months to complete.

Our contribution was a contact database containing interview notes, the briefing materials and assistance with company proposals and environmental review reports.

The overall outcome of the project was that several hundred SMEs became more familiar with the benefits that derive from considering environmental aspects at all stages of their business activities.

Around 10% of these SMEs implemented some form of EMS and, in addition, helped to spread the environmental message to other SMEs in their local area.