Greening Your Business

There is a lot of help and advice on sustainable tourism available to businesses.  Here are some pointers.

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Business Support

• Visitscotland.org

The tourism industry website with information business development, marketing and training.

• Green Tourism Business Scheme

Contains information on a range of ways in which you can help your business run more efficiently. 

• Business Gateway

Offers a range of expert support and practical business growth services to all businesses

• Netregs

Easy to understand explanations of the environmental regulations applicable to the tourism sector.

Waste

• Business Environment Partnership 

Free assistance with environmental management to small to medium sized businesses throughout Scotland.

• Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Tips on packaging, waste segregation, energy and water efficiency.

• Envirowise

Easy-to-use online waste minimisation advice

• Keep Scotland Beautiful

Scottish branch of the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign

• Waste Aware Scotland

Aimed at domestic waste reduction, the group formed to change public attitudes towards household waste.

Energy

• Hospitable Climates

Free advice for the hospitality industry on minimising energy costs.

• Energy Saving Trust

Information on a range of initiatives including Solar, Powershift, Community Renewable and TransportEnergy grants.

• The Carbon Trust

Helping organisations of all sizes cut their energy bills and carbon emission with practical advice, free publications, interest-free loans, and on-site surveys.

• Enhanced Capital Allowance

Government programme which provides 100% first year capital allowances for purchases of approved energy efficient equipment.

For a summary of key support initiatives download the document available at the bottom of this page. For further information on Green Awards, click here .