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<\/strong><\/p>\nCould your business\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2026Go without paper?<\/strong> \u2026Switch to suppliers who recycle? \u2026Use less energy?<\/strong> Pebble Magazine, a digital ethical lifestyle publication, scrapped their central London workspace in favour of remote working.<\/p>\n \u201cIndustries are slowly waking up to the fact that being sustainable will save their bottom line \u2013 and ultimately the planet. Consumers are more willing to support brands that offer a less wasteful experience or product,\u201d says editor Georgina Wilson-Powell.<\/p>\n For dedicated SME insurance support and advice, get in touch with our expert team today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With deadlines to meet and targets to hit, thinking about the environment is rarely a priority in the workplace. But just a few surprisingly simple changes can have a significant positive impact on the environment \u2013 and also on your finances. The Carbon Trust Standard estimates UK SMEs could collectively save nearly \u00a3400 million per […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[24,22,23],"class_list":["post-150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commercial-insurance","tag-eco-workplace","tag-environmentally-friendly-office","tag-green-office"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe practicalities of this one depend on your particular industry, but going paperless could be easier than you think. Document checking, copying and even signing can all be done digitally these days, which is particularly helpful for legal firms, estate agents and other professional services, while freelancers and retailers can email bills and receipts rather than printing them.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Selfridges recently announced its iconic yellow paper bags would be made using coffee cups from its headquarters and in-store, in response to data showing 1.5 billion paper coffee cups used in the UK each year could not be recycled. If you manufacture your own supplies, could you incorporate an element of up-cycling or switch to eco-friendlier raw materials?<\/p>\n
\nSome simple tweaks can make a big difference to your energy bills, and simultaneously create fewer carbon emissions. Make sure heating timers are set to the right date and time \u2013 especially when the clocks change \u2013 and turn them off at weekends if nobody will be in. You can also install timer switches to make sure lights are turned off outside working hours.<\/p>\n![\"teaser-image-temp-2\"](\"https:\/\/www.bn-design-portfolio.co.uk\/brokernetworkdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/05\/teaser-image-temp-2-300x197.jpg\")
\u2026Ditch the office entirely?<\/strong>
\nDramatic, maybe, but committing to all employees working from home means cutting commutes, smaller emissions and no energy used to heat, light and power an office.<\/p>\n