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Free support for Scottish Small and Medium-size Enterprises Resource Efficient Scotland is a Scottish Government-funded programme providing free support to public and private organisations of all types and sizes to help them become more efficient through reducing their consumption of energy,…

ISO14001 certification. Project aims The company is a major manufacturer to baked products and conserves and supplies the major UK retailers and caterers.   An increasing pressure from their customers was to demonstrate their environmental responsibility through certification to ISO…

Productivity and financial gain through reducing carbon footprint Project aims Reduce carbon footprint by at least 50%. Our support Beyond Green’s role was to help demonstrate that reducing the carbon footprint of business travel could lead to productivity and financial…

Due diligence assessment for renewable energy. Project aims Maximillion is a corporate team building and event management company based in Edinburgh and London. The company had obtained a quote for a solar PV system on the roof of their offices…

Renewable energies investment assessment. Project aims Assess the opportunities for investing in solar PV and wind energy systems across the company’s estate. Provide the board with a table of investment opportunities based on detailed cash-flow projections and payback for each…

Sustainability capacity building. Project aims Increase the confidence of Green Insurance Company’s (GIC) staff to deal with environmental/sustainability questions from their customers. Our support GIC specialises in eco-friendly insurance options. Beyond Green designed and facilitated a series of inspiring environmental…

Energy Management System integration and renewable energy assessment. Project aims Beyond Green has worked with the company to integrate the ISO50001 requirements into their existing EMS (ISO 14001), to target energy and fuel efficiency, and to produce an investment appraisal…

Modelling solar PV investment scenarios. Project aims Provide an analysis of investment opportunities for Solar PV systems across the council’s estate, modelling different scenarios for cost savings, income, payback, and carbon reduction. Our impact  Assisted a local authority to assess…

Reduce business operational cost and increase recycling rate. Project aims Increase recycling rate and reduce business operational cost. Our support We assessed potential resource and cost saving opportunities, especially waste packaging related process costs. The time staff spent preparing, loading…

Operating costs and carbon emissions reduction. Project aims Reduce operating costs and carbon emissions. Our support An initial assessment of Paterson Arran’s Royal Burgh Bakery in 2016 identified potential energy, waste and water savings. Measures evaluated included monitoring half-hourly data,…