Business resource efficiency

With prices of energy and resources rising in a competitive market place, resource efficiency makes sense for businesses as it leads to lower costs and better profit opportunities.

By effectively managing your resources, preventing and reducing your waste you can:

Save your business money
Reduce your energy consumption and associated costs
Enhance environmental performance
Reduce operating costs
Comply with legal obligations
Improve the image of your business
Win new tenders or contracts through improved environmental management systems.

Free resource efficiency seminar

Learn how to save your business money, win new business and improve your green image.

Hosted by the Odyssey Arena
Thursday 17 May
Free breakfast from 8.30am
Tour of the Odyssey Arena from 10am
Finish – 10.30am

Don't miss out, email businessefficiency@belfastcity.gov.uk to register.

Resource efficiency pack

We've produced a resource efficiency pack which gives you some simple tips to get you started as well as suggestions about where you can get more detailed information and advice. It also includes case studies about organisations that are already managing their resources efficiently.

Download the resource efficiency pack (PDF - 5.5MB)

You can also download the following tools:

Environmental audit tool (Word - 160KB) - This tool will allow you to identify areas where savings could be made and highlight environmental benefits.
Monitoring matrix tool (Word - 120KB) - This tool will help you monitor how successful your environmental improvements have been.

What can we do for you?

We can provide free advice and assistance to any business, large or small, in the Belfast area. Our services include:

Resource efficiency pack

Tools to help you check your current processes, make improvements and monitor their financial and environmental impact

A sign-posting service to link your business with key agencies that can help you identify how to cut costs

Face-to-face advice at a dedicated clinic held every Friday between 9.30am and 4pm in the Advice Centre, Wellington Place, Belfast

A Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) accredited Waste Awareness Course. This course aims to provide employees with the knowledge and information to help your company minimise waste, save money and stay within the law.

To book a place on our next available Waste Awareness Certificate course, please email us at businessefficiency@belfastcity.gov.uk. We can accommodate an average of 10 people per course. If there is a group of 10 from one organisation we can deliver the course to you at your premises.

Contact us

Call our Resource Education and Promotions team on 0800 032 8100 or email us at businessefficiency@belfastcity.gov.uk

Local case studies

BITES booklet (PDF - 580KB)
Mascott Construction case study (PDF - 215KB)
Odyssey Arena case study - (PDF - 230KB)