Sustainability
in Action
The Green Business Network (GBN) is an award-winning not-for-profit
business support organisation delivering environmental advice
and projects mainly in the West Yorkshire area.
The Green Business Network has attracted national interest
through innovative schemes that combine social inclusion,
environmental protection / enhancement and economic achievement.
We are commited to providing innovative and sustainable solutions
to businesses environmental issues and in particular, the
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Free Environmental Audits
for Kirklees companies
The Green Business Network and Kirklees Energy Services
are combining their areas of knowledge and expertise and are
offering four businesses based in Kirklees the opportunity
to have an energy/environmental/waste audit carried out completely
free of charge. To find out more, please click here.
If your business is interested in taking part, please complete
the attached form which can be downloaded here.
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Environmental
Solutions for Business Waste
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The current newsletter feature articles about two major new
awards for the GBN; Funding of £20,000 that the GBN
had received for The Next Step Trust community cafe; an introduction
to renewable energy; and a report on the conclusion of the
Calder Future Business Stewardship scheme.
GBN celebrates 10th anniversary
A special newsletter was produced to celebrate 10 years of
providing environmental advice and support to local businesses,
assisting community groups and establishing major recycling
projects. If you would like to see the newsletter, please
click here.
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The GBN supports community projects in Calderdale through
the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme. Look at some of the projects
we have funded, and find out if your organisation is eligible
for a grant.
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The GBN has teamed up with local company VR360 to produce
360° virtual tours of some of our projects. Please see
our Virtual Tours page for virtual reality tours of the plastic
and composting operations at GBN (South Yorkshire) Ltd, Caldervale,
the Ravenscliffe Therapeutic Garden and the carpet tile recycling,
cardboard recycling and Scrap for Play schemes at Pennine
Magpie.
We have also developed case studies on several of our projects
that can be downloaded from this website. Please see the GBN
Projects page for details of how to do this.
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The GBN set up an Integrated Recycling facility in Sheffield
- GBN (South Yorkshire) Ltd which received waste plastic and
organic materials for re-processing. The facility, developed
in conjunction with Outokumpu Stainless Steel Ltd, was a closed
loop system encompassing the largest social composting operation
in the UK and a plastics reprocessing and assembly facility.
This major initiative directly increased the volumes of waste
materials diverted from landfill by up to 50,000 tonnes per
year. The facility has now closed due to the decision of Outokumpu
to close the site. To find out more, please see the GBN
Projects page.
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Work is now progressing on a 34 acre site in Wakefield, an
extension of the 'Cardboard to Caviar' project. For further
details, please see our Projects
page.
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Does your business have a turnover above £2 million
and handle over £50 tonnes of packaging per year? If
yes, then you are obligated under the Packaging Waste Regulations.
Pennine-Pack can help you meet your obligations. It is one
of the only schemes in the country to actively establish recycling
schemes using members' subscriptions.
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A partnership to improve the banks of the River Calder and
its tributaries. |
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The Winning with Waste scheme provided grants and advice
to businesses in the SRB6 area of Halifax. The scheme is now
closed, but in its 4 year lifetime provided £105,000
of grants to 56 businesses for making environmental improvements. |
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