Environmental Issues currently affecting SMEs Survey

Environemntal Issues currently affecting SMEs

Future Factory is a 3 year ERDF funded project based at Nottingham Trent University. It aims to support UK East Midlands based SMEs to improve their environmental sustainability record through improved practices, procedures and product design. The following questions will highlight the issues most predominant to local SMEs which we can then use to plan our future FREE events, projects and workshops.

1. Approximately how many people do you employ at this site? Please provide your email address to take advantage of Future Factory's FREE help to SMEs.

Approximately how many people do you employ at this site? Please provide your email address to take advantage of Future Factory's FREE help to SMEs. Number of employees
Email Address

2. What is your main business activity?

What is your main business activity? Agriculture, hunting & forestry

Fishing

Mining & quarrying

Manufacturing

Electricity, gas & water supply

Construction

Wholesale, retail & repairs (including to vehicles)

Hotels & restaurants

Transport, storage & communication

Financial services

Real estate, renting & business services

Public administration, defence, social security

Education

Health & social work

Other community, social & personal services

Other (please specify)

3. Which issues do you expect to challenge your business most over the next 12 months? (please tick all that apply)

Which issues do you expect to challenge your business most over the next 12 months? (please tick all that apply) Survival

Managing growth

Staffing issues

Reducing environmental impact

Securing forward orders

Entering new markets

Materials/purchase cost inflation

Legislation

Energy costs

Waste management

Other (please specify)

4. What do you currently do to manage the impact that your business has on the environment in relation to operational practices?

	Proactive	Taken Initial Steps	Not yet addressed
Reduce fuel/energy use	What do you currently do to manage the impact that your business has on the environment in relation to operational practices? Reduce fuel/energy use Proactive	Reduce fuel/energy use Taken Initial Steps	Reduce fuel/energy use Not yet addressed
Reduce water use	Reduce water use Proactive	Reduce water use Taken Initial Steps	Reduce water use Not yet addressed
Manage distribution/transport	Manage distribution/transport Proactive	Manage distribution/transport Taken Initial Steps	Manage distribution/transport Not yet addressed
Reduce/capture pollution	Reduce/capture pollution Proactive	Reduce/capture pollution Taken Initial Steps	Reduce/capture pollution Not yet addressed
Purchase green products	Purchase green products Proactive	Purchase green products Taken Initial Steps	Purchase green products Not yet addressed

5. What do you currently do to manage the impact that your business has on the environment in relation to waste management?

	Proactive	Taken initial steps	Not yet addressed
Encourage recycling	What do you currently do to manage the impact that your business has on the environment in relation to waste management? Encourage recycling Proactive	Encourage recycling Taken initial steps	Encourage recycling Not yet addressed
Re-use materials	Re-use materials Proactive	Re-use materials Taken initial steps	Re-use materials Not yet addressed
Reduce waste	Reduce waste Proactive	Reduce waste Taken initial steps	Reduce waste Not yet addressed
Minimise packaging	Minimise packaging Proactive	Minimise packaging Taken initial steps	Minimise packaging Not yet addressed
Take back packaging/products	Take back packaging/products Proactive	Take back packaging/products Taken initial steps	Take back packaging/products Not yet addressed

6. What do you currently do to manage the impact that your business has on the environment in relation to design practices?

	Proactive	Taken initial steps	Not yet addressed
Use environmentally friendly materials	What do you currently do to manage the impact that your business has on the environment in relation to design practices? Use environmentally friendly materials Proactive	Use environmentally friendly materials Taken initial steps	Use environmentally friendly materials Not yet addressed
Use recycled materials	Use recycled materials Proactive	Use recycled materials Taken initial steps	Use recycled materials Not yet addressed
Offer repair/recycling service	Offer repair/recycling service Proactive	Offer repair/recycling service Taken initial steps	Offer repair/recycling service Not yet addressed
Design products for repair/long life/recycling	Design products for repair/long life/recycling Proactive	Design products for repair/long life/recycling Taken initial steps	Design products for repair/long life/recycling Not yet addressed

7. What do you currently do to manage the impact that your business has on the environment in relation to environmental management?

	Proactive	Initial steps taken	Not yet addressed
Market firm based on environmental claims	What do you currently do to manage the impact that your business has on the environment in relation to environmental management? Market firm based on environmental claims Proactive	Market firm based on environmental claims Initial steps taken	Market firm based on environmental claims Not yet addressed
Engage in environmental/eco-labels	Engage in environmental/eco-labels Proactive	Engage in environmental/eco-labels Initial steps taken	Engage in environmental/eco-labels Not yet addressed
Source from sustainable suppliers	Source from sustainable suppliers Proactive	Source from sustainable suppliers Initial steps taken	Source from sustainable suppliers Not yet addressed
Collect data based on environmental performance	Collect data based on environmental performance Proactive	Collect data based on environmental performance Initial steps taken	Collect data based on environmental performance Not yet addressed
Have an environmental management system	Have an environmental management system Proactive	Have an environmental management system Initial steps taken	Have an environmental management system Not yet addressed
Have staff with environment management responsibility	Have staff with environment management responsibility Proactive	Have staff with environment management responsibility Initial steps taken	Have staff with environment management responsibility Not yet addressed

8. In relation to environmental management, what practices do you currently undertake?(please tick all that apply)

In relation to environmental management, what practices do you currently undertake?(please tick all that apply) Monitor against targets

Collect data on environmental performance

Have an environmental management system

Offer repair/recycling services

Design long life/recyclable products

Use recycled or sustainable materials

Market environmental credentials

Engage in environmental/eco-labels Source green products

9. Please indicate which of the following are most relevant to your business (please tick all that apply)

Please indicate which of the following are most relevant to your business (please tick all that apply) New product/service development

Product improvement/testing

Packaging

Waste

Recycling/re-use/repair

Materials

Logistics and transportation

Energy consumption

Energy generation

Marketing

Sourcing/supply chain

Other (please specify)

10. In which of the following areas would support be most beneficial to help your business manage its carbon footprint, reduce costs or generate new opportunities? (please select 3)

In which of the following areas would support be most beneficial to help your business manage its carbon footprint, reduce costs or generate new opportunities? (please select 3) New Product / Service development

Product improvement/ testing

Packaging

Waste

Recycling/ re-use/ repair

Materials

Logistics and transportation

Energy consumption

Energy Generation

Marketing

Sourcing/ supply chain

Other

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