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Resource efficiency and environmental performance

Learn how to reduce waste and save water. Help prevent pollution with our ten-point checklist and pollution prevention guidance (PPGs). Find out how the cement, chemical, nuclear and dairy farming industries are performing with our Sector Plans and Report

Over half of the top 250 UK companies now report their environmental performance in the knowledge that it can strongly influence investment.

All stock market listed companies are required to disclose in their annual report any important environmental issues that affect their business performance.

  • Green supply chain

    Find out how to minimise your environmental impact through your supply chain.

  • Sector plans

    Find out more about our sector plan approach and read published plans for the cement, chemicals, nuclear and dairy farming industries.

  • Environmental finance

    Find out how we are working alongside the financial and business sector to help them become 'greener'

  • Resource efficiency appraisal and development

    Being efficient with resources - including water, energy, packaging, transport, raw materials and waste - benefits all businesses. It streamlines operations and can collectively save UK companies, large and small, several billions of pounds each year.