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BOSS Today      #55    ENVIRONMENTAL































          THE ENVIRONMENTAL





          ROAD MAP












            OSS has the industry’s environmental   some sections which also provide   and implement within your business.
          Band sustainability requirements at   additional self-assessments focused on   Resources to help you improve your
          the forefront of its focus in providing   topics to help you plan for progress in   environmental requirements can be
          support, and – in association with   that area. The content is intended to help   accessed through this report.
          the BPIF – has created a Road Map to   you continually grow your knowledge
          achieve this.                     and performance and can be used by any   Best Practice and Guidance
            The Environmental Road Map is   company, no matter where they are on   The Road Map includes content that
          here to help you find a path to navigate   their journey.            will help you work to achieve optimal
          your environmental requirements. It                                  performance in environmental and
          consists of a baseline self-assessment   What Does The Road Map Include?   sustainability requirements by sharing
          with a supporting resource and support                               information from Government
          platform. The Road Map is intended   Baseline Self-Assessment        initiatives, industry providers and
          to help you find where you are on   This is a short and easy 13 question   environmental specialists. It includes
          the route to saving costs by reducing   assessment that asks you about the   a wide range of topics relevant to our
          wastes, protecting yourself from legal   requirements you should consider when   industry, and content will be added
          and climate risks, understanding and   looking at your business’s environmental   regularly.
          responding to customer demands (as   and sustainability requirements. To   Currently, it covers: energy
          they become more environmentally   start your journey, get your baseline   and carbon, material waste, legal
          aware and concerned), being able to   assessment here.               compliance & pollution prevention,
          look ahead to any new requirements                                   water consumption, climate change,
          on the horizon, and achieving better   Report of Self-Assessment Results   environmental drivers, future legislation,
          environmental and sustainability   The report provides an overview of   business systems and processes,
          performance.                      your assessment results. Each question   working with your supply chain, circular
            As well as delivering content that   is marked as either ‘low priority’ or   economy, local area and site, and waste
          provides insight, best practice, case   ‘priority attention’ and provides you with   management and recycling. Access the
          studies, guidance, and links to external   a recommended overview of what you   best practice and guidance content
          information and resources, there are   may need to learn, understand, review   here.


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