Company responsibilities no longer lie solely within the efficient manufacture of products or accessibility of services. Companies must demonstrate that sustainability is embedded throughout their products’ life cycles and process chains, even beyond the activities over which they have direct influence.

More questions are being asked about the products you make or services you provide. The current media focus on topics such as obesity, climate change and miss-selling are increasing customers’ demand for products and services that have a minimal impact on people and the environment – at all stages of their life cycle.

Companies need to demonstrate that they are using raw materials that are sourced in a sustainable way; production and manufacturing occurs in safe and fair working conditions that do not pollute the environment; packaging is optimised; transport is efficient; product trialling and marketing are conducted in a responsible and ethical manner; reuse, recycling and disposal are all considered at the design stage; and health, safety or environmental effects are minimised.

Entec can help your company reduce any risks that may be associated with your product or service. We can also identify opportunities to make them more cost effective, relevant to stakeholders and ultimately more sustainable.

We can:

• Advise on emerging issues, service risk and existing and emerging legislation (for example the impact of packaging and waste regulations on your company)
• Facilitate stakeholder reviews of products or services
• Advise on material sourcing
• Review the life cycle or process chain of your products and services
• Compile product inventories and material flows
• Help to implement Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC)

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