| GreenBusiness.ie (GB) and Green Hospitality
(GHP) have announced their planned programme of FREE regional
workshops which are designed to assist Irish businesses in improving
their environmental performance through reducing the costs of
Waste, Water & Energy.
From February through June, they will visit Limerick, Killarney,
Cork, Dublin,
Donegal, Wexford, Galway, Midlands,
Mayo and Kilkenny. Each workshop will
be held in the morning and finish before lunch.
The workshop sessions are designed to introduce the concept
and idea and 'How To' of adopting a Green Business
initiative to the business community and will include Top
Tips, Case Studies and opportunities to achieve environmental
certification. Businesses will have
the opportunity to quiz experts on their bills, consumption
and get answers for some of the common challenges facing them
when dealing with Waste, Water & Energy.
“Many businesses, nationally and internationally, are adopting
and implementing environmental management practices and are
expecting their suppliers to do the same. Hospitality
businesses deal with most of these businesses and the combination
of reduced costs and potential new business should make the
adoption of environmental improvements a 'no brainer' for
the hospitality sector”, said GHP Director, Maurice Bergin,
at the announcement of the Regional Workshops.
“Green Public Procurement is also on the way, where Government
& State bodies will be required to assess the environmental
performance of goods and suppliers - which includes all providers
of goods and services - this is still a €15 billion marketplace”,
James Hogan, GreenBusiness.ie Programme Manager added.
The morning sessions are FREE for any business and
specific locations will be identified on the relevant websites
- For Hospitality Businesses on the GHP website
and for all other Businesses on the GB website
GHP and GB are supported by the Environmental Protection
Agency through its National Waste Prevention Programme.
For more information please contact -
Maurice J Bergin, Director, Green Hospitality Programme
Tel: 021-4354688; Email: mbergin@ghaward.ie
Or
James Hogan, Programme Manager, GreenBusiness.ie
Tel: 1850-473361; Email: james.hogan@greenbusiness.ie
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