In conjunction with Minimising Risk, Maximising Benefit - EAUC 10th Annual Conference NetRegs: Environmental Compliance Help for Universities and Colleges Nottingham University Tuesday 11th April 2006 Tim Fanshawe - NetRegs Business Development Manager

In conjunction with Overview Sustainable Development (SD) & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): the Big Picture! Background to NetRegs concept & current situation Future possibilities & guidelines for the Education sector

In conjunction with Sustainable Development & Corporate Social Responsibility: the Big Picture EU Thematic Strategies to Member State Regulations An International Issue Insurance Industry pressures - climate change Supply chain and customer pressures

In conjunction with Small Businesses: pressures & constraints lack of time and resource fear of legislation and the regulator lack of consistency of information

In conjunction with Survey of Business Awareness SME-nvironment % - unaware of impact they could have on environment 86% - cannot name any environmental legislation unprompted 75% - do not have an environmental policy 94% - do not have an environmental management system

In conjunction with Business Support Organisations across whole UK BSI Trade Associations Environment Agency Scottish Environment Protection Agency Environment and Heritage Service NI Local Authorities and LGA Cabinet Office Regulatory Impact Unit FSA Better Regulation Task Force Departmental Regulation Units Scottish Executive Small Business Service / Business Connect Wales RDAs Govt Offices DTI DEFRA NAW DoE NI HSE Interaction of key public and private sector bodies with SMEs on environmental issues A lack of joined up thinking increases the administrative burden on small businesses NetRegs: delivering consistent information across the UK for SMEs 4.0 million UK businesses (99.2% of which are SMEs)

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High risk, more intervention polluters take responsibility risk-based proportionate focussed on outcomes cost-effective trust-based What modern regulation looks like Low risk, less intervention

In conjunction with The different regulatory approaches clear outcomes Direct regulationAlternative approaches Bespoke permits Standard permits Registrations Directly applying legislation Environmental taxes Trading schemes Negotiated or voluntary agreements Education and advice

In conjunction with What modern regulation means An approach that delivers for the environment and for business: –focusing on outcomes –risk-based (targeted protection at lower cost) –changing attitudes - regulatory prescription to corporate responsibility –using alternatives to direct regulation

In conjunction with The SME Engagement & Retention Process Not interested Interested but NOT active Getting Started Want an EMS & Continuous Improvement Want to go beyond compliance Achieved BS8555, EMAS, ISO14001 Continuous Business Improvement Process 'the road to compliance and resource efficiency' 85% of 4m businesses are here!

In conjunction with What is NetRegs? A UK wide initiative built in partnership by the three environmental regulators in the UK Free, anonymous and available 24 hours a day A website designed to help small businesses understand their environmental obligations

In conjunction with How can NetRegs help businesses? There are four ways to get information: Detailed advice for business groups - Sector Guidelines (over 100 are covered) General advice on specific issues - Management Guidelines Links to key future and current legislation - Legislation Links to other information/organisations - More Resources

In conjunction with Website Demonstration

In conjunction with Achievements so far Survey of Business Awareness guidance for over 100 sectors as well as general guidelines and information Focus Groups Excellent feedback from businesses, trade associations and business support organisations Web site use increasing

In conjunction with Current Activities Maintaining & adding content Improving user-friendliness Promoting the site Enhancing the service

In conjunction with The Future for NetRegs Hampton Review BREW Projects for 2006 Business Development and Revenue Generation New sector specific guidelines for Education

In conjunction with The SME Engagement & Retention Process Basic Registration & Manual Updates More Resources e.g. links to Envirowise NetRegs Basic Compliance Information: Sector Guidelines Management Guidelines Future Legislation Illegal Waste Tipping Programme Activities Sustainable Business Award Schemes IPP Directive Life Cycle Assessment & Ecodesign Established BREW work Yr 2 BREW fund areas Illegal Waste Year 2 work Incorporating: SME Strategy What do I do with my waste? Tool (£150k) Not interested Interested but NOT active Getting Started Want an EMS & Continuous Improvement Want to go beyond compliance Continuous Business Improvement Process Achieved BS8555, EMAS, ISO % of 4m businesses are here! Established Core NetRegs site Other NetRegs development areas Guides to using NetRegs Personalise NetRegs to meet business demand for automatic updates (£1,200k) [regionalisation] Reduced Insurance Premiums Reduced Licence & Permit Charges Incentives NetRegs Compliance Self assessment Tools (£400k) Business Directories for Pollution Abatement Equipment Additional NetRegs Sectors   

In conjunction with Conclusions Delivering consistency Helping business deal with environmental risks Driving sustainability

In conjunction with Workshop Questions 1 Where do you look for information? (eg internet, trade press, websites etc ?) 2 How do you search for information? (eg keywords, topic areas etc ?) 3 What style of language works best? (eg e-newsletters, academic docs etc ?)