Milton Keynes Green Businesses Network (MKGBN) is delivering a funded sustainability and ISO implementation programme for a cohort of 10 Milton Keynes businesses, supported through Milton Keynes City Council’s MK Green Business Fund.
The programme will help participating businesses embed best-practice environmental management systems into day-to-day operations, creating the structure needed to accelerate wider sustainability, carbon reduction and continual-improvement objectives.
Participants will work towards ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14064-1 greenhouse gas accounting through seven practical workshops, implementation resources, peer learning, specialist support and a dedicated 1:1 internal audit to assess certification readiness.
Businesses will also develop Scope 1 and 2 emissions inventories, with attempts to include Scope 3.
Businesses will receive a reimbursement and commit to achieving ISO certification within 12 months of the completed project.
Equivalent 1:1 consultancy and implementation support could ordinarily cost approximately £20,000-£35,000 per business, while stronger environmental credentials can also support tender readiness, supply-chain requirements and new-business opportunities.
