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Smart Green Business - FREE environmental support for YOUR business
f you're looking for ways to improve your environmental performance and reduce your running costs Southwark Council can help. For a limited time only free environmental services are avaliable for SME's in the borough. The Smart Green Business programme is a no hassle, no commitment and no cost scheme which will help you begin to take steps to improve your sustainability.
By signing up to this free initative you will be eligible to receive 12 hours of free consultancy, which includes:-
- A free environmental audit and action plan tailored to your organisation
- Advice and support in accessing grants and low cost funding
- Help and support to achieve an accredited Environmental Business Award
- Free subscription to our environmental newsletter
- The opportunity to attend networking events and seminars
The Smart Green Business project also has the potential to offer free publicity to your business and showcase some of the amazing work taking place within organisations across the borough. For more information about this project and to see how the SGB team can help you please contact Donna Luetchford on 0207 525 2397 or email donna.luetchford(at)southwark.gov.uk. The first 20 businesses to register their interest will be entered into a free prize draw, and will be in with a chance to win some fantastic environmental prizes.
Purple Flag for Camberwell?
Update : Southwark News story 7 April 2011
Camberwell’s night time economy is an important element of its role as a thriving town centre, however effective management is required to ensure that a wide range of uses are encouraged and community safety is upheld. One way of achieving a more coherent approach to the management of Camberwell’s night time economy is through the Purple Flag accreditation scheme. Consideration is currently being given to an application for accreditation for the Camberwell area.
We are holding an initial scoping event in Southwark Town Hall on Wednesday 23rd March 2011 from 6.00pm to 8.00pm to hear more about the Purple Flag scheme, and whether Camberwell would be a suitable area to apply for the accreditation. Twenty invites have been sent out to licensees, however if you feel that your premises contributes significantly to the night time economy and would like to attend, please contact Rosanna Keogh at Southwark Council Licensing on 0207 525 5778. There are limited spaces for this event, with licensees initially be given priority.
Part of the process involves the views people hold of the area. We would therefore like you to complete a Purple Flag health check questionnaire. Your views would be appreciated, even if you are not involved in the event of the 23rd March. The health check helps establish an initial view of the situation in the area and identify those issues which need further development. A hard copy of the questionnaire is attached or alternatively the questionnaire is available at www.towncentrehealthcheck.org.uk. Log in with the user name Camberwell and with the password purpleflag.
Sheena Starrett
Neighbourhood Coordinator (Camberwell)
Southwark Town Hall
