Are you overwhelmed by the thought of tackling plastics in your business or encouraging your colleagues to take action
The Blue Planet effect has highlighted the issues with single-use plastics and brought the topic to the fore for many consumers. But how as a business do you respond to this when your suppliers use it, it's cheap and versatile and you are busy trying to run your operation and remain afloat in difficult times?
"Two thirds of UK SMEs struggle to find plastic alternatives that are better for the environment but do the same job. 56% worry about the high cost of alternatives”
(Brita & Keep Britain Tidy Report 2019)
What materials should you switch to?
As a material, plastics have many advantages. They are versatile, lighter to transport and have a lower carbon footprint than some other options available.
But many are hard to recycle. Your customers and staff are keen to see you move away from unsustainable options, and you need to make a choice that’s good for your business and the planet.
With a multitude of alternative materials out there, how do you choose?
As a material, plastics have many advantages. They are versatile, lighter to transport and have a lower carbon footprint than some other options available.
But many are hard to recycle. Your customers and staff are keen to see you move away from unsustainable options, and you need to make a choice that’s good for your business and the planet.
With a multitude of alternative materials out there, how do you choose?
When asked which lifestyle changes people are prepared to make, 57% said ‘waste less’ and 50% said ‘avoid plastics' "
(Futera & OnePulse survey Tidy Report 2020)
How do you get colleagues on board?
According to a Futera and OnePulse survey, run in the midst of the Global pandemic, 80% of respondents said they would make as significant changes for climate change as for Coronavirus.
The eco-conscious members of staff will be pleased to hear you’re implementing policies to tackle your single-use plastics...but what about the rest?
How do you get buy-in and behaviour change from everyone on your team - without having to send endless emails about the recycling bins?
Different personality types have different values and motivations. With the right communications methods you can achieve change without everyone needing to become a born-again eco-warrior.
According to a Futera and OnePulse survey, run in the midst of the Global pandemic, 80% of respondents said they would make as significant changes for climate change as for Coronavirus.
The eco-conscious members of staff will be pleased to hear you’re implementing policies to tackle your single-use plastics...but what about the rest?
How do you get buy-in and behaviour change from everyone on your team - without having to send endless emails about the recycling bins?
Different personality types have different values and motivations. With the right communications methods you can achieve change without everyone needing to become a born-again eco-warrior.
" 70% of SMEs acknowledge that staff want to reduce their single-use plastic footprint"
(Brita & Keep Britain Tidy Report 2019)
Affordable training for your plastic reduction journey
Sustainable Sidekicks supports SMEs, office managers and green champions to take action, inspire change and make their workplaces more eco-friendly, so that their businesses can build brand loyalty, attract the best talent and be seen as industry leaders doing their bit for the planet.
Our CPD accredited courses are here to help you and your team embed change in your organisation, without big budgets. |
Short courses with step-by-step actions
Your customers and staff are concerned about the environment and plastics, but you and your team don't have an environmental degree or the time to get on or high a full-time consultant.
You don't need to, we have designed these courses with short videos and step-by step instructions for actions that you can take if they are relevant to your organisation.
Your customers and staff are concerned about the environment and plastics, but you and your team don't have an environmental degree or the time to get on or high a full-time consultant.
You don't need to, we have designed these courses with short videos and step-by step instructions for actions that you can take if they are relevant to your organisation.
The e-learning courses are delivered with:
We will take the mystery and overwhelm out of undertaking:
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These courses will completely transform your approach to waste and talking about environmental issues to your colleagues.
And if that isn’t enough, you will save money, reduce waste and improve staff and customer loyalty by aligning with their concerns and values.
And if that isn’t enough, you will save money, reduce waste and improve staff and customer loyalty by aligning with their concerns and values.
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“Very comprehensive look at everyday materials. A lot of detail, but that is necessary to understand the topic fully. Engaging delivery.”
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The Tipping Point: What happens with our Waste
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The Tipping Point: What happens with our Waste
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“Livvy was a lively and engaging speaker who conveyed a lot of information in an easy to digest fashion.
She tailored the content to the audience at Universal Music and got everyone thinking about practical steps they could take at work and at home to live in a more sustainable way.”
Karen Simmonds, Sustainability Lead, Universal Music
She tailored the content to the audience at Universal Music and got everyone thinking about practical steps they could take at work and at home to live in a more sustainable way.”
Karen Simmonds, Sustainability Lead, Universal Music
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Find the plastics reduction course for you |
Tackling Plastics in your Organisation
Are your customers, staff and stakeholders asking about your plastic footprint? Perhaps you have gone plastic-free at home and despair in the workplace. These courses are for business owners, managers and green champions who want to take action on plastics within their business and workplace. You can engage your teams, suppliers and customers with confidence demonstrating your commitment to being a change maker.
Six Week Course
Single-use plastics are everywhere. This 6 week course covers all areas that plastics and packaging arise within your business so you can transform your organisation and demonstrate your improvements with evidence and confidence.
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It covers:
Watch the preview Want to take action? Join this course from £129 per person. Plus special Green Team offers
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Short courses- plastics in the workplace
Have a particular focus for reducing your single-use plastics and packaging?
These short courses are from the six-week course so you get straight to the issue and take action.
Prices start from £29
These short courses are from the six-week course so you get straight to the issue and take action.
Prices start from £29
Understanding Plastics & Plastic RecyclingPerplexed by plastic recycling? Remove the overwhelm and take charge of your plastic waste streams.
This course covers:
Keen to understand plastics and improve your plastics recycling?
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Evaluating Packaging MaterialsBio-plastics, aluminium, glass- do you know their environmental impacts? Get clarity on your packaging choices
This course covers:
Need clarity on choosing packaging materials?
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Conducting a plastics and waste auditCan you quantify your biggest impacts and demonstrate your improvements? Auditing gives you evidence to make changes.
This course covers:
Watch the preview: Want to understand your plastics footprint?
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Be inspired
Watch interviews with organisations who have already taken action:
Watch interviews with organisations who have already taken action:
‘Doing the right thing’ often isn’t the easy option but the benefits to your business can be incredible and throughout the course, you will hear interviews with businesses who have already taken action.
Their insights and measures will be relevant to businesses of all sizes from start-ups to large organisations and will inspire you to adopt the mindset you need in order to achieve change.
Their insights and measures will be relevant to businesses of all sizes from start-ups to large organisations and will inspire you to adopt the mindset you need in order to achieve change.









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