Email Us: info@thegbn.co.uk Call Us: 01422 417 371 Environmental Compliance Made Easy Get in touch Home About Us Packaging Compliance Resources News and events Whatever your size or industry, if you’re a business, organisation or local authority in the north of England, The GBN is your one-stop-shop for all things environmental. More specifically, we’ve made it our mission to help you save money, stay compliant, go green and boost your reputation, all at the same time. We make it simple for you to save money, by helping you to reduce your energy, water, paper and waste bills by up to 45%. We make it simple to stay legal, by helping you comply with regulations and avoid hefty fines. We make it simple to add value to your brand, by helping you gain accreditations. We make it simple to meet your CSR targets, by improving your efficiency, shrinking your waste and helping you recycle. If you do manage to find something we can’t help you with, we almost certainly know someone who can. So call in for a chat – the first hour is always free. Packaging Compliance Is your business legally compliant? We’ll give you the answer, and the solution if it’s a ‘no’. The Producer Responsibility Regulations (Packaging Waste) 2007 mean lots of businesses have clear legal obligations when it comes to their packaging waste. You’ll need to take action if you meet these two criteria: Turnover of £2m per year Handle over 50 tonnes of packaging per year Not sure what 50 tonnes looks like? 5 pallets of packed goods per day 1 articulated lorry load of goods per week Want to learn more? Get in touch Environmental Accreditation Save money, protect the planet, safeguard your reputation… Investors in the Environment (iiE) is a well-established national environmental accreditation and membership scheme that helps small and medium sized business in three ways. Firstly, it helps businesses save money by reducing their energy bills. Secondly, it helps them reduce the impact of their everyday work on the environment. Last but not least, it helps them build their brand and safeguard their reputation by earning official recognition for their environmental achievements. The scheme is operated here in the Yorkshire & Humber region by our friendly GBN team. Want to learn more? Get in touch Other Services What about other environmental questions? We can help your business with pretty much any environmental question. We offer support to write and maintain your environmental management system create and maintain your environmental Legal Register work out your Carbon Footprint achieve ISO14001 accreditation We also offer advice on energy supply, waste disposal and environmental permitting and an independent audit service if you need it. Our first hour is always free. Get in touch The GBN Latest News Written by Pennine Pack TheGBN Wins a Third Green Apple for Helping the Environment At TheGBN were delighted to be recognised for our work to support British recycling in our packaging compliance schemes over… 23 November 2021 in Latest News Be the first to comment! Read 46 times Written by Pennine Pack Environment Act 2021 passes into law The long awaited Environment Bill passed into law on 9th November. The Government seem beside themselves with excitement that they… 23 November 2021 in Latest News Be the first to comment! Read 34 times Subscribe to this RSS feed © 2018 TGBN Ltd. All Rights Reserved. The GBN, Pennine-Pack and Ethical Compliance are brand names of TGBN Ltd. Privacy T&Cs Contact Newsletter Modern Slavery Statement