Achieving certification with GreenMark accreditation

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What is GreenMark Accreditation?

An action-driven 3-Step Green Accreditation that creates an achievable and credible pathway to developing a sustainable business culture and build a dedicated EMS to help improve environmental performance.

GreenMark is used by a variety of businesses to show the market that they are monitoring their environmental impacts and that they are taking measures to keep these to a minimum

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Why GreenMark?

Accessibility and support are the key principles for the GreenMark team, ensuring that businesses both public and private can obtain an internationally recognised Accreditation. GreenMark empowers businesses to make their Mark, enhancing efficiency and fostering awareness of sustainability with an action-driven environmental accreditation.

GreenMark Certification is as an easier entry to sustainability for businesses that want to attain an Accreditation on par with ISO14001.

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Getting started

1. Sign up using the button below or call 02081507231 and our team will do it for you.
2. Gain access to the online portal to complete user-friendly questionnaires.
3. Access template documents, help files, and guidance notes.
4. Our sustainability team will identify areas for improvement and savings with you.
5. Receive ongoing support from the GreenMark team.

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What are some of the benefits?

  • A clear pathway to environmental compliance 
  • Increased energy efficiency
  • Attract and retain employees 
  • Manage environmental obligations with consistency 
  • Gain a competitive advantage in the supply chain 
  • Reduced costs 

Implementing GreenMark

01

Build understanding – This is the beginning of your sustainability journey!

Subscribe and begin your journey at Level 1 focused on understanding your impacts. Start with a simple question set designed to help you describe the current level of understanding of sustainability within your organisation.

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02

Pledging ambition – Demonstrating your commitment with time-bound pledges

Commit to your GreenMark journey. Identify a baseline for your carbon emissions.
Reduce your carbon emissions eg 50% by 2030. Achieve Net Zero carbon for your organisation by 2050.

03

Building awareness

Gain a specialist member of our team to support your journey. Unlock access to help guides and templates through a user-friendly online portal.

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Developing your Plans – Progressing to Level 2

Setting goals based on your new-found awareness.
Building plans to improve your sustainability over time.
Broadening your scope to include supplies / travel.

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Sustaining your future – Progressing to Level 3

Clearly defined objectives. Fully developed sustainability plans.
Adhere to evolving compliance.
Demonstrating your ongoing improvement.

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Proud to be A GreenMark Certified Business

GreenMark is…

  • Scalable for all businesses

  • A way to reduce energy use and minimise waste

  • Achievable & credible pathway to Net Zero

  • User-friendly web based process

  • Expert support at every step of the way

Want to get started?

Let’s get you started on your sustainability journey. Get advice from our team through the link below.

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FAQs

Green Mark is a proven three step green accreditation scheme which helps you develop a fully documented Environmental Management System. Level 1 helps your business identify opportunities, at Level 2 you begin to develop and enact action plans, and at Level 3 your business will have a full set of practical processes and guidelines which will help your business push for continuous environmental improvement.

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Level
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Environmental systems in place:
Policy & Organisation
Measure, Benchmark & Target
Identify Opportunities
Action Plan
Implement & Review
Fully Documented Environmental Management System (EMS)
Certified action areas:
Local Environment
Utilities
Waste
Travel
Procurement
Continual evolution of processes and documentation
Continuous improvement of environmental performance

You can take as long as you need, but just be mindful that you only become certified once the actions are implemented.

Yes. Each year you need to re-submit your surveys.  The answers from the previous year are retained, so you can update them if relevant and resubmit.

We have a solution for businesses with more than one location.  Contact our team to find out more.

All certifications include video call, telephone and email support.

We can provide additional on-site support, consultancy work, training, marketing and social media templates if you’d like extra help or advice on your sustainability journey.

Contact us to chat over your requirements.

The time needed to implement a Level 1 is 6-12 hours over 6 weeks.

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