Invest NI

Sustainability Reports

A Sustainability Report gives your business a clear, holistic view of its environmental performance. 

Your report will assess environmental performance across critical areas, including: 

• Raw materials – sourcing and usage
• Energy – consumption and efficiency
• Carbon – emissions and reduction opportunities
• Packaging – materials, recyclability, and waste
• Biodiversity – impact on ecosystems
• Waste – generation, management, and disposal 

This support is available to any business in Northern Ireland that meets the following criteria: 

• Annual energy and resource expenditure exceeds £30,000

Find out more Sustainability Reports | Invest Northern Ireland

Technical Consultancy

Eligibility: open to any business in NI with annual energy and resources spend in excess of £30k (combined value of heating, electricity, water, waste disposal or raw material billings)

Purpose: identify how your business can save energy, reduce waste and optimise the use of raw materials. Funding for bespoke energy and/or resource efficiency specialist consultancy covering 9 areas of support (can choose one or more):

Find out more at Technical Consultancy support | Invest Northern Ireland

Resource Matching Support

(Delivered by International Synergies NI Ltd.) 

Provides an opportunity to transfer business waste, unwanted materials and bi-products from one business or organisation to be reused, recycled, reprocessed and repackaged by another. 

Benefits:  

• Generating income from business waste
• Reduced or zero waste disposal costs
• Relevant Case Studies: 

Find out more Resource matching service | Invest Northern Ireland

Example case studies

• Armagh Planetarium armagh-planetarium-case-study.pdf
• Bishopsgate Hotel casestudy-bishops-gate-hotel.pdf

Resource efficiency guides

Invest NI have produced a series of best practice resource efficiency guides on topics including biomass, lighting, packing, waste minimisation and water efficiency to name a few. These are all available on investni.com on the following topics.

• Compressed air systems
• Industrial refrigeration & cooling
• Lighting efficiency
• Metering, monitoring and targeting
• Packaging optimisation - food & drink
• Resource efficiency - hotel sector
• Waste minimisation
• Water efficiency
• Wind power

These are available on Invest NI's website, click here to view.

NI Business Info - Saving Energy and Cutting Costs

NI Business Info have a range of supports available to support on saving energy and cutting costs. 

• Save money by using energy more efficiently
• Lighting energy efficiency
• Managing your energy use
• Monitoring and metering your energy use
• Office equipment energy efficiency
• How to use heating and hot water systems efficiently
• Compressed air energy efficiency
• Saving money with energy efficient motors
• Process control systems for energy efficiency
• Ten simple energy saving tips for your business

To find out more about these guides visit NIBusinessInfo.co.uk