Sustainability and environmental concerns increase year-on-year, as pollution issues persist and our planet continues to warm. Climate change has probably crossed your mind in the past few weeks, as the UK roasted under a sweltering end of June heatwave.
Green issues continue to be increasingly important to UK consumers, government regulators, and business owners alike. The value in ensuring your manufacturing firm is compliant and ethically focused shouldn’t be underestimated.
Sage manufacturing software, as well as valuable add-ons such as Cim50 and Cim200, could help you ensure your business is operating in an efficient and ecofriendly manner, while adhering to a growing list of regulations.
Read on to discover how our software could be the key to developing more sustainable processes, while unlocking a brighter, greener future for your business.
Sage manufacturing software gives you oversight of your business, so you can identify ways to boost efficiency and sustainability
Building a better and more sustainable business requires sufficient oversight over your various processes and systems. Sage software could help you boost your visibility with its accessible dashboards, intelligent reporting tools, and data-rich insights.
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The software is designed to make your life simpler by reducing errors, streamlining regular processes, and improving your firm’s overall efficiency.
Shifting your accounting and financial management systems to a cloud-native product, like Sage Intacct, could allow you to reduce your energy consumption and carbon footprint resulting from:
Power-draining and heat-producing computer hardware and servers
Paper usage with Sage offering a comprehensive and detailed digital document storage system
Large office spaces with Sage available to your employees anywhere, anytime (provided they have internet access), promoting a more flexible and mobile workforce.
Meanwhile, Cim200 provides a valuable reporting tool that could help you crack down on your carbon footprint further.
Cim200’s Carbon Footprint Calculator can help you monitor emissions and track down issues in real time
This state-of-the-art reporting tool is designed to run seamlessly in the background once set up. It requires minimal manual input, meaning it won’t eat into your valuable time or have a negative effect on productivity.
Cim200’s Carbon Footprint Calculator helps you to measure, manage, and mitigate your environmental impact.
Once you’ve defined your input and assigned carbon data to your production processes, the calculator will automatically produce calculations, while providing comprehensive reporting insights that’ll assist you with identifying problem areas and reducing your footprint.
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is set to roll out in UK by 2027, meaning manufacturers will need to be able to account for the carbon content of their goods if they wish to avoid large costs, as well as restricted market access.
The Carbon Footprint Calculator within Cim200 could make adhering to the CBAM and other new environmental regulations easier and more straightforward.
Read more: The Game-Changing Carbon Footprint Calculator for UK Manufacturers
CIM manufacturing add-ons and Sage software could help you better manage your essential data and compliance documents
Taking steps to ensure your business is as compliant as possible is important, not just from a regulatory perspective, but also from a consumer one.
In recent years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) guidelines have aimed to hold businesses accountable for their actions.
They seek to provide consumers with the level of transparency needed to reassure them that their hard-earned funds are being spent at businesses that align with their core beliefs and ethics.
The environmental pillar within ESG takes into account your manufacturing firm’s:
- Carbon emissions
- Air and water pollution
- Green energy initiatives
- Waste management systems
- Water usage.
Natwest reports that 76% of consumers say they would stop buying from a company if they discovered it neglected its ethical responsibilities, including environmental concerns.
So, taking the proactive steps to ensure you can clearly demonstrate your environmental compliance to both regulators and consumers could help you to:
- Retain customers
- Avoid policy breaches and resulting fines
- Reduce taxes associated with environmental concerns, such as the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT).
Sage software helps you to centralise your data and ensure your important documents are backed up in an easily accessible manner, so you can access the necessary paperwork at a moment’s notice.
Additionally, CIM software can help you to log essential information at each step of the manufacturing process, including purchasing, inventory, and assembly, so important information relating to plastic usage, as well as the makeup and origin of components, is clearly logged.
The end result: A more efficient and transparent business that is setup to achieve its sustainability goals and hit government targets.
Don’t wait for the smog to clear — get in touch today, so we can help you shine a light on your manufacturing practices
If you’re looking to the future, sustainability is key. Ensuring your business functions in an efficient and sustainable manner is likely to be crucial on your path to long-term growth.
Our team are here to help. If you’d like to learn more about how our software works, or even book a demo, you should get in touch with one of our experts by emailing enquiries@solutionscloud.uk or calling 0115 840 5075.
The future is green, don’t let your business get left in the past — adopt our manufacturing software solutions today!
