Bright Green Business is a not for profit organisation that focuses on improving sustainability in Scottish businesses. One of the ways we do this is through Bright Green Placements.
The programme provides the opportunity for students and graduates to work on 8 to 12 week projects with Scottish organisations such as University of Edinburgh, Scottish Parliament and Paterson Arran. We place students and graduates in a variety of areas including sustainability awareness, waste management, marketing and business development.
Read about Emily’s placement at Emtelle UK. Having completed her first year of study at the University of Edinburgh studying Sustainable Development, Emily applied for a 10 week internship with Emtelle UK who supply telecommunications and fibre optics. The company are committed to operating in an environmentally sustainable manner.
The project had three primary objectives which included: to complete the company’s Carbon Disclosure Project Report; to update the organisation’s Sustainability Plan and carry out an Environmental Review; and to investigate methods to reduce waste and implement these where possible. Emily successfully supported the completion of Emtelle UK’s CDP report and published an updated version of the Sustainability Plan.
She also identified over £20,000 of cost savings by diverting waste from landfill and finding innovative ways to recycle and re-use off-cuts from the organisation’s operations. Emily also undertook several additional tasks whilst on placement and, submitted applications for the Vision in Business for the En-vironment of Scotland Awards (VIBES) delivered by the Scottish Environment Protection Awards which they won.
To hear first hand about the our Environmental Placement Programme attend our 2016 Awards Ceremony at the Scottish Parliament. Contact green@thebusinesspartnership.org.uk for more information.
