Business
Groundwork & Local Business Partnerships
We help local businesses put their corporate responsibility strategies into action by connecting them with communities, reducing their impact on the environment and helping them build social value into their services.
Sustainable Business Membership
Our Sustainable Business Membership scheme is an easy and effective way for businesses to understand & enhance their sustainability performance.
Our team supports local businesses to reduce their environmental impact and provides opportunities to restore nature, support local community projects and help people into employment.
Social Impact Sponsorship Opportunities
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Environmental Services
Becoming a net-zero business
Our Sustainable Business Consultants review, assess and provide independent advice on energy & waste, calculating a businesses carbon footprint and identifying opportunities for improvement.
Environmental training courses
Our team deliver a range of
environmental training courses, including Carbon Literacy, which help businesses develop the knowledge and skills to deliver on their environmental commitments.
Greening your business premises
Our landscape architects assess business premises to identify opportunities for nature based solutions, such as green walls and sustainable urban drainage, which reduce the effects of climate change.
Nature Away Days
“I really enjoyed getting out into nature and away from my desk! It was lovely to chat and get to know people that I don’t normally work with. I’d love to do it again in the future.”
Our Nature Away Days are designed for local businesses who want to create spaces where nature has the opportunity to thrive and which showcase the role of nature-based solutions in tackling the climate emergency.
These action-packed, fun-filled days are a great way to connect employees with nature whilst supporting an important cause.
Examples of our recent work
CASE STUDY: United Utilities supports water efficiency project in Manchester schools
Our Green Doctors were commissioned by United Utilities to survey 30 schools in Manchester to check whether they were using more water than they needed to. The team found that an average school was wasting a swimming pool worth of water every 42 days!
CASE STUDY: Delivering community engagement for Peel Environmental
Groundwork was appointed by Peel to engage the local community in Irlam, Salford about the design and development of a nearby under-used and under-loved green space.
NEWS: Global manufacturer, Cargill sponsor Forest School for a 3rd year
For a third year running, Cargill have sponsored Forest School at Trafford Ecology Park. Their support has meant that 29 young people could take part in weekly outdoor learning sessions, with 10 young people completing John Muir qualifications.
Groundwork GM – Work with us
Please complete this form is you’re an organisation looking to work, or partner, with Groundwork Greater Manchester: