Between 2005 and 2009, the Envision project aimed to help businesses improve their resource efficiency and competitiveness.

Now that the project has finished we are keen to understand the true impact of the project on the businesses that participated. This will help us to improve our business support activities in the future.  Your feedback is vitally important to us.

Our records show that your received environmental mentoring support and advice through the project from one of the following delivery providers between 2005 and 2009: - Abricon - CCB - Envolve - Forge Environmental - GAP - Groundwork - Rezolve Kernow - Sustain 5.

This survey aims to: - Better understand your current situation; - Understand what actions you took as a result of the mentoring; - Understand how important the advice was within the context of a) your existing plans; b) other advice and support your received; and - Understand your actions in the context of the recession.

If you have any queries or problems with the survey please contact Robert Rush or Beate Galke on 01208 262000 who will be happy to help.

About your Business

This section asks a series of questions concerning the nature of your business. We would like to make comparisons between the information you provide in this survey, with information you provided to the Envision advisor during their initial visit. Please can you try and answer questions on the same basis as you did during this initial visit; e.g. for the same business site(s).

Name of the Business

Your Name

Business Postcode

Telephone Number

E-mail

Please identify which broad industrial group your business belongs to:
	Agriculture hunting and forestry
	Fishing
	Mining and Quarrying
	Manufacturing
	Energy and Water
	Construction
	Wholesale and retail, repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods
	Distribution, Hotel and Restaurants
	Transport, Storage and Communication
	Financial Intermediation, Banking, Finance, Insurance, etc.
	Real Estate, Renting and Business Advice
	Public Administration and Defence, Compulsory Social Security, Education & Health
	Other Community, social and personal service activities
	Private households with employed persons
	Extra-terrestrial organisations and bodies
	Don't know

	Other - Please specify:

How many staff do you currently employ? (Full Time Equivalents - at site(s) discussed during initial Envision visit)

What was your annual employee costs during the last financial year (£ - excluding on-costs)?
(Please enter a value for employee costs without the £ sign and commas; e.g. for £45,000 enter 45000)

When did your financial year end?  (mm/yyyy)

What was your turnover during the last financial year (£)? (at site(s) discussed during initial Envision visit)
(Please enter a value for turnover without the £ sign and commas; e.g. for £45,000 enter 45000)

In the last financial year, did your business make an annual operating profit or loss?
	Profit
	Loss
	Neither profit nor loss
	Don't know

What was your operating Q12 during the last financial year (£)? (i.e. earnings before interest and tax)
(Please enter a value for profit/loss without the £ sign and commas; e.g. for £45,000 enter 45000)

What was the annual depreciation amount of your business in the last financial year (£)?
(Please enter a value for depreciation without the £ sign and commas; e.g. for £45,000 enter 45000)

What percentage of your sales are to customers based in the South West region in the last financial year?
(Please enter a value for percentage of sales without the % sign)

What percentage of your main competitors are based in the South West region?
(Please enter a value for percentage of competitors in South West without the % sign)

Since you received the support from Envision, how has your business turnover changed?
	Our turnover has fallen
	Our turnover has remained the same
	Our turnover has increased

	If you wish, please use this space to expand upon your answer.

Please select the statement that best describes the impact the fall in turnover has had on your resource use:
	Our resource use has fallen in line with a reduction in turnover
	Our resource use has stayed the same despite the fall in turnover
	Our resource use has increased despite the fall in turnover

Please select the statement that best describes the impact the increase in turnover has had on your resource use:
	Our resource use has increased in line with our rising turnover
	Our resource use has stayed the same despite the rise in turnover
	Our resource use has decreased despite our rising turnover

Your current resource use

In this section, we would like you to provide us with your current ANNUAL resource use.  Please take figures from meter readings, bills or environmental management system reports.  This will help us track how your resource use has changed since you received the support.  Please base this on the same site(s) covered by the initial visit by the Envision advisor.

What is your current ANNUAL electricity usage?

Usage (kWh)
(Please enter a value for kWh without commas; e.g. for 5,000 kWh enter 5000)

If not kWh, what other units

What is your current ANNUAL gas usage?

Usage (cubic meters)
(Please enter a value for gas usage without commas; e.g. for 5,000 cubic meters enter 5000)

If not cubic meters, what other units

What is your current ANNUAL fuel oil usage?

Usage (litres)
(Please enter a value for oil usgae without commas; e.g. for 5,000 litres enter 5000)

If not litres, what other units

What is your current ANNUAL water usage?

Usage (litres)
(Please enter a value for water usage without commas; e.g. for 5,000 litres enter 5000)

If not litres, what other units

What is your current ANNUAL waste output?

Usage (tonnes)
(Please enter a value for waste output without commas; e.g. for 5,000 tonnes enter 5000)

If not tonnes, what other units

What is your current ANNUAL transport fuel usage?

Usage (litres)
(Please enter a value for fuel usgae without commas; e.g. for 5,000 litres enter 5000)

If not litres, what other units

Your participation in the Envision Programme

What type of support did you receive from the Envision Programme? (please tick all that apply)
	Awareness Raising - Workshops designed to motivate staff an employees to take forward initiatives in improving environmental performance
	Environmental Accreditation - Support to achieve environmental quality standards such as ISO14001
	Environmental Audits - A baseline report covering your environmental performance at the time
	Mentoring - On-going support to enable you to develop management plans and strategies to attain greater efficiency an competitiveness
	Specialist Training - Skills development and knowledge on issues such as waste management, transport planning, environmental regulation and climate change

To what extent do you agree/disagree with the following statements:
		Strongly Agree		Agree		Disagree		Strongly Disagree
	The Envision support has helped us to achieve bottom line efficiency savings.
	The Envision support has helped us to identify new market opportunities for products and services
	The Envision support has helped us achieve staff culture change

	Please describe the staff cultural change that has taken place:

Prior to Envision, had your organisation ever paid for advice on resource efficiency/environmental matters?
	Yes		No		Don't know

Did you cease to use the services of the private provider because Envision offered a subsidised service?
	Yes		No		Don't know

	Please use this box to provide further details:

Resource efficiency action taken

In this section, we would like to get a better understanding of the resource efficiency actions that you took as a result of the advice provided to you by the Envision mentor.

As a result of the Envision support, have you taken action in the following areas? (please tick all that apply)
	Reducing ENERGY use
	Reducing the amount of RAW MATERIALS used
	Reducing the environmental impact of our PURCHASING decisions
	Reducing the volume of WASTE going to landfill
	Reducing AIR EMISSIONS
	Reducing use/disposal of WATER
	Reducing the impact of TRANSPORT on the the environment
	Reducing ENVIRONMENTAL RISK associated with your business
	Ensuring compliance with ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
	Improving or introducing ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
	Other types of action
	No action taken

	Why have you not taken any action?

Detailed Actions - Energy Usage

Can you describe the actions taken, as a result of Envision, to reduce ENERGY USAGE:

Action 1

Action 2

(If none, please leave blank)

Action 3

(If none, please leave blank)

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce ENERGY USAGE...

With regard to "Q41", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q41", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q41" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q41", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce ENERGY USAGE...

With regard to "Q42", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q42", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q42" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q42", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce ENERGY USAGE...

With regard to "Q43", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q43", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q43" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q43", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

Detailed Actions - Raw Material Consumption

Can you describe the actions taken, as a result of Envision, to reduce RAW MATERIAL CONSUMPTION:

Action 1

Action 2

(If none, please leave blank)

Action 3

(If none, please leave blank)

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce RAW MATERIAL CONSUMPTION...

With regard to "Q59", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q59", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q59" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q59", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce RAW MATERIAL CONSUMPTION...

With regard to "Q60", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q60", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q60" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q60", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce RAW MATERIAL CONSUMPTION...

With regard to "Q61", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q61", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q61" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q61", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

Detailed Actions - Impact of Purchasing Decisions

Can you describe the actions taken, as a result of Envision, to reduce environmental impact of your PURCHASING decisions:

Action 1

Action 2

(If none, please leave blank)

Action 3

(If none, please leave blank)

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce environmental impact of your PURCHASING decisions...

With regard to "Q77", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q77", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q77" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q77", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce environmental impact of your PURCHASING decisions...

With regard to "Q78", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q78", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q78" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q78", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce environmental impact of your PURCHASING decisions...

With regard to "Q79", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q79", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q79" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q79", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

Detailed Actions - Volume of Waste Going to Landfill

Can you describe the actions taken, as a result of Envision, to reduce the volume of WASTE going to landfill:

Action 1

Action 2

(If none, please leave blank)

Action 3

(If none, please leave blank)

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce the volume of WASTE going to landfill...

With regard to "Q95", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q95", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q95" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q95", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce the volume of WASTE going to landfill...

With regard to "Q96", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q96", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q96" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q96", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce the volume of WASTE going to landfill...

With regard to "Q97", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q97", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q97" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q97", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

Detailed Actions - Reducing Air Emissions

Can you describe the actions taken, as a result of Envision, to reduce AIR EMISSIONS:

Action 1

Action 2

(If none, please leave blank)

Action 3

(If none, please leave blank)

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce AIR EMISSIONS...

With regard to "Q113", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q113", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q113" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q113", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce AIR EMISSIONS...

With regard to "Q114", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q114", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q114" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q114", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce AIR EMISSIONS...

With regard to "Q115", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q115", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q115" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q115", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

Detailed Actions - Reducing Use/Disposal of Water

Can you describe the actions taken, as a result of Envision, to reduce use/disposal of WATER:

Action 1

Action 2

(If none, please leave blank)

Action 3

(If none, please leave blank)

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce use/disposal of WATER...

With regard to "Q131", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q131", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q131" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q131", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce use/disposal of WATER...

With regard to "Q132", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q132", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q132" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q132", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce use/disposal of WATER...

With regard to "Q133", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q133", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q133" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q133", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support

Detailed Actions - Reducing Impact of Transport on the Environment

Can you describe the actions taken, as a result of Envision, to reduce the impact of your TRANSPORT on the environment:

Action 1

Action 2

(If none, please leave blank)

Action 3

(If none, please leave blank)

About the action(s) you have taken to reduce the impact of your TRANSPORT on the environment...

With regard to "Q149", when did you implement this action? (mm/yyyy)

With regard to "Q149", how long do you expect the benefit to last?

Less than 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 6 years

6 - 10 years

10 or more years

Not benefiting

Don't know

Has the action "Q149" resulted in resource savings?
	Yes		No		Don't know

With regard to "Q149", what is the likelihood that you would have undertaken this action even if you had not been advised to do so by Envision?

Very likely - We would have done it anyway

Quite likely

Quite unlikely

Very unlikely - We would not have done it without advice from Envision

When would this have been done?

Up to 1 year following the support

1 - 2 years following the support

More than 2 years following the support