Professional & Commercial businesses are typically office-based and, although not resource intensive like heavy industry, make up a significant portion of the UK economy so present a large opportunity for improving the environmental performance of UK business.

The key environmental issues affecting your sector are: emissions from electricity use; heating and cooling systems; business travel and staff commuting; the impact of producing resources (computers, servers, water, paper etc.); waste disposal (e.g. food waste, paper, office equipment etc.); and water pollution (e.g. cleaning materials, run off from catering services and car parks).

Listed below are links to detailed information on the most relevant pieces of environmental legislation affecting your sector.