In business, a focus on sustainability isn’t just about the environment and corporate responsibility, it also makes commercial sense. Firstly, with reducing costs, but also by attracting new customers.
According to Forbes, “81% of global consumers feel strongly that companies should help improve the environment,” yet only “60% of companies have a sustainability strategy.” Building a solid sustainability strategy and communicating it within your marketing could support your business in gaining a competitive edge.
But where to start? Here’s how your electronic point of sale (EPOS) can help you:
- Limit waste with stock management
One third of all food produced is wasted in the UK, with an estimated 18% attributed to the hospitality and food industries (Sustainable Hospitality Alliance). Similarly, ineffective retail inventory management leads to wasted stock, lost revenue and even business failure.
Luckily an intelligent EPOS system can help you manage your stock levels, place orders, and oversee your ins and outs.
- Go digital
“If the current rate of deforestation continues, it will take less than 100 years to destroy all the rainforests on the earth” (DocuPhase).
With the huge environmental impact of paper, along with the government’s ‘Making Tax Digital’ campaign and the UK’s movement towards a ‘cashless society,’ now is the best time to digitise your business.
An innovative EPOS system can help you adapt to a paperless operation with cloud-based reporting, digital receipts, digital point of sale marketing and digital menus/ordering.
- Limit your travel
According to National Geographic, 80-90% of a vehicle’s environmental impact is due to fuel consumption and emissions of air population and greenhouse gases, driving global warming.
If you opt for cloud-base point of sale management software, then you can manage your business from home, without having to ‘nip’ in unnecessarily.
Looking to take the first steps in becoming a more sustainable business? We can help, give us a call today on 0800 059 0991.