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	To the question “Do you comply with your legal requirements?” companies are most likely to respond “Yes of course”.		To the question “Do you comply with your legal requirements?” companies are most likely to respond “Yes of course”.

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	Until relatively recently, tenderers could score well if they were able to demonstrate basic environment compliance, this is not the case any more. Clients now expect to see evidence of sustainability best practice, and a conviction for breaching legislation will definitely be a show-stopper at the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) stage.		Until relatively recently, tenderers could score well if they were able to demonstrate basic environment compliance, this is not the case any more. Clients now expect to see evidence of sustainability best practice, and a conviction for breaching legislation will definitely be a show-stopper at the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) stage.

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	A poll carried out by the Cabinet Office and Social Enterprises UK in September 2014, surveying 2,070 British adults, revealed that three-quarters of Britons are less likely to buy from a business that damages the environment. Increasingly clients are becoming savvier about environmental and wider sustainability issues.		A poll carried out by the Cabinet Office and Social Enterprises UK in September 2014, surveying 2,070 British adults, revealed that three-quarters of Britons are less likely to buy from a business that damages the environment. Increasingly clients are becoming savvier about environmental and wider sustainability issues.

−	Until relatively recently, tenderers could score well if they were able to demonstrate basic environment compliance, this is not the case ~~anymore~~. Clients now expect to see evidence of sustainability best practice and a conviction for breaching legislation will definitely be a show-stopper at the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) stage.	+	Until relatively recently, tenderers could score well if they were able to demonstrate basic environment compliance, this is not the case any more. Clients now expect to see evidence of sustainability best practice, and a conviction for breaching legislation will definitely be a show-stopper at the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) stage.

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	To the question “Do you comply with your legal requirements?” companies are most likely to respond “Yes of course”.		To the question “Do you comply with your legal requirements?” companies are most likely to respond “Yes of course”.
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	However when you start looking for evidence of compliance, often the initial enthusiastic “Yes” turns out to be riddled with caveats: “Yes but legislation is so convoluted it is difficult to demonstrate compliance in practice” or “Yes because I haven’t been prosecuted so far so I must be doing the right thing” and even “Yes but anyway a fine costs less than complying with regulations…”.		However when you start looking for evidence of compliance, often the initial enthusiastic “Yes” turns out to be riddled with caveats: “Yes but legislation is so convoluted it is difficult to demonstrate compliance in practice” or “Yes because I haven’t been prosecuted so far so I must be doing the right thing” and even “Yes but anyway a fine costs less than complying with regulations…”.

−	A large number of companies do not invest sufficient resources to monitor legal compliance in their organisation either because they do not fully understand their risks or do not care due to the perceived lack of consequences for breaching legislation.	+	A large number of companies do not invest sufficient resources to monitor legal compliance in their organisation either because they do not fully understand their risks or do not care due to the perceived lack of consequences for breaching legislation.

	This may change with the introduction of the [http://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/publications/item/environmental-offences-definitive-guideline/ Environment offences: Definitive guideline], which came into force in July 2014. The guideline is a 12-step framework courts use to hand out fines in a consistent and transparent way. The fines vary according to the turnover, level of culpability, harm caused and any potential aggravating factors. The court will take into account the financial circumstances of the organisation to ensure the fine is proportionate so it has a real economic impact and acts as a deterrent to offend.		This may change with the introduction of the [http://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/publications/item/environmental-offences-definitive-guideline/ Environment offences: Definitive guideline], which came into force in July 2014. The guideline is a 12-step framework courts use to hand out fines in a consistent and transparent way. The fines vary according to the turnover, level of culpability, harm caused and any potential aggravating factors. The court will take into account the financial circumstances of the organisation to ensure the fine is proportionate so it has a real economic impact and acts as a deterrent to offend.
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	The guideline clearly states that “it should not be cheaper to offend than to take the appropriate precautions”. For example, companies with a turnover of over £50m that cause a category 1 environment offence deliberately will face a fine of up to £3m.		The guideline clearly states that “it should not be cheaper to offend than to take the appropriate precautions”. For example, companies with a turnover of over £50m that cause a category 1 environment offence deliberately will face a fine of up to £3m.

−	The legal penalties associated with breaching legislation are only the tip of the iceberg. Additional and greater financial impacts are likely to follow: negative publicity, legal costs, potential increase in insurance premiums and more importantly loss of contracts.	+	The legal penalties associated with breaching legislation are only the tip of the iceberg. Additional and greater financial impacts are likely to follow: negative publicity, legal costs, potential increase in insurance premiums and more importantly loss of contracts.

−	A poll carried out by the Cabinet Office and Social Enterprises UK in September 2014, surveying 2,070 British adults, revealed that three-quarters of Britons are less likely to buy from a business that damages the environment. Increasingly clients are becoming savvier about environmental and wider sustainability issues.	+	A poll carried out by the Cabinet Office and Social Enterprises UK in September 2014, surveying 2,070 British adults, revealed that three-quarters of Britons are less likely to buy from a business that damages the environment. Increasingly clients are becoming savvier about environmental and wider sustainability issues.

	Until relatively recently, tenderers could score well if they were able to demonstrate basic environment compliance, this is not the case anymore. Clients now expect to see evidence of sustainability best practice and a conviction for breaching legislation will definitely be a show-stopper at the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) stage.		Until relatively recently, tenderers could score well if they were able to demonstrate basic environment compliance, this is not the case anymore. Clients now expect to see evidence of sustainability best practice and a conviction for breaching legislation will definitely be a show-stopper at the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) stage.
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To the question “Do you comply with your legal requirements?” companies are most likely to respond “Yes of course”.

However when you start looking for evidence of compliance, often the initial enthusiastic “Yes” turns out to be riddled with caveats: “Yes but legislation is so convoluted it is difficult to demonstrate compliance in practice” or “Yes because I haven’t been prosecuted so far so I must be doing the right thing” and even “Yes but anyway a fine costs less than complying with regulations…”.

A large number of companies do not invest sufficient resources to monitor legal compliance in their organisation either because they do not fully understand their risks or do not care due to the perceived lack of consequences for breaching legislation.

This may change with the introduction of the [http://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/publications/item/environmental-offences-definitive-guideline/ Environment offences: Definitive guideline], which came into force in July 2014. The guideline is a 12-step framework courts use to hand out fines in a consistent and transparent way. The fines vary according to the turnover, level of culpability, harm caused and any potential aggravating factors. The court will take into account the financial circumstances of the organisation to ensure the fine is proportionate so it has a real economic impact and acts as a deterrent to offend.

The guideline clearly states that “it should not be cheaper to offend than to take the appropriate precautions”. For example, companies with a turnover of over £50m that cause a category 1 environment offence deliberately will face a fine of up to £3m.

The legal penalties associated with breaching legislation are only the tip of the iceberg. Additional and greater financial impacts are likely to follow: negative publicity, legal costs, potential increase in insurance premiums and more importantly loss of contracts.

A poll carried out by the Cabinet Office and Social Enterprises UK in September 2014, surveying 2,070 British adults, revealed that three-quarters of Britons are less likely to buy from a business that damages the environment. Increasingly clients are becoming savvier about environmental and wider sustainability issues.

Until relatively recently, tenderers could score well if they were able to demonstrate basic environment compliance, this is not the case anymore. Clients now expect to see evidence of sustainability best practice and a conviction for breaching legislation will definitely be a show-stopper at the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) stage.

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