Make Your Business Greener
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Going green can help you gain a competitive edge as well as reducing operating costs and environmental impacts. With the market for environmental goods and services set to continue positive growth throughout the recession and beyond, there has never been a better time to go green and capture a wider audience for your business.

Did You Know?

The UK is already the sixth largest global economy for low carbon goods and services, globally worth $3 trillion per year and set to reach $4.3 trillion by 2015.

One third of all consumers will actively choose accommodation that is eco friendly.

In the UK, the low carbon environmental goods and services market is one of the few areas of the economy set to maintain positive growth rates through the downturn and is set to grow by over 4/5% per annum up to 2014/15.

So What Can I Do?

 

There are lots of ways you can green your business. Below are some suggestions to help get you started:

Cut Carbon & Reduce Costs: The Carbon Trust provide carbon saving advice relevant to your business size and sector. The Carbon Trust offers a programme of free professional advice and assistance. Click on the link and select your business size and sector.

Cumbria Green Business Forum: Cumbria Green Business Forum is run by business people for business people and is aimed at encouraging environmental best practice by considering our ecological, social and corporate responsibilities. Join the forum today and discover that being green will improve your business performance and enhance your image.

Cumbria Business Environment Network: Cumbria Business Environment Network provides FREE and tailored resource efficiency advice and support to businesses in Cumbria, to improve resource efficiency, save businesses money and help the Cumbrian environment.

We can support businesses with Reducing Carbon Emissions, improving company image (through Corporate Responsibility), assist with transport planning, climate change risk assessment, and provide advice to improve biodiversity on your premises. If you have Business Premises, and want to contribute to the Cumbria target to reduce CO2 emissions, please get in touch with us.

Attend a Seminar: Attend a seminar about greener business practice - click on the link to see details of two upcoming opportunities. Alternatively, fill in the form below to register interest and if there is enough interest we will organise one.

Free Energy Monitor: Monitor your business energy use with a wireless digital smart meter. Smart meters provide you with real time information on the amount of energy you are using and how much it costs. We are providing digital smart meters on loan for a month - to claim your click on the link or scroll down to the bottom of the page and fill out the form.

 
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