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Greg Barker says saving energy can boost business
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Greg Barker says saving energy can boost business
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Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) make up 99% of all Britain’s enterprises. But these 4.5m businesses often miss out on the benefits of sustainability because they lack the resources to cope with perceived costs and complexities.
The campaign will help SMEs and suppliers to overcome these hurdles and experience benefits such as resource efficiency and cost saving, new business advice and the ability to answer tenders, marketing differentiation and employee & customer engagement.
The 7-days to Sustainability campaign is being supported by corporations actively supporting sustainability schemes such as Tesco, Alliance Boots, M&S and Deloitte.
Steve Malkin, Planet Positive CEO, said: “Our goal is to help SMEs experience the business benefits of sustainability, such as saving money, generating new business, engaging employees and, of course, being good for the planet.”
SMEs can register for the 7-day programme online on the campaign website www.7days2sustainability.com. The first SMEs will start their 7-day Sustainability programme on 1st May and SMEs will participate weekly thereafter for the remainder of 2012 and beyond.
Each SME will be sent a planning pack and then receive seven daily activities:
1. Sustainability Plan; Employee engagement & Behavioural Change
2. Switch on to switching off - Energy Efficiency
3. Waste & Recycling
4. Travel & Transport
5. Food & Water (+ Health & Well-being)
6. Procurement & Supply Chain
7. Success – Marketing and Winning business
Energy and climate change minister Greg Barker said: “Saving energy goes straight to the bottom line, helping businesses save money and increase competitiveness as well as cut carbon.”
Business leaders to support the campaign include Willie Walsh from IAG, Paul Polman from Unilever, Ian Cheshire from Kingfisher and Deborah Meaden from BBC’s Dragon’s Den, who said: “I would recommend that every business joins the campaign.”
Planet Positive has committed to continue the campaign for three years and aims to help 2,102 businesses in 2012.
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