go green presentation gregg latchams
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Go Green BristolThere’s money to be saved by going green….
Improving Your Resource Efficiency Bristol
Presenter: Nina Skubala07500668659
[email protected]@GoGreenBristol
This morning you will…
• Go Green with Business West• Break• Receive an Energy Law update from
Gregg Latchams• Enjoy a Networking Lunch kindly
provided by Gregg Latchams
Who is Business West?
How we help your business to Go Green…
• FREE service. Funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Bristol City Council to encourage small and medium enterprises to use resources more efficiently.
• Focus on WHERE your business can save £££
• Focus on HOW your business can save £££
• How Going Green can ENHANCE your business
• Help to find SOLUTIONS and FUNDING
Why should your business Go Green?
Most business waste 20% of
the resources that they use
What difference can savings make to your bottom line?
If your turnover = £100,000And 10% of this is profit = £10,000Your costs currently amount to 25% = £25,000So, if you reduce your costs by 20% = £5,000 savedNow your profit is £15,000, which is equivalent to a
50% increase in turnover!
What benefits can your business expect?
• Innovation• Employee engagement• Community engagement• New markets• PR• Material security• Compliance
And how does saving £££ save the environment?
Cost = Consumption = Carbon
14p = 1 kWh = 0.5041kg CO2e
Use less, spend less, produce less carbon
WHERE your business can save £££
Resource efficiency (or going green!)
• Main resources we use are:
Resource efficiency (or going green!)
Resource efficiency (or going green!)
Examine your bills
Examine consumption patterns
Examine you processes + culture
How your business can save £££
Spend nothing…save LOTS
• Use a broker to make sure you are on a competitive utility tariff – can save up to 30-50%
• Switch off appliances rather than leaving them on standby could save you around £30 a year.
• Walk/cycle over driving• Electronic over print
Spend a little…save a LOT
• LED Bulbs• For 8 lamps, running 8 hours per day
Bulb kWh per year Cost (at 14p per unit)
CO2 (kg)
Halogen 1168 £163.52 631
LED 164 £22.89 88
Capital spend must stack up…
Payback period– This is the length of time that the capital cost of a project
is recouped by the saving in expenditure by that project– E.g. total cost £10,000– Annual saving = £2,000– Payback = 10,000 / 2,000 = 5 years– This doesn’t account for other savings, such as increased
productivity or decreased maintenance
And include other considerations e.g. capitalequipment cost; delivery; installation; buildingalterations; staff training; decommissioning; disposal
Solutions and Funding
How to go green – Measuring and Saving
Workbook exercise:Writing your own green action plan
• Consider the resources your business uses and how these are used
• List the biggest uses of resource in your business
• Using this list, use the workbook to decide on a few simple actions that you can implement right away to start saving
What £££ is out there?
• Enhanced Capital Allowance - Tax relief for equipment purchased from the Energy Technology list https://etl.decc.gov.uk/
• Local Sustainable Transport Fund - Grants for bike racks & shared parking and loan electric bikes and bus passes with [email protected]
• Regional Growth Fund – Employers taking on more staff can apply for grants valued from £10k-£1m towards training, premises and capital equipment [email protected]
• Source West – Funding available to install electric vehicle charging points www.sourcewest.info/
Next steps
• Put your Action Plan into action
• Use the Go Green Bristol Guide to keep finding solutions and savings for your business.
• Keep in touch with contacts made today • Have a Business West advisor visit your premises to provide
an Environmental Review• Join an environmental networking group such as Green
Capital or Low Carbon South West
