What part does energy efficiency play in your business? Climate change is an issue for all businesses and taking steps to reduce the UK’s carbon footprint is a shared responsibility – but greater energy efficiency can offer other benefits too.
Increasing your energy efficiency can help cut your business’s costs and improve your reputation.
Use greater energy efficiency to cut fuel costs
Reducing business energy costs by 20% could add the same amount to your profits as a 5% sales increase. Small changes to the way you work can boost energy efficiency, resulting in smaller bills for your business.
Just a few simple energy efficiency measures can reduce your company’s fuel bills significantly:
- avoid leaving equipment on standby
- use natural light and ventilation when possible
- improve insulation
- turn off lights in rooms that aren’t in use
Seeing what you use can boost energy efficiency
If you don’t know how much energy you are using, you won’t know how you can improve your energy efficiency. Keep an eye on your electricity bills and how they change as you introduce energy efficiency measures. Once you and your employees can see the difference it will spur you on to greater savings.
Choose a green energy plan
Choosing greener electricity supplies will help reduce carbon emissions and promote the use of more environmentally friendly energy – and it might not cost any more than a normal tariff.
The definition of a green energy plan will vary depending on the supplier. It may mean that they will match your electricity consumption with an equal amount of green energy, invest in CO2-reducing projects or contribute to research into renewable energy sources.
Switching to a greener business electricity tariff
uSwitch for business can manage the switch for you. Call us on 0800 051 5492 or use our online form and one of our experts will call you back. We’ll take the legwork out of finding a greener energy supplier – and we’ll even do all the paperwork when you move.