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Energy efficiency ''can generate significant financial gains''

2 July 2010
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Energy efficiency ''can generate significant financial gains''Implementing energy efficiency strategies can place businesses at an advantage over their counterparts when new legislation comes in, it has been claimed.

Those employed in operations management and continuous improvement projects may be particularly interested in the comments made by Jim Haywood, Business in the Community environment director.

He explained that there is a "real incentive" to implement change in the form of the financial gains that green policies in the workplace can provide.

Addressing an online event entitled Retail Now, Mr Haywood added that companies could generate savings of £6,000 per year by turning off electrical equipment over the weekend, while other measures can provide savings equal to a five per cent sales boost.

The expert added: "Businesses who take these things seriously and manage their businesses well are going to be in a much better position to meet legislation like the CRC energy reduction commitment."

His remarks come after a report from the Committee on Climate Change called for a shift in attitudes to sustainability in the UK in order to ensure the country is able to meet its greenhouse gas emissions goals.ADNFCR-3058-ID-19871249-ADNFCR
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