FSB calls for better information for firms to go green
April 6, 2010
The Government needs to provide better information to small businesses to help them go green, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said this week.
Small firms feel that energy efficiency can provide their business with cost savings but said they need the Government to put systems and business support incentives in place to help, according to the findings of an FSB survey of 10,000 members.
This found that, while 57% of businesses believe that energy efficiency can provide their business with cost savings, there is insufficient advice for small firms to help them understand the role they can play in the transition to a low carbon economy.
Nearly half (47%) of businesses surveyed have recycled waste, with 32% reducing energy use and 24% buying energy-efficient appliances.
The FSB is calling on the Government to introduce three measures to help small businesses be more environmentally friendly: an effective smart meter rollout that meets the needs of small businesses; setting commercially viable rates for feed-in tariffs for micro-renewable energy facilities; and extending the scope of the Carbon Trust loans programme for small firms.
David Caro, Chairman of the FSB Environment and Energy Committee, said that many businesses want to become more environmentally friendly but feel that they lack the support to do so.
Print this page