RESOURCE EFFICIENC
Cutting Costs at the same time
as helping the environment is
the thrust of a new £9.8 million
programme to drive energy effiCienCy
in the region. inform reports.
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REDUCE,
REUSE, RECYClE,
RaISE REvENUE.
Optimising resource and energy use is always important in diverting waste away from landfill and saving companies money.
business. But knowing where to start to access the potentially The new funding builds on this, placing more emphasis on earlier
huge savings can be difficult. Where do I go for advice? How stages of the business process, reducing resource consumption
much can I save? Can anyone help with a grant or a loan? to minimise waste in the first place. The lead organisation for this
is Resource Efficiency Yorkshire (REY), established by Yorkshire
But help is at hand, and with the potential for businesses in Forward to connect businesses with the help and support that
Yorkshire and Humber to save a massive £553 million on energy, is available.
water and waste, it’s worth discovering more. Andrew Hartley, programme director for REY, gives the
Angela Todd, Yorkshire Forward’s sustainable development background: “REY is working with national and local partners to
manager, sets the scene for this renewed focus on resource help businesses to improve their resource efficiency and bring
efficiency: “We are entering a new era of business support down costs. The new funding will ensure that businesses can
and Improving your Resource Efficiency is one of the new, access resource efficiency advice and enables us to offer a range
crucial Solutions for Business as companies aim to save money of support to companies, from on-site energy audits, interest-free
and we as a region reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. loans and small grant schemes, local green business clubs to
“With the double hit of the credit crunch and climate change, learn how other companies have adopted good practice and on-
businesses are demanding practical support that helps reduce line waste exchanges to donate waste to someone who can use it.”
costs as well as energy, waste and water use. So, Yorkshire
Forward and the European Regional Development Fund have
The £9.8 million total breaks down as follows:
committed £9.8 million of funding over the next three years to
l Research and evaluation £0.6 million
help our businesses in this way, building on the national support
that exists.”
l Capacity and partnership building
Yorkshire Forward has already been helping businesses by
(particularly Business link) £1.2 million
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