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Helping businesses save money through resource efficiency and environmental good practice

Useful links

egeneration – business learning centre for sustainable practices in the South East of England.

egeneration has been designed to help business by providing a wide range of information including

  • easy access to a wide range of sustainable business information in one place
  • support from local providers through local programmes, helpdesk, faq's
  • case studies - to learn from other's successes
  • choice of learning level from basic to intermediate to advanced
  • provision of a resource bank enabling waste to be exchanged - your waste may be a resource to others
  • information on how to reduce costs through resource efficiency measures
  • benchmarking against best practice

Helping businesses become more sustainable and save money in the process.
www.egeneration.co.uk - the site covers the whole of the south east of England, with links to individual area sites.

Energy Advice

Cheaper Gas and Electricity online gas and electricity quotations, tailored to suit your business requirement

Carbon Trust

Energy cost savings (Large Businesses, energy spend £50,000 +), Interest-free Energy loans.
NB: The Carbon Trust do help businesses with energy bills less than 50k, but not all their services are available.
Helpline 0800 085 2005

Waterwise

Waterwise is Thames Water’s website on water saving, with information and practical ideas, including free Save-a-flush Hippo’s. Thames Water will also carry out water audits for companies.

Waternet

Waternet reduces the amount of water your business uses will reduce your costs and increase your profits. Use the Waternet search tool to find publications that will help you reduce your water use and wastage.

Environmental Information Exchange

Waste Minimisation on average, UK businesses can spend 4% of their turnover on waste. One quarter of this could be saved. Use the Environment Information Exchange (EiE) waste calculator to find out what you could save

EiE also run courses to help your business save money and become more profitable by using less and wasting less

Envirowise

Free, independent and confidential advice and support for businesses on practical ways to increase profits and reduce waste. Envirowise also run workshops on reducing energy use and waste.

Commercial Waste Reduction

How to reduce waste and recycle , site waste assessments.
Tel: 01865 01865 815959 or e-mail waste.management@oxfordshire.gov.uk