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15 Oct 09

Top Tips for SMEs to help improve thier Environmental Performance

The Environment Agency has just launched its biennial NetRegs SME-nvironment report on small UK businesses' awareness and activity.  The report identifies a major disconnect between SMEs' understanding and the reality of their environmental impact; although SME energy efficiency improvements have doubled in just two years, over a third still don't recognise fundamental green regulations relevant to their business (fewer than in 2007).  Only 7% of SMEs think they harm the environment, but 46% actually do. Significantly only 1 in 5 will invest in improving their green efforts in the next year.

The Environment Agency are keen to engage with small businesses in the UK to raise further environmental awareness.

For more information contact Sarah Taylor, Environment Agency on Ph: 020 7636 7366.

To view NetReg's Report click here.