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17 Feb 2010 Money Talks

As our dream of reaching BS8901 comes ever nearer and we work harder here are Rapport to make sure we are doing as much as possible to reach the accreditation as soon as possible so our clients (and suppliers!) can reap the rewards, it seems other businesses are not so keen…

An interesting article featured in Management Today detailed research that showed, in a study of 250 British business people, almost all respondents thought that, while technology could help the UK meet its carbon reduction targets, only a third would invest in these carbon-reducing technologies. Basically the majority of people asked know how to help the environment, but only a third would spend the money to do it.

So if businesses are so bottom-line driven maybe its time that so is environmental responsibility. Currently larger businesses get rewards for performing well on energy measuring and reduction and monetary fines if they perform poorly.

As SME’s sit comfortable in the knowledge they are currently exempt, is it time the government hit them where, evidently, it hurts?

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