Want to improve your bottom line by greener practices?

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Show date: Thursday 19th November
Show start time: 15:30pm

New figures released by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs show huge amounts of money and valuable resources could be saved by making a few simple changes to business practice. Steps such as switching off a single computer and monitor potentially saving 35 a year can have a massive impact on the bottom line of any organisation, large or small.

Simple environmental actions translate into real cost savings for businesses, and this message needs to infiltrate the workplace. It is easier than it seems to integrate energy efficient practices into everyday working life. If you are an SME owner, you canít afford to ignore the facts - switching off saves money.

Turning off lights, turning down the thermostat (even by one degree), cutting down on rubbish and fixing dripping taps – all these changes mean that firms stop ëleakingí money.

The advantages of businesses adopting the green message arenít just confined to the environment. In todayís environmentally aware society, a companyís eco-credentials are more important than ever before. Resource efficiency is truly the cornerstone of good business sense and, in some cases itís the difference between a small business breaking even or not.

So, to help you reduce both your firmís costs and energy consumption, DEFRA is setting out ten simple ways in which businesses can make a difference...at the flick of a switch.

Rob Holdway, presenter of Channel 4ís Dumped and Defra campaign supporter, joins us live online at http://www.webchats.tv/chat/want_to_improve_your_bottom_line_by_greener_...
on Thursday 19th November at 1530 to discuss how your employees can make a difference to the planet and your balance sheets.