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Welcome to our December issue of the Green Business Programme newsletter!
This is our last issue of 2021 and we would like to start by thanking you for another year of support and partnership. We love to see how interested you are in sustainability and how open you are to make changes that will benefit you and generations to come.
As we draw a line at the end of this year, we can proudly say that:
- 754 people registered this year for our eight webinars
- 504 people joined our network
- Approx. 70% of the funding has been already allocated
- We supported 150 companies by 12-hour assists
- Energy audits are now fully booked until February 2022
We hope you will enjoy reading this newsletter and we wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Remember to keep up to date with our latest initiatives, news and events, by following us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Stay safe, stay green! 💚
Alex, Bernie, Clare, Jon, Maciej and Maria, Matt.
Rugby based business, Autins, saves £27,052 per year in energy bills costs after changing their lighting system to LED lights.
Their CO2 emissions were also reduced by 53 tonnes per year. Green Business Programme made this happened by offering them a free energy audit and a £20K grant.
Learn more about their inspiring story.
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A new plastic packaging tax will take effect from 1 April 2022 and will encourage the use of recycled rather than new plastic within plastic packaging. The tax will apply to plastic packaging manufactured in, or imported into, the UK where the plastic used in its manufacture is less than 30% recycled. Find out if you will need to register and pay the tax.
- Make sure you turn off all PCs and monitors at the socket before you leave the office
- Switch off office, meeting room and corridor lights, desk lamps and display lights as you leave
- Unplug any non-essential items rather than leaving on standby
- Turn off stand alone electric heaters at the socket
- Make sure you don’t leave any equipment charging needlessly
- Turn off dripping taps or report them
- Turn off printers and photocopiers at the socket
- Switch off at the socket any water coolers or vending machine
- When all your employees have gone home for Christmas, turn your heating down until it's just high enough to prevent frost
- Agree who is going to be last out and for them to do a walk round to make sure everything is switched off
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You can ask “Coventry and Warwickshire Charity Xmas Tree-cycling” to collect your Christmas tree, in return you will offer a donation to The Myton Hospices and Pass The Smile for Ben.
Visit their website to check if collection is made from your postcode area, register your tree for collection, make your donation to charity and simply leave your tree outside between 8-10 January for our volunteers to collect and recycle!
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Last week we sent out an email listing the best events of this year and asking you to complete a short survey to let us know what topics you’d like to hear more about in the new year. We look forward to seeing your responses!
FSB has launched a new small business hub packed full of advice on how to make your business more sustainable. The online hub is accessible to all small businesses and will be regularly updated with the latest resources, tools and information to help small businesses prepare for changes, go green and be more sustainable.
FSB Celebrating Small business awards
FSB has launched its 2022 ‘FSB Celebrating Small business Awards’. Small businesses throughout the West Midlands are invited to enter to battle it out for awards across 12 different categories with winners at the regional finals going on to the UK Finals in May 2022. The awards are free to enter and open to all small businesses – FSB members and non-members alike. The closing date for entries in the West Midlands is 30 January 2022 and the West Midlands Awards Ceremony will be held on 17 March 2022 at Forest of Arden Hotel.
More information and enter the awards. The awards include an Environmental / Sustainability category which is designed to recognise the most ethical, socially responsible or green business. This is open to any small business which has helped to drive environmental improvements across their business and / or the wider green economy.
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If you are you looking for funding to help support a project that focuses on climate or environmental sustainability, you can find on our website a list of current funding opportunities for organisations and community organisations.
The following programmes will end soon:
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The Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and is delivered by Coventry City Council, Coventry University and Coventry University Enterprises Ltd.
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