Skip Navigation
Home > Our Services > Newsletters > eUpdate June 2006 > Missed opportunity?

Missed opportunity?

Hand & BoxA recent Envirowise survey displayed some surprising - and alarming - results regarding business's readiness to take account of environmental awareness.

  • A worrying 45% of respondents say they expect no change in the environmental awareness of their customers or clients in the near future.
  • Only 11% say they are considering environmental issues as part of their ongoing business
  • Only 15% of respondents in England, Scotland and Wales identified cost savings as a motivator

So is this a missed opportunity for many UK businesses?

According to Dr Martin Gibson, Envirowise Programme Director: "It is clear that those businesses who continue to do nothing, or believe they have already done all they can, are taking a significant risk with the future viability of their business as their competitors continue to take advantage of the major competitiveness and cost benefits of addressing their environmental efficiency."

Envirowise can help businesses.

  • 69% of the businesses working with Envirowise report a cost benefit from proactively addressing resource efficiency.
  • Estimated industry cost savings during the period were £20m.


  • Back to Index | From Bricks to Beds =>