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                            <title><![CDATA[Watt a Waste:  32p in every pound powering IT and general office equipment]]></title>
                            <description><![CDATA[05/10/11

By Richard Lanyon-Hogg, IBM Chief Technology Officer for Energy Efficiency 

We&#8217;re all under pressure to ramp up productivity and cut costs but if strategic investments are to be protected, then productivity gains will need to derive from the supporting operational systems and infrastructure. All departments and teams will need to...]]></description>
                            <link>http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=9867</link>
                            <pubDate>Wed, 5 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                            <title><![CDATA[How businesses can save money on their energy bills]]></title>
                            <description><![CDATA[13/09/11

By By Darren Braham, co-founder of First Utility.

There is no doubt that companies are becoming increasingly energy-conscious, especially when you consider that wholesale prices show no sign of decreasing. If you throw in a growing environmental agenda and a gloomy economic backdrop, then we shouldn&#8217;t be surprised that a key...]]></description>
                            <link>http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=9757</link>
                            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                            <title><![CDATA[What can businesses do to reduce energy costs?]]></title>
                            <description><![CDATA[11/07/11

If business owners weren't committed to reducing energy consumption before the recent price hikes, many are now given the significant opportunity to save expenditure.

This is brought into stark relief when you consider the latest figures.  According to the Carbon Trust, SME&#8217;s account for 45% of UK business energy consumption....]]></description>
                            <link>http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=9406</link>
                            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                            <title><![CDATA[Kilo-What?]]></title>
                            <description><![CDATA[25/01/2011

Research by the business savings experts, Make It Cheaper, shows that only 15% of small businesses know what rate they are paying for electricity and only 16% of businesses managed to switch supplier each year.  

So for the benefit of the 4.5 million SMEs in the UK, here are...]]></description>
                            <link>http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=8062</link>
                            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                            <title><![CDATA[Managing Sustainability Profitably]]></title>
                            <description><![CDATA[19/01/2011

By Max Clarke

Due to the ever increasing importance for businesses to account for their carbon footprint, energy reduction specialists M&C Energy Group discuss the practical benefits of emission reductions with Fresh Business Thinking.

"For most large businesses it is understood that managing greenhouse gas emissions is no longer an activity that...]]></description>
                            <link>http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=8040</link>
                            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                            <title><![CDATA[Energy Consultancy Question CRC Progress In Connecting With Businesses]]></title>
                            <description><![CDATA[13/08/10

By Claire West

M&C Energy Group, the UK&#8217;s largest energy consultancy, has criticised the progress made in connecting with participants in the new CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and questioned the government&#8217;s effectiveness in communicating impending deadlines.

Only 1229 organisations have so far registered and with less than 50 days to go, M&C...]]></description>
                            <link>http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=6550</link>
                            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                            <title><![CDATA[Energy Efficiency Becomes Priority For Businesses]]></title>
                            <description><![CDATA[11/08/10

By Claire West

BUSINESS owners are pushing energy efficiency higher up their agenda when choosing potential new premises, in a bid to cut costs.

According to reports published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, energy bills for businesses could rise by 26 per cent in the next decade as a...]]></description>
                            <link>http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=6532</link>
                            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                            <title><![CDATA[Greening Your Business]]></title>
                            <description><![CDATA[By Paul Worswick, BuddingEntrepreneur.com

There has been a lot written and discussed about how we in business are going to have to clean up our acts in relation to how we use power, resources and deal with the waste from our businesses. With the introduction of the Carbon Reduction Commitment we...]]></description>
                            <link>http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=6467</link>
                            <pubDate>Sun, 8 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                            <title><![CDATA[Energy Efficiency In The Workplace]]></title>
                            <description><![CDATA[05/05/2010

By Amanda Beard, The Phone Co-op 

The first commitment is to measurement &#8212; you need to establish how much is currently or historically consumed and this gives you a starting point from which you can measure future savings and set targets.  We subscribe to the &#8216;what&#8217;s measured can be...]]></description>
                            <link>http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=5559</link>
                            <pubDate>Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                            <title><![CDATA[Three Golden Rules To Going Green In 2010]]></title>
                            <description><![CDATA[20/01/10
 
By Rod Dennis 

Sustainability experts Envirowise are encouraging businesses to put three golden rules for resource efficiency high on their agenda during 2010.

The result for companies could be cost savings of as much as &#163;1,000 per employee per year  &#8212; not to mention enhanced reputation and improved competitive...]]></description>
                            <link>http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=4372</link>
                            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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