1. Green Profits 14 March ‘11
Who’s out there to help you
Amy Robinson
Network Director – Low Carbon South West

2. Content
• LCSW
• The context
• The organisations
• Getting the most you can

3. LCSW
• Who we are
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= Low Carbon South West CIC

4. LCSW
• Who we are
• What we do
– Trade Association
– Over 2000 members
– Devoted to building the Low Carbon economy in
the South West
– Networking, Events, Training, Resources

5. – Drive up Skills; Increasing Higher and Intermediate
Level Skills
– Improve Marketing of City-Region to Attract High
Value-Added Businesses
– Simplify and strengthen business support solutions
to enhance business competitiveness
– Increase Business Led Innovation and Enterprise
– Develop a set of strategic employment locations to
enable business growth
– Tackle Worklessness

6. LCSW
• Who we are
• What we do
• How we work with business
– Give & receive special members offers
– Access to speciality recruitment & training
– Attending and promoting events

7. The context
• The big picture
– Globally
– Nationally
– Locally
• What does this mean for business

8. The organisations
• Various types of organisations
– National Government Bodies (BIS, EA etc)
– Local & Regional government funded bodies
– Charities & Other not-for profits
– Companies

9. The organisations
• Various types of organisations
• Various offerings
– Advice
– Assessment
– Acreditation

10. The organisations
• Various types of organisations
• Various offerings
• Specific organisations
– Examples

11. Public Sector Organisations
iNets South West Environmental
Business Link
Department of Energy & Climate Change
Solutions for Business
West of England Partnership
UK Trade and Investment
Bristol Green Capital

12. Third sector
Sustainability South West Business in the Community
Sustrans Centre for Sustainable Energy
Schumacher Institute Ecojam
Soil Association Forum for the Future
Groundwork Sofa Project
The Green Register

13. Accreditations
Fairtrade Freedom Food
Food for Life FSC
The Green Tourism Soil Association
Organic Farmers & Growers Rainforest Alliance
Marine Stewardship Council

14. Companies
• Consultancies
• Product & Service delivery
• Your own customers & suppliers

15. Getting the most you can
• Understanding what you need
– What is most important for your business?

18. Electricity Consumption

19. Electricity % consumption variations on 2007 baseline
120
108
100 100 100
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
88 89 87 90
91 86
80 85 85 88 88
86 86 88
86
% Variations on 2007 consumption 60
59
58
2009
40 2008
2007
20
0
January
February
March
April
0
May
0
June
0
July 0
August
0
September
0
October
November
December

20. Getting the most you can
• Understanding what you need
• Understanding what they need
– Income
– Key performance indicators
– Specific reductions

21. Getting the most you can
• Understanding what you need
• Understanding what they need
• Learning from the process
– Involve your staff
– Share the results

22. Getting the most you can
• Understanding what you need
• Understanding what they need
• Learning from the process
• Making the best from your success
– Share best practice
– Case studies

23. Next steps?

24. • Thank you
Amy Robinson