Enigin Update - Tough Times = Energy Costs Matter More than Carbon Output
WHEN times are tough financially it is cost over sustainability every time. That is the result of an energy-related poll conducted yesterday, that showed how important energy saving is to businesses.
In austere financial times companies are three times more likely to ignore carbon reduction targets and compliance legislation and regulations, but they do concentrate on the costs of energy and the management of energy reduction through energy efficiency.
The poll was run by world-leading energy consultants, M&C Energy Group during a one-and-a-half hour webinar run jointly with Edie.net, the energy magazine website.
Experts gave presentations and answered questions on opportunities in the carbon economy and how to manage carbon outputs.
The audience were asked twice to poll what would be the most important energy-related influence on their organisation in 2012.
On both occasions costs of energy came out on top with management of energy reduction second. But a long way behind came carbon reduction targets and compliance with legislation and regulations, and worries over their organisation’s reputation and publicity was almost a forgotten consideration.
Carbon Management expert, Andy Dewis, from M&C Energy Group, said: “This just shows that in times of economic difficulty people are more interested in either making or saving their company money to keep their job.
“The ‘softer’ considerations of running a cleaner and greener operation often fall behind in priority. However, we pride ourselves at M&C Energy Group in being able to marry energy efficiency and carbon reduction together so they need not be mutually exclusive.”
Enigin Distributors have discovered this to be true, with many clients looking for them to help them save on energy costs by managing their energy use through solutions, systems and products from Enigin.
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