Transcript IYRE
IYRE Improving Your Resource Efficiency Anna Frizzell Environmental Advisor Business Link Dorset. IYRE • Funded by ERDF & SW RDA - runs to Dec 2013 • Improve resource efficiency & reduce Carbon emissions • Improve competitiveness • Focus on ‘Growth’ businesses – Eligibility criteria IYRE • Led by senior management • Baseline & Carbon metrics • 15 Hours of support over 12 months • Once per business over project lifetime (Dec 2013) IYRE • 50% funding vouchers for ‘Specialist’ & ‘Capital Grants’ • SW Region - 1200 ‘Specialist’ & 300 ‘Capital Grants’ • One application per business over project lifetime. Average savings per business Supplementary Impacts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cost savings for businesses assisted Increase in sales Reduction in CO2 emissions Reduction in water usage Liquid effluent reduced Reduction in virgin raw materials Reduction in hazardous waste Diversion of waste from landfill Recycled waste (as subset of 8) 10 Recovered waste (as subset of 8) Per Business £12.5k £25k 16.3 tonnes 356m3 TBC 30 tonnes 135kg 20 tonnes 17.75 tonnes 2.25 tonnes IYRE • Businesses assisted via clubs/clusters • Environmental Goods & Services companies. (EGS) What has happened so far? • Boiler replacements. • Lighting review and upgrading. • EMS development. Contracts / tenders / loans. • Moving premises – Energy efficient refurbishment. • Extension to hotel and new pool. • Materials use & Eco Design. • EGS biz own resource efficiency & EMS. Contact details [email protected] 0845 600 9966 Or your local IYRE Specialist [email protected]