1. Stakeholder communications pack Eight ways to help Scottish businesses grow greener profits
Issue: May 2019

2. Free support for Scottish businesses
Resource Efficient Scotland is a programme delivered by Zero Waste Scotland with funding from the Scottish Government and the European Regional Development Fund.
We provide FREE advice, one-to-one support, CPD-certified training and access to interest-free loans to help Scottish businesses reduce their energy, water and waste bills, and grow greener businesses.
We’ve already found £200 million worth of savings for Scottish organisations, with a whopping 24% average energy saving per business. And 9/10 customers recommend us to others.
Here are eight ways you can spread the word and help even more business save >>>

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1. Add info on the free support available, to your ezines/news: ✂
Free support to boost your business’s profits
Do you want to save your business money? Reduce your environmental impact? Boost your competitive edge? Then check out Resource Efficient Scotland, a programme funded by the Scottish Government and the European Regional Development Fund to provide FREE, money-saving support to your business.
If you’re a small or medium sized business, you can even grab yourself some free consultancy support – and make beating rising energy, water and waste costs really quick and easy.
Resource Efficient Scotland’s advisers have already identified over £200 million worth of savings opportunities for Scottish businesses, with a massive 24% average energy saving per business.
9 out of 10 businesses that have had Resource Efficient Scotland support would recommend it to others. So, if you would like to save money in your business, get in touch with Resource Efficient Scotland today on:
or visit:
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2. Add info on the free training available, to your ezines/news: ✂
Enhance your CV and save your business money
FREE CPD-Certified online training
Is your workplace as green as it could be? Do you want to help your colleagues save energy, reduce waste and recycle better?
You can learn how to grow a greener, more profitable business without leaving your desk thanks to this FREE, CPD-certified training course from Resource Efficient Scotland.
Over 1,000 professionals from across Scotland have already completed the Green Champions training course and are now making their workplaces greener, less wasteful and more profitable.
Join them today by creating your free training account here:
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5. 3. Add info on Scottish Government’s SME Loan Scheme, to your ezines/news:✂
Don’t miss out on Scottish Government SME Funding
The Scottish Government is committed to supporting small and medium sized Scottish businesses to reduce energy and resource costs. Reducing operating costs not only improves your margins but can help make you more competitive too.
That’s why their SME Loan scheme provides unsecured, interest free loans from £1,000 up to £100,000 for the installation of energy efficient measures such as lighting and heating upgrades, double glazing, insulation and much more.
Since its launch in 2008, the SME Loan has provided Scottish businesses with over £26 million in loans for over 950 projects.
To find out more about using the SME loan to help your business, visit:
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6. 4. Share these messages with your followers:✂
Want to quickly slash your business's energy bills? Check out the free support It’s fully-funded and #ESIF to help Scottish businesses beat rising energy, water and waste costs. 9/10 customers recommend them. ✂
@ResourceScot's FREE support has identified over £200million of savings opportunities for Scottish businesses - with a massive 24% average energy saving per business. Call or visit to grab some savings for your business too. #ESIF ✂
Is your workplace as green as it could be? Do you want to help colleagues save energy, reduce waste and recycle better? Learn how with this FREE CPD-certified online training course #GreenChampions #ESIF ✂
Save energy and cut costs with SME loan scheme. With an unsecured, interest-free loan you can pay to get energy-saving products for your business including better lighting, new heating, double glazing, insulation and much more #ESIF

7. 5. Follow us on social media for regular updates to share:
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8. 6. Add us to your website’s ‘useful links’:✂
Resource Efficient Scotland
Resource Efficient Scotland is a programme funded by the Scottish Government and the European Regional Development Fund to provide FREE, money-saving expertise and support to your business.
They provide FREE advice, one-to-one support, CPD-certified training and access to interest-free loans to help Scottish businesses slash their energy, water and waste bills, and grow greener businesses.

9. 7. Add the next slide to your business facing presentations at meetings, conferences and events:

10. £200M savings identified for businesses
Beating rising energy, water and waste costs
Free support for Scottish businesses
£200M savings identified for businesses
24% average energy savings
Resource Efficient Scotland is a programme from Zero Waste Scotland, funded by the Scottish Government and the European Regional development Fund.
They help Scottish businesses use less energy, water and raw materials - boosting their productivity… their competitiveness …and their profits.
Their team of resource efficiency experts provide independent and impartial support to help businesses not only identify cost saving opportunities but also, through ongoing support, to realise those savings opportunities.
They also provide a range of free resources including self-help guides, training workshops and webinars, together with free tools and templates. Plus they also provide access to the Scottish Government’s interest free SME loan scheme which has provided over £26 million to Scottish businesses to help them make resource efficiency improvements
The programme has identified over £200million of savings for Scottish SMEs - through implementation of resource efficiency measures
Typically 24% energy savings average identified for a business – what would that kind of financial saving mean for your business?
In independent assessments, 9/10 of their customers said they would recommend the service to other businesses.
Give them a call to see how much you could save.
9/10 customers recommend them

11. 8. Refer your contacts for free support
We welcome referrals from any SME that would like to save money and grow a greener business, including charities, not-for-profit organisations and private-sector landlords.

12. THANK YOU
By using resources more efficiently, Scottish organisations could save £2.9bn every year. With your support, we can help realise this potential.
For further information on how we can work together, including:
supplies of brochures
private training workshops for your network
briefings for your own team of advisors
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