Companies unaware of green legislation

Dealer Support (Jun 23 2010) Cap and Trade , Carbon Reduction Commitment

1. A new survey by Green IT specialist Externus has revealed that 71% of business professionals still have no idea whether or not their company will be affected by the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) - despite the fact that the legislation has already been introduced. The first major impact of the legislation, which will affect companies on a yearly-basis, will be the release of league tables in April 2011 that are set to become an important measure of how green a company is. Published one year on from the CRC coming into effect, the tables will show how energy efficient businesses actually are. Over 54% had not even heard of the CRC, the UK's new domestic cap and trade scheme which has been created with the aim of stimulating energy efficiency in organisations. (Read Full Article)

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