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Community & Enterprise
Lewes District Council
Southover House
Southover Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1AB

Tel: 01273 484401
business@lewes.gov.uk
Minicom 01273 484488

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Sustainability

Play a key role in protecting the environment whilst still remaining competitive. You can reduce costs and reduce the impact on the environment.

Go Green

It’s always good to look at ways to make savings on basic energy costs – light, heat and water - and at the same time do your bit for the environment.

The Carbon Trust offers small businesses between £5k and £200k interest free loans for improvements in energy efficiency.  

Our Waste and Recycling services have advice on recycling for small businesses, including cardboard recycling.

Business Link also has advice on cutting fuel bills.

The Business Excellence Through Resource Efficiency (BETRE) Programme

Getting rid of rubbish costs British business nearly 5% of annual turnover. Most businesses could save 20% of their energy bills through low-cost or no-cost energy  saving measures.

The business excellence through resource efficiency (betre) programme offers a range of free support. This advice is designed to help small and medium sized businesses in East Sussex to cut costs through waste minimisation and recycling, and energy and  water efficiency.

Sustainable Tourism

A guide to Sustainable Tourism for Dummies has been designed to help tourism businesses of all sizes become more sustainable - saving money, attracting more 'green conscious' customers and reducing their impact on the environment.