We are Reduce The Use

We are Reduce the Use, an independent and impartial information resource for businesses looking to reduce their carbon footprint and increase their green credentials. Our mission is to bring together all of the information and legislation that relates to greener business and encourage more companies to engage with their environmental objectives and obligations.

The Environment is all of our business

Green issues and sustainability are now among some of the highest priorities for businesses in the United Kingdom, thanks largely to an increased focus on the environment from the media as well as new government targets and incentive schemes. What was once seen as an expense for businesses in the past, reducing waste has become a legitimate business function that will only continue to grow in importance and scale.

Reduce The Use Has Been Recycled and Redeveloped

After months of planning and redevelopment, Reduce The Use has a new website to help it move into the 21st century and continue to bring businesses into a greener way of thinking.

We have rewritten, redesigned and rejiggered the entire site to make sure that you will be able to find the information you are looking for fast, and that it is presented in a more aesthetically pleasing way.

A site of this size has its challenges, and with only two of us at the helm of this behemoth you will undoubtedly come across various formatting errors and information which needs updating. Bear with us, as over the next few months we will be coming in and fixing things up. If you spot any glaring problems, please get in contact.

UK Investment in Green Energy Declining

Difficult financial times always means that concessions have to be made across the budget board, but will the government’s commitment to green energy have a serious effect on green targets?

Check out this article from The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/30/uk-investment-green-energy

Is it time for your business to turnover a new leaf?

Throughout the years we have all made personal resolutions that we are going to try to follow in order to improve ourselves, such as exercising more or smoking less, but what about your business? Are there ways in which it can improve its operations and sustainability?

Lucky for you, you have found yourself at just the place to do that. Please browse through our site and fine new ways for your business to save money, and reduce Carbon.