Schools and colleges in England can now make much-needed energy efficiency upgrades with a share of £500 million allocated by the government. The aim of this scheme will not only help them save money, but it will make them more energy efficient during the cold period and increase winter resilience for future years. Tackling carbon a reduction in Britain’s educational infrastructure is pivotal to reaching Government targets, with analysis by the campaign group People and Planet revealing that 59% of UK universities had failed to meet a target to cut their emissions by 43 per cent between 2005 and 2021. Serving as Britain’s leading energy-saving platform, SaveMoneyCutCarbon has years of experience helping schools and colleges in auditing, specifying and installing energy-saving projects. In just one year, their services have reduced energy consumption by over 3 million kWh, saved thousands of litres of water and reduced CO2 emissions.

The new funding, announced earlier this month, will be provided in the form of grants and means that the cash-strapped sector can invest in low-cost LED lighting, heating controls and other measures that will reduce energy use, particularly during the cold and dark winter months. The government advises that under the new funding scheme, on average a primary school will receive approximately £16,000, a secondary school will get £42,000 and a further education college group will benefit from £290,000. Further analysis indicates that a typical primary school with 200 pupils could receive £28,000, and secondary schools with around 900 pupils should get approximately £170,000.

SaveMoneyCutCarbon has years of experience helping schools and colleges in auditing, specifying and installing energy-saving projects. In just one year, their services have reduced energy consumption by over 3 million kWh, saved thousands of litres of water and reduced CO2 emissions.

How SaveMoneyCutCarbon’s Carbon Mentor programme works:

Businesses should book a call by filling out a form here.
They will be sent a link to book a 30-minute, no-obligation conversation with one of the team’s IEMA-qualified energy and carbon mentors via Zoom.
The call will focus on how the specific organisation can save energy and water to reduce energy costs, and how this will benefit their profit margins. Whilst issues of carbon reduction was the main driver of calls previously, it has now taken a backseat due to the exponential increase in energy prices. During the call, all applicable technologies are discussed to help the organisation reduce energy and water consumption.
A series of informative guides are supplied to the client, who decides whether they’d be interested in moving forward with the mentorship.
If the business decides to move forward, SaveMoneyCutCarbon will always recommend an audit, to begin with – this measures the amount of energy and water being consumed across the building.
Ways to make reductions are recommended, using an interactive tool which demonstrates the savings and costs associated with the changes.
The client decides if they have the funds to finance any retrofit solutions – or we finance it for them.
SaveMoneyCutCarbon delivers on the project, complete with installation and project management through to maintenance and aftercare.

Linda Allardyce, corporate sustainability expert at SaveMoneyCutCarbon, comments on the impacts of greenwashing, and why businesses must make changes within to fully embrace corporate sustainability:

“Global corporate sustainability has taken a blow due to impacts of greenwashing. However, while governments can establish and enforce rules around this area, we believe that there is a need to create new ways of doing things – including new business practices with positive measured outcomes.

“Research shows that 3-in-4 Brits say that they would like to see CEOs of organisations take a lead on social and environmental change – not wait for governments to impose it. But sadly, it seems to still be a box-ticking exercise to placate shareholders and markets.

“In order to see corporate sustainability and ESG goals thrive around the world, businesses must take a look within to see what needs to be done on their behalf – and with an increase of energy prices on the horizon, this should be the driving factor for businesses to cut costs and by doing so, contribute to reducing carbon emissions.”

About SaveMoneyCutCarbon:

SaveMoneyCutCarbon was established in 2012 and is the go-to brand to help homes & businesses be more sustainable by reducing energy, water and carbon, all while saving money. SaveMoneyCutCarbon provides proven products plus exclusive tools, knowledge and guides to help support everybody at every stage of their sustainability journey. Homes, trades and small businesses are serviced via tailored online shopfronts, while larger enterprise customers benefit from an end-to-end service from initial audit, generating a decarbonisation roadmap to final fit. Last year alone SaveMoneyCutCarbon’s customers collectively saved 727 million litres of water, 23 million kWh of energy, and thousands of pounds as a result.