Please help us to help YOU save money! Bradford Environment Partnership wishes to support local businesses to reduce their CO2 emissions and benefit from more efficient use of fuel and energy.  Please help us by sparing a few minutes to answer this short questionnaire.  Your responses will be in the strictest of confidence and will help us to understand the current situation and consider the type of support businesses would most like to see. Please submit your responses by 25th September 2009 If you have any queries please email:  lucy.ashall@bradford.gov.uk Click 'Next' to begin

Your organisation To help us identify if different types of businesses have different requirements, please answer a few questions, about your organisation.  This information will be used only to assist analysis and will not be used for any other purpose. Q1 What is the nature of your organisation's business? Agriculture, forestry and fishing   Arts, sports and recreation Catering and accommodation   Construction Education   Health and social care services IT and telecommunications services   Manufacturing Media and creative services   Mining, energy and utilities Personal services   Professional and business services Public sector   Retail, hire and repair Voluntary and Community sector   Wholesale Other (please specify)     Other: Q2 How many employees do you have? 5 or fewer   11 to 25   51 to 100   More than 250 6 to 10   26 to 50   101 to 250     How many of these are in Bradford District? 5 or fewer   11 to 25   51 to 100   More than 250 6 to 10   26 to 50   101 to 250

Energy use and emissions Q3   YES   NO     Do you know how much energy your organisation uses?         If 'Yes', is this based on estimated meter readings?                                   Do you know how much your organisation spends on energy each year?       Have you calculated your company's CO2 emissions?       If 'No', would you be interested in finding out?       Q4 Have you taken any of the following measures to reduce your carbon footprint?   Please tick all that apply. Energy saving awareness-raising with employees (e.g. Switch off signs) Energy efficient lighting and controls Efficient heating / cooling systems Building insulation Replacing old machinery with newer efficient models Installing controls and automatic switch off Purchasing Green Energy Investing in more efficient vehicles Smart metering Travel planning to reduce transport costs / emissions Other, please state   Other:

Support Q5 Have you had support from any of the following organisations to reduce your energy use? Please tick all that apply. Bradford Council Bradford Environmental Action Trust Business in the community The Carbon Trust The Energy Saving Trust Envirowise Local Chamber of Commerce Resource Efficiency Yorkshire West Yorkshire Green Business Club - BBEF Other, please state   Other:

Measures to reduce energy / fuel consumption Q6 How likely or unlikely is it that you would use each of the following to help reduce energy / fuel consumption in your organisation?   Very likely   Quite likely   Not very likely   Not at all likely   Not sure     On site energy survey and recommendations.             Action plan for reducing CO2 emissions.             Awareness-raising information for employees.             Support to develop a company travel plan.             Networking / information sharing events.             Best practice case studies and visits.             Practical workshops and training sessions.             Assistance with energy saving measures.             Subsidies towards energy saving measures.           Q7 Please use this space to suggest any other support you think would be useful or for any other comments you may have. Q8 How strongly do you agree or disagree that energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions is important to your organisation? Strongly agree   Agree   Neither agree nor disagree   Disagree   strongly disagree

Optional information   If you are happy to, please provide your contact details so that we can send you updates regarding CO2 emissions and energy / fuel efficiency.   Your name   Organisation   Address   Telephone   email   Website

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE If you have any queries please email:  lucy.ashall@bradford.gov.uk Please click 'Submit' to send your responses   Environment Partnership Partnership Service Bradford Metropolitan District Council 2nd Floor, City Exchange Bradford   BD1 5SG For more information click here: Bradford District Partnership Website