Key Accomplishments

The Energy Saving Trust is the leading independent organisation working in the UK to help people save energy and reduce their personal CO₂ emissions. Our mission is to lead 60 million people to act on climate change.

We continue to deliver significant and increasing savings of CO₂ emissions through our range
of activities across the householder, supply chain, local authority and community audiences.

• This year we helped nearly three million people save energy through our website and advice network
• Four out of five of our advice network customers would highly recommend us to a friend or colleague
• As part of Green Homes activity we successfully rolled out our improved advice network on time and on budget during 2008
• Over the past year we have worked in partnership with WRAP to pilot and rollout waste advice across our network
• Working with Waterwise, we have secured EU funding to deliver pilots in water saving advice in London, Cardiff and Edinburgh
• In 2007/08 our work stimulated annual CO2 savings of 1.2 million tonnes and lifetime savings of over 24 million tonnes
• Our average cost effectiveness has improved by 25% over last year - from £2 to £1.50 per tonne of
• CO2 saved
• We achieve a return on investment of 10:1 through our marketing partnerships with retailers and manufacturers
• Energy Saving Week 2008 generated coverage worth £2.5 million - a return on investment of over 30:1
• We certify over 3,000 Energy Saving Recommended products across 30 categories by working with more than 300 manufacturers and retailers
• We provide the leadership and technical guidance demanded by the housing construction industry
• We currently support 80 local authorities with in-depth consultancy advice on reducing CO2 emissions in their locality - and 96% of all local
• authorities recognise the Energy Saving Trust as an authority on climate change
• We currently support 4,500 people on taking action on climate change within their communities - and we're launching an enhanced communities programme in the year ahead
• This year we helped nearly 6,000 organisations save money and CO2 emissions through advice on low carbon transport
• We are ensuring the robustness of household energy efficiency and microgeneration technologies by
• working with Government, energy suppliers and industry on field trials including microwind turbines, heat pumps, advanced heating controls, LEDs and solid wall insulation
• To date, we have administered over 7,000 household grants for microgeneration installations through the Low Carbon Buildings Programme totalling £9.7 million
• From April, we will deliver a one stop shop for energy efficiency and fuel poverty support in Scotland through the Scottish Government's Energy Assistance Package