Business support
Defra funds support to help businesses reduce their environmental impact. A range of advice and support is available to businesses through the Business Link website.
Defra funding for business support in the financial year 2008/09 is shown here.
Historic arrangements – the BREW Programme
Some of the above support was previously provided under the Business Resource Efficiency and Waste (BREW) Programme, which operated between 2005 and 2008. The programme was established to return to business £284 million of money raised over that period through the landfill tax escalator.
Work is underway to compile achievements from the BREW Programme.
Future arrangements
Defra is currently reviewing its business support in this area. This is part of a wider examination of Defra’s delivery landscape for providing support to organisations and consumers in the drive to a low carbon, resource efficient future. The review is due to report by the end of 2008.
Page last modified: 17 September 2008
Page published: 27 May 2005