The Brits' most wasteful energy habit is leaving appliances on standby - which most of us do every day, our best habit is to reach for a jumper rather than turning the thermostat up - 78% claim to always do this. The Energy Saving Trust predicts that by 2010 unless we curb our energy wasting habits we will have wasted £11bn and around 43m tonnes of carbon dioxide - one of the main causes of climate change.

Monday 23rd October heralds the start of Energy Saving Week and the Energy Saving Trust is asking everyone in the UK to make a commitment to save their 20%.

Saving 20% of the energy you use every day, will not only help prevent climate change, it is also one of the fastest, most effective ways to save your business money.

Simply by switching machines off after use, or turning the heating down in warm weather, you can make real savings on your energy bill. And just reducing it by 20% could add the same amount to your profits as a 5% increase in sales.

You don’t need to invest in expensive new technologies to reduce your energy consumption and lower your bills. For example, on average offices waste £6,000 each year by leaving equipment on over weekends and bank holidays. Just getting your employees to turn off their monitors when they go home can make a big difference.

During Energy Saving Week the Energy Saving Trust will be highlighting a different energy saving measure each day.

To commit to save your 20% log on to www.est.org.uk and for more energy saving tips log on to www.carbontrust.co.uk/energy