The Guardian reports that most CFOs at large businesses are significantly underestimating the returns from energy efficiency investments.
On average they thought that straightforward energy efficiency projects – like heating and lighting upgrades, energy saving policies and staff training – would deliver an internal rate of return (IRR) of 20%.
We took a close look at 1,000 energy efficiency projects... and found that companies can expect to see an IRR of 48% on average and payback within three years. In the retail sector, according to our figures, the average IRR from energy efficiency projects leaps to 82%. Few other investments get anywhere near these rates of return.
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