Well-known household brands have been flocking to sign up to the government's
Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme in order to reduce the amount of business energy consumed on their sites.
According to the Carbon Trust, Tetley, Heinz and Samuel Smith's Brewery are just a few of the names looking to drive their carbon emissions down under the initiative.
This means beer, baked beans and tea will all reach the consumer with less of an associated carbon footprint, with some 4,000 firms being required to participate in the mandatory scheme by the end of this month.
The Carbon Trust noted nearly half of the enterprises that need to sign up have done so already, but it urged the remaining 2,300 to do so as quickly as possible and not leave it until the last minute.
It is estimated the venture will enable firms to reduce their business energy bills considerably, leading to an extra £1 billion for the economy over the next ten years.
The energy-efficiency body estimates the average firm could bring down its power bills by as much as 15 per cent merely by switching off the lights out of hours.
Head of climate change and sustainable development at the organisation Tony Grayling said: "We know from a recent survey into awareness of the scheme that over 90 per cent of organisations know about the CRC and that those that haven't registered already are preparing to do so."
Brands may be incentivised by the fact that the scheme will incorporate a national league table to indicate the energy performance of each corporation, with consumers able to check which of their favourite companies are doing the most to reduce their impact on the environment.
Mr Grayling recently stated that these companies are some of the largest energy consumers in the UK and use enough
electricity to power two-thirds of the country's residences.
