To coincide with the launch of its Best Advice campaign, which aims to cut British energy use by around £3bn every year, the Carbon Trust has revealed the responses to a survey into British manufacturers' fears for 2010.

According to the poll, just 19% of businesses were worried about complying with environmental legislation.

However, 53% cited energy price hikes as a worry, with 49% claiming that their new year's resolution was to reduce the amount of energy their business used in 2010.

The biggest fear was the unstable economy (57%), while just 16% of respondents were concerned about a change of government.

Printers that are concerned about their carbon footprint can take the organisation's Carbon Survey, available free of charge to all businesses that spend between £50,000 and £3m each year on energy.

Reading-based printer Lamport Gilbert has already benefited from the survey and claims to have saved between £8,000 and £10,000 a year.

Managing director Peter Smith said: "Our customers not only want to see we are environmentally aware, but also want to identify a true mark of credibility and transparency in everything we offer."