Abstract
This project is part of the wider Energy Cultures 2 MBIE funded research programme
examining energy in households, transport, and business.
The research aim of this project was to examine the highest impact opportunities for
energy savings in SMEs in New Zealand. In order to do this a survey was completed to
give some insight into current energy practices, material culture, and norms and
attitudes. Therefore, the results are focused on the organisational level – to
understand at the business level what energy means to businesses, how enterprises
use energy, and what actions they are taking to reduce energy consumption. While
only a small number of responses were generated from the many attempts to gain
participants, the data was rich enough to provide some insights into energy and
SMEs.