An increasing number of everyone has discovered their entrepreneurial spirits since economic depression that began around 2008. Massive lay-offs and closed businesses inflated the unemployment figures to "historic proportions" as outlined by multiple news sources. Any relatively scarce job openings typically become inundated with applicants, creating highly competitive situations. Rising costs of gas and related commuting expenses only improve the stress of finding and looking after regular employment. The British Glass entry features its three-year programme to facilitate collaboration between glass manufacturers and government to create a decarbonisation action plan – setting out the sectors’ priorities for energy efficiency and decarbonisation in areas such as research and development, technology implementation, energy infrastructure, recycling, skills and funding. In April of this year all ten of the UK’s large-scale glass manufacturers signed up to the voluntary action plan.