Compliance in any form can be both confusing and time-consuming for many organisations, however, there are significant benefits to be had for complying with schemes that aim to support businesses in taking positive steps towards reducing their carbon footprint. Our Energy Consultant and Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) Lead Assessor, Tom McLeish, has put together […]
Our carbon expert and net zero strategy lead, Timothy Holman, answers questions about tackling our business carbon reduction strategy. Why did you set a target of net zero by 2030 for the organisation? Because it is the right thing to do, it is important for the future of our planet and important to all our […]
In the last few years, the U.K. has experienced some of the hottest summers on record. In July 2022 we experienced a brief, but unprecedented, extreme heatwave with the temperature reaching 40.3°C The Met Office has predicted that 2023 will be even hotter than previous years, and one of the warmest on record with temperatures […]
Lately, we have been answering lots of enquiries about DECs and EPCs, so we have decided to put them head to head to help you determine when you might need one and not the other. Both DECs and EPCs were introduced in 2008. These certificates rate the energy performance of buildings but are required in […]
The road to becoming a carbon neutral organisation is complicated and not the same for every business. To help you understand the different stages of achieving carbon neutrality through offsetting your carbon emissions via verified projects, our Marketing Executive, Charlotte Bland, has put together a guide featuring the four steps to help you achieve this. […]
When COP27 was announced it was billed as the COP that would be dedicated to executing the decisions made by nations. Ensuring that leaders and policy makers move from setting goals to implementing them, as the impact of climate change increases. Our Energy Consultant, Tom McLeish, explores what COP27 has achieved since the event 6-months […]
Improving organisations’ sustainability credentials is becoming essential across nearly all sectors and industries says our Data Analyst, Sophie Legg. According to world leading professional services firm, KPMG, 30% of consumers look for sustainability when purchasing goods and services from a business. Additionally, as Generation Z’s purchasing power grows, it is becoming clear that organisations must […]
Many organisations are already in the habit of undertaking energy audits to highlight where energy and water efficiencies can be made, save on utility costs, and reduce carbon emissions. Unfortunately, the sad reality of many energy audits and surveys (especially ones that are completed for compliance with ESOS), is that once they are completed, the […]
Much like the multi-coloured sticker on a new appliance, an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rates how energy efficient a building is using grades from A (very efficient) to G (inefficient). It is a certificate that would-be buyers or tenants get when they look at a property. EPC for commercial properties act as a guide to […]
Is your relationship with carbon toxic? Do you find yourself constantly spending money, but never getting anything in return? Or perhaps, the relationship was mutually beneficial at the beginning, but is now simply too ‘hot’ to handle? If so, maybe it’s time to consider moving on… Figuring out whether a relationship is right for you […]
Data is crucial when it comes to managing energy, but communicating it can come with its challenges as ‘data’ means different things to different people. Some people enjoy reading and analysing pages and pages of data and methodology, scrutinising every detail, before focusing on a numeric heavy summary page. To others, the thought of this […]
What ideas do you have to help your organisation with its Net Zero target this year? There are so many different ways to identify and reduce work related emissions, across both your organisation’s premises and home workers, that it can be difficult to know what is worthwhile and what is not. So, to help you […]
