A recent study conducted in 2020 by IBM found that ‘almost six in ten consumers are willing to change their purchasing habits to help reduce negative environmental impact.’ IBM also found that ‘eight in ten consumers indicate that sustainability is really important to them.’ With findings like these it comes as no surprise that companies are […]
Evidence shows that the Earth’s life support system is at risk if the global average surface temperature continues to rise. We need to stabilise the Earth’s temperature at a maximum of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels to reduce the risk of catastrophic climate change.1 To achieve the 1.5°C cap, global carbon emissions must stop increasing in […]
IEMA member Adrian Clamp, Sustainability & Systems Director of J. Coffey Construction discusses issues of leading contracting companies committing to Net Zero commitments not being possible without Tier 1 sub-contractor support in order to meet the challenge of the Government’s Net Zero 2050 objective. Following participation in an IEMA Net Zero webinar, J Coffey Construction […]
We are delighted to announce our partnership with Protect Our Winters (POW) to offer support to members signing up to its recently launched POW Pledge Initiative. The POW Pledge is a digital portal developed alongside Surfdome and Internet Fusion, to inspire and equip organisations working in the winter sport industry to tackle climate action towards Net Zero through eight […]
Our comprehensive online carbon calculator and benchmarking tool is now listed on the UK Government’s Digital Marketplace, the ‘go-to’ list of trusted technology and people for digital projects within the public sector. Digital Marketplace was set up in 2014 to transform how businesses sell services to government. All public sector organisations can use the site […]
Are you one of the 11,900 organisations that need to comply with SECR? This guide will help you to get started. What is SECR?SECR is a sustainability regulation that came into force on the 1st April 2019. It requires organisations to publicly report on carbon emissions and energy use. SECR is closely aligned with previous mandatory […]
Introduction In October 2018 the IPCC published a special report highlighting the need for us to stay below 1.5 degrees warming compared to pre-industrial times. Since this announcement, a plethora of campaigns and policies have been put forward across the globe some more pertinent than others. Recently Germany passed a bill to be coal free by 2038 […]
Each year the UK government publishes an updated set of greenhouse gas emission conversion factors for calculating carbon emissions for a range of activities and processes. Compare Your Footprint uses this set of average carbon factors for UK-based organisations, and where relevant also for some international operations, in the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol average data method.What’s […]
In the last 170 years, we have added 2.4 trillion tons of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, whereby half of this amount has been added in the previous 30 – 35 years (The World Counts, 2020). As a result, governments and business are being placed under increasing pressure to introduce and implement sustainable practices that […]
Businesses however big or small can reduce their carbon emissions, there are many changes that can be made to business operations in order to do this. We have compiled 10 actions you can take to significantly reduce carbon emissions. 1. Switch to renewable energy backed by REGO certificates REGOs – or Renewable Energy Guarantees of […]
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