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 […]
Greenhouse Gases are gases that absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range. Those in Earths atmosphere are mostly water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone. Whilst necessary, as without them the Earths temperature would be around -18°C, humans have caused an increase of 40% in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, […]
‘B Corporations’, also known as B Corps, are a group of companies around the world aiming to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. To put it simply, a “B Corp is to business what Fair Trade certification is to coffee or USDA Organic certification is to milk”. There are currently […]
International environmental certification is a form of environmental regulation in which a company can voluntarily comply to a set of practices and policies set by the awarding bodies. These certifications often carry a logo which make the holders easy to identify for a variety of parties. These certifications exist to provide an incentive for businesses […]
Green Element are proud to be a certified member of B Corp. We believe being B Corp is not just a badge it is a way to conduct business.
