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New carbon reporting mandate for large NHS suppliers

New mandate: Large NHS suppliers must publish a Carbon Reduction Plan

Starting from April this year, NHS suppliers will be required to publish a Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) if their anticipated contract value is above...
Does your commercial building meet the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards?

Does your commercial building meet the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards?

Changes to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards will come into force on 1st April – rendering non-domestic buildings unlettable unless they have an EPC...
Carbon removals banned by $11trn company

Carbon removal banned by investor group worth $11trn

In response to increased scrutiny of the rapidly expanding carbon offset market, a group of investors in charge of $11 trillion in assets has...
Energy and carbon compliance in 2023: what you need to know

Energy and carbon compliance in 2023: what you need to know

The compliance landscape for UK businesses, especially those over a certain size, is continually evolving. Here’s what you need to be aware of in...
What are the routes to ESOS compliance? Here we list the four routes that are currently valid at the time of writing (March 2022).

Routes to ESOS compliance

We are currently in Phase 3 of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), which ends in December 2023. At the time of writing (Dec...
Almost 30,000 companies, worth US$24.5 trillion, failed to respond to environmental disclosure requests from the organisation.

CDP report finds 29,500 companies ignoring environmental disclosure

A new report from CDP, a charity that sets the ‘gold standards’ for global disclosure systems, found almost 30,000 companies, worth US$24.5 trillion, failed...
The government has published plans to set stronger standards for the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), here are the key changes...

Government confirms plans to strengthen ESOS scheme: what’s changing?

The government has published plans to set stronger standards for the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), aligning it more closely with the UK’s net...
Waste may not be a priority within your company’s net zero or ESG strategy, but taking control of this can pay green & financial dividends

Why waste should be a key part of your ESG strategy

Waste may not yet be a priority within your company’s net zero or ESG strategy, but taking control of this surprisingly impactful stream can...

How to report staff EV and hybrid mileage under SECR

Our recent post on staff mileage and SECR explained how to calculate your employees’ emissions when they are driving a petrol or diesel vehicle for work...

Reporting transport energy consumption: getting started

Many businesses need to report on their transport energy consumption because of mandatory schemes such as the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) and Streamlined Energy and Carbon...

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