Carbon Footprinting - getting the measure of your organisation's emissions
More and more businesses are addressing the challenge of climate change, and getting to grips with reducing their carbon footprint. The Carbon Trust has developed a package of resources to help organisations like yours fully understand what a carbon footprint is, how to measure it and how to reduce it.
Firstly, we have compiled a publication ‘Carbon Footprinting – An Introduction for Organisations’. It details the concept of a carbon footprint: in short, the total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by an individual, organisation, event or product. The document also sets out why and how to calculate your organisation’s carbon footprint – so that you can manage and reduce carbon emissions over time – and report it accurately. Whether you want a basic calculation to cover direct emissions, or a full and accurate calculation based on a 5-step systematic approach, this document can help.
Carbon Surveys
Calculating your carbon footprint is only the beginning of the carbon reduction process. If your company’s annual energy bill is over £50,000, you may be eligible for a free* Carbon Survey. An expert consultant will visit your premises and help you calculate your carbon footprint. They will then identify ways that you can reduce your energy consumption with an action plan that could cut up to 20% from your energy costs.
* Eligibility terms and conditions apply
Footprinting events
The Carbon Trust runs free, interactive workshops on carbon footprinting, entitled ‘Practical Carbon Footprinting Workshops’. These events have been designed to show businesses exactly what is involved in the measurement of a carbon footprint and the practical steps you can take to reduce it.
Carbon Calculator
Use our Carbon Calculator to obtain a basic measurement of your organisation’s carbon footprint and find out what action you can take to reduce it. For most organisations, calculating your basic carbon footprint is a fairly straightforward exercise.
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