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The Carbon Trust Standard

The Carbon Trust Standard has been launched to take over from the Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme. It has been developed to provide a much needed, clear and robust definition of good practice that can be used to judge an organisation’s commitment to and achievement of carbon reduction.

The Carbon Trust Standard certifies that an organisation has genuinely reduced their carbon footprint and is committed to making further reductions year on year.

To achieve certification against the Standard, your organisation will need to meet the requirements in three areas:

Measurement

Your organisation will need to measure its key greenhouse gas emissions. Initially this means measurement of the electricity and fuel you use onsite, and the fuel you use in your vehicles.

Management

Your organisation needs to show good carbon management performance. This means providing evidence of activity such as investment in new equipment, maintenance programmes and staff training.

Reduction

Your organisation must be able to show emissions reduction over the last year – either on a total emissions basis, or on a relative basis (e.g. emissions/£m turnover).

Find out more by visiting the Carbon Trust Standard website or call 0800 019 1443.