Key benefits of managing carbon

Many UK organisations are now taking action to understand and actively manage their impact on climate change through carbon management steps.

The key commercial drivers for this are typically:

Reduce costs
Compliance with climate change legislation
Respond to stakeholder interest
Maintain operational efficiency and competitiveness.
Protect Your Brand
Differentiate From Your Competitors
Win New Business
Retain, Recruit and Train Staff

There are significant economic benefits for organisations that successfully implement carbon management and mitigation measures. It is estimated that the average SME wastes around £7,000 per annum through ineffective carbon management; this equates to approximately 20% of their annual energy bills. This also represents the equivalent bottom-line benefit of a 10% increase in sales.

For many organisations, energy costs can be realistically reduced by 20% over a two-year period. Monitoring, managing and reducing an organisation’s carbon emissions, particularly where reductions can be achieved in the amount of energy consumed, not only delivers immediate cost savings, but is also important for the longer term finances of any organisation. Taking into account such factors as reputation, brand value, risk management, increased sales, legal compliance and enhanced staff recruitment and retention.

Three quarters of all UK employees now consider it important to work for a company with an emissions policy and who are actively reducing emissions.

If you are interested in finding out more on how our carbon management service can benefit your business simply call us on 0844 873 1034.