Everyone is aware of the climate crisis that affects everyone, but few organisations are aware to what extent their activities contribute to the problem and how they can reduce their impact.
Carbon neutral and net zero are very different. Carbon neutral is measuring your footprint and then offsetting it through the purchase of verified carbon credits. Net zero is an 80% reduction in your historic emissions with the remaining 20% offset through the purchase of verified carbon credits.
In June 2019, the UK legally committed to achieve Net Zero by 2050, which will affect every business. Procurement and customer purchasing is changing, it used to be service and price, but is fast becoming, price and carbon.
Just because you are not thinking about your carbon footprint, doesn’t mean your customers aren’t. Currently the largest 11,900 businesses in the UK must report their carbon footprint and reduction strategies in their annual report.
CARBON FOOTPRINT CALCULATION
Carbon footprint is not simply about energy and transport, as for most organisations, this only accounts for 28-35% of their total carbon emissions.
Carbon neutral and net zero are very different. Carbon Neutral is measuring your footprint and then offsetting it through the purchase of verified carbon credits. Net zero is an 80% reduction in your historic emissions with the remaining 20% offset through the purchase of verified carbon credits.
Carbon footprint is measure across 3 scopes: