PURE for business

Climate change is the major global environmental issue that businesses of all sizes are having to face.

With the effects of global warming becoming increasingly irrefutable, governments are now taking much-needed action, imposing legislation and restrictions on businesses on the amount of greenhouse gases they can release into the atmosphere.  Customers and external stakeholders are expecting businesses to act responsibly and take action to reduce and compensate for their effect on the environment. Businesses that lead from the front, and demonstrate strong CSR credentials, are increasingly seeing this reflected in their brand value.

Many businesses are emitting excessive carbon and incurring unnecessary energy costs, simply by not recognising opportunities to manage their energy usage and improve energy efficiency.

There are four vital steps to effective carbon management:

• strategy - set your company a clear plan, with targets and aspirations
• measurement - identify your current carbon emissions ('carbon footprint')
• reduction - reduce your emissions as far as possible within technical and economical limits
• offsetting - purchase carbon credits to offset your residual emissions

Following the links above can help you to implement a carbon management plan for your organisation.

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