An online event was held in April by a consortium of local business and sustainability groups, including, Oxfordshire Business First, Oxford Brookes Business School, Bioregional, Unipart and Energy Solutions Oxfordshire. Workshops looked for practical solutions to help businesses reduce the carbon emissions from their business – and face their ‘carbon monster’. “Changing our behaviours requires…

With rising energy prices many businesses are looking for ways to save energy while also making their enterprise more sustainable.  Businesses making energy saving upgrades can help futureproof their organisation from significant price rise shocks and reduce exposure to the impacts of a volatile energy market. What’s more, buildings account for around 30% of all…

The Opinium survey of 1,000 senior decision-makers in smaller businesses found more than half (54%) believe the language, terminology and information around carbon emissions reduction are too complex. Almost three in four (74%) smaller businesses say they don’t understand how the term ‘net zero’ applies to them. Over three in five (61%) say they would…

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) will open to homes and small non-domestic properties in England and Wales, looking to install air or ground source heat pumps with an installation capacity of up to 45kWth (Kilo-Watt Thermal). Much attention has been paid to how homeowners may benefit from the scheme, however, the scheme could also benefit…

We’ve had an amazing response to the launch of the UK Community Renewal Fund, with over 60 businesses and organisations keen to get started improving the energy efficiency of their workplace. Support spaces are limited, but it’s not too late to sign up and register your interest. A waiting list is in place if any extra…

A new report from eEnergy shared exclusively with CITY A.M. estimates 30 per cent of all purchased energy is currently wasted in commercial buildings, warehouses and education facilities. According to eEnergy’s calculations, this forecasts a staggering £33.9 billion worth of energy waste from UK businesses this year, enough to power Greater London for more than…

Ten companies including Virgin Media 02, and the gas distribution company SGN, will be trialling a new certification scheme called the ‘Route to Net-Zero Standard’, launched by The Carbon Trust.  The new certification will be open to businesses of all sizes and sectors and will not be geographically bound. Businesses will be assessed on their emissions…

The report was issued by the New Climate Institute and not-for-profit Carbon Market Watch and surveyed the net zero pledges of 25 major multinational corporations. Three companies (Maersk, Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom) were praised in the report for their deep decarbonisation plans to cover 90% or more of their whole value chain emissions by their…

Recognising the lack of support available for businesses to achieve sustainability ambitions, NatWest has announced it is launching green loans, and through Lombard, green asset finance propositions for qualifying SMEs, with no arrangement fee. “Climate change is one of the biggest global challenges we face today, and SMEs have a critical role to play in…