The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a groundbreaking regulatory framework introduced by the European Commission in November 2022. It aims to establish comprehensive standards for the reporting of climate and environmental impacts by nearly 50,000 European Union (EU) companies. CSRD is mandatory for organisations that meet the criteria, ensuring businesses disclose greenhouse gas emissions […]
The UK government’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is a mandatory energy assessment for large UK organisations that meet specific qualification criteria. If your organisation qualifies, you must comply with the ESOS regulations, including energy audits, submitting Action Plans, and meeting key deadlines. Green Element is on hand to guide you through ESOS Phase 3 […]
Green Element Group uses the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard to underpin net-zero and decarbonisation strategies for corporate clients and partners. We’re writing to update you about the controversial statement released by the Science Based Targets initiative Board of Trustees on the 9th April. The SBTi Board of Trustees announced that SBTi signatories will be able to […]
The government’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is a mandatory energy assessment for larger organisations in the UK that meet the qualification criteria. The scheme ensures that organisations conduct energy audits across key buildings and operations every four years to identify ways to become more energy efficient. The final compliance deadline for ESOS Phase 3 […]
As climate concerns are being raised in the business community, through various brilliant campaigns such as B Corps’ Climate Collective Campaign, our role to help businesses understand what Net Zero means and how to get there, is becoming a crucial part of our business impact model and is intrinsic to creating positive climate action. Our approach to […]
Each year the UK government publishes an updated set of greenhouse gas emissions factors for calculating carbon emissions for a range of activities and processes. Compare Your Footprint uses this set of average carbon factors for UK-based organisations, and where relevant also for some international operations, in the GHG Protocol average data method. What’s New […]
Hot off the press are the new 2019 UK Defra carbon conversion factors download – the full set of which you can download fast HERE These are UK government carbon conversion factors for use from June 2019 onwards. Need help applying the 2019 UK Defra carbon conversion factors? Need help or advice about when and […]
The UK Parliament has passed a motion declaring a Climate Emergency, in the same week as the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish Government also voted to declare a Climate Emergency and to take dramatic mitigating action without delay. So what should the UK do to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, to achieve what the […]
Earth Day 2019 is the 49th Earth Day! On April 22, 1970, millions of people took to the streets to protest the negative impacts of 150 years of industrial development. Earth Day is now a global event each year, and today on Earth Day 2019 more than 1 billion people in 192 countries are taking […]
If you’d like help with Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting please ring us on 020 70960054 or 07977 517128 or email Emma to work out the best solution for your company. Green Element provide a thorough service ensuring that your needs are met. We have our own in-house user-friendly carbon footprinting and benchmarking online tool, […]