Carbon Management
More and more companies are seeing carbon as a key business and sustainability risk because carbon equals cost. We can work with you to make sure your transitional journey not only satisfies your regulatory requirements, but also makes commercial sense and delivers lucrative business returns. If a business uses the appropriate energy data, financial appraisal process and investment strategy, it could save in excess of 20% in energy costs. Even if energy management is currently in place, there will be still be scope for huge savings. Where energy efficiency investment decisions are needed you can achieve a lucrative internal rate of return (IRR) in excess of 14%. We will show you how to transform your organisation to meet both your carbon, regulatory, financial and business objectives.
In March 2011, the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), announced thatUKbusinesses could save £7m a day in the way they use energy, water and waste. This equates to £23 billion worth of cost reductions across theUKin total. In businesses where energy expenditure can account for one fifth of the overheads, this is a transformative business saving.
Businesses large or small in any part of the world can really win by making sensible business decisions. We are working with our clients across Europe and theMiddle Eastto transform their operations to ensure they gain competitive advantage.
Are your sustainability teams collecting the right quantitative and qualitative carbon data? How integrated is your sustainability and financial thinking?
If you are a business in the UK you may comply with the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC). The CRC is a mandatory carbon emissions reporting and pricing scheme to cover all organisations using more than 6,000MWh per year of electricity (equivalent to an annual electricity bill of about £500,000). This will apply to over 2,000 UK businesses and public sector organisation.
Effective carbon management can pose a challenge for clients who want to know where to start in measuring, reporting and reducing carbon emissions related to their business operations and property portfolio. IRES consultants are experts on carbon and energy management. We give our clients a range of options and can adapt our approach to your individual requirements.
We also work with systems partners to provide our clients with access to the world leading carbon management systems, which allows them to measure carbon emissions accurately and monitor performance over time. Real time data will help ensure you make the right decisions and get the best rate of return. IRES will then help clients to identify opportunities to reduce their carbon emissions, resource consumption and associated cost. Resource and carbon emissions management covers the following business activities:
- Carbon footprint
- Energy and carbon Audits
- Carbon reduction strategy
- Carbon reporting
- Regulatory compliance
- Training and engagement workshops
- Reviewing organisation & building certification
We can help you measure the following areas to calculate your Carbon Footprint;
- Energy use in new and existing properties
- Transportation and vehicle fuel
- Freight and courier transport
- Water consumption
- Waste consumption
- Refrigerant gases
- Business travel
For further enquiries on how we can help you in building and refining your sustainability strategy, please feel free contact us by e-mail or call +44 (0)207 877 0004.