No matter what size business you run, it could be time to consider going green with carbon offsetting.
Climate change is one of the world’s biggest challenges, and whether your business is large or small, you’ll have a carbon footprint to account for. While it’s impossible to completely cut out your emissions, you can go that little bit greener with carbon offsetting.
What is carbon offsetting?
The emissions produced by the energy you use to run your business, light your offices and fuel your freight all contribute towards your carbon footprint. But by using carbon offsetting you can help to make a difference.
Once you have worked out your carbon footprint, you can use carbon offsetting credits from internationally verified carbon offsetting projects to make up for the unavoidable CO2 that your company produces. These projects then make equivalent greenhouse gas savings elsewhere on your behalf.
Buying credits for carbon offsetting to make your company carbon neutral sends a message to your employees, customers, suppliers and shareholders that you care about the environment and are committed to tackling climate change. Many companies now recognise the clear business benefits that carbon offsetting offers.
Carbon offsetting won't undo the damage done by the emissions your business has already released, but it will help to minimise the total global effect by saving the same amount of CO2 elsewhere.
What can you use carbon offsetting for?
Carbon calculators will work out how much CO2 you produce and you can then use carbon offsetting to counteract the energy you use in your office, the emissions from any flights that you and your employees take and even the effects of company vehicles. Once you know how much CO2 your business is responsible for, you'll be able to carbon offset that amount.
What do you get in return for carbon offsetting?
Once you have used carbon offsetting to compensate for your emissions, you'll be entitled to green certificates and window displays for your business as well as "green permits" for the windscreens of all your carbon neutral cars. You'll also be entitled to a Carbon Neutral logo to use on letterheads to customers and clients.
How uSwitch for business can help
Calculate and offset your business' carbon footprint