by Shane Henson — November 4, 2011—Many companies have the desire to increase their energy efficiency and become more sustainable, but lack the knowledge to do so. U.K. companies will soon receive help going green, however, through a new business launched by The Carbon Trust.
The launch comes as a new survey by the Carbon Trust has found that 76% of companies are more concerned than they were six months ago by rising energy costs and are very concerned about its impact on their business. Over half are expecting energy price rises of at least 11% over the next three years.
According to the survey, while companies recognize the opportunity to improve energy efficiency, they are held back by three barriers: insufficient time or resources; being able to quantify the expected returns and energy efficiency being a lower priority than other business considerations. A third of respondents (35%) don’t currently have a plan in place to manage energy price rises but acknowledge that they should make one.
The new business, Carbon Trust Implementation services, was created to remove these barriers by providing independent, objective evaluation of the most effective energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies for a company; a means of choosing trusted, accredited suppliers to carry out the work and helping customers to run competitive tenders for their projects. This unique service is funded by a flat rate commission from suppliers, meaning there is no cost to the company itself in obtaining this support.
In addition to Carbon Trust Implementation services, the company also recently launched Footprint Verification, a service that provides companies and organizations with independent verification of their corporate carbon footprints The service also identifies hidden opportunities for greater efficiencies and carbon savings within a company’s operations and supply chain.
