This article has been reproduced from edie.net (see also our own take on supply chain engagement https://cleantechbusinessgroup.co.uk/the-supply-chain-emissions-challenge-our-suggested-approach/) Businesses increasingly engaging suppliers on climate, foreseeing $162bn of costs Almost 80% of the world’s largest businesses, and more than half of SMEs, are now asking their suppliers for more details on their climate-related impacts and risks. Across […]
Supplier engagement on climate
Technology Corner – Thermal Storage
We’re all familiar with the concept of batteries to store electrical energy, but thermal batteries are somewhat less common and the benefits and uses less understood. What’s more, thermal batteries can be used to store heat and cold. Water based thermal storage This is the most common form of thermal storage. Called ‘Accumulators’ or […]
Time for EVs in your business?
Recent global events really have highlighted the risks to business that fluctuating fossil fuel prices pose, so there has never been a better time to start to manage those risks, and EVs may be part of the risk-management solution. Even before the recent energy price crisis, EVs were cheaper to run than their equivalent fossil-fuelled […]
Don’t be another victim of this War.
Business Resilience and Energy Security Does War feature in your business’s risk management plan? Probably not, but on-going events clearly demonstrate how vulnerable businesses are to global events. The pinch will already be being felt at the fuel pump, and by those businesses, including many in the hospitality sector, that rely on heating oil. Business […]
STOP PRESS – energy price shock incoming?
We were going to use this edition to launch our new ‘Technology Corner’ regular section, but recent events in the Middle East have overtaken us. It seems increasingly possible that interruptions to the supply of fossil fuels from the Gulf states will be protracted, given that there is no plan for the end of the […]
Congratulations on your Carbon Reduction Plan. What next?
Congratulations, you have a Carbon Reduction Plan. Maybe you’ve had one for a few years. If you’ve been taking action on your emissions, you’ll be seeing them come down, at least for Scope 1 and 2 emissions, every year. But what if, like many, progress has stagnated, or emissions are going the wrong way? The […]
Are you one of the 90%?
Are you one of the 90% of businesses planning to accelerate their low carbon transition? (this article was first published at edie.net) A survey conducted by HSBC UK has revealed significant positivity around environmental sustainability within UK businesses, with 90% of those organisations surveyed planning to accelerate their low-carbon transition in the next three years. […]
Who is responsible for Sustainability in your business?
In our experience with SMEs, the role and responsibility for leading on sustainability sometimes lies directly with the owner or MD, but commonly it is delegated. We work with managers whose main role can be in HR, Production, H&S or Marketing for example. There’s nothing wrong with that, the main thing is that someone is […]