Benefits for Businesses
'Recent research statistics from a carbon audit survey have indicated that 75% of consumers are more likely to buy from a company that has been through a carbon audit '
Apart from positively contributing to Climate Change, an effectively managed Carbon Strategy will give a business numerous advantages (see below). In conjunction our extensive portfolio of Carbon Offset Projects will allow organisations to balance out their unavoidable emissions and contribute to fast and cost-effective action to combat climate change.
Benefits:
Demonstrate Leadership in Your Sector
33% of consumers investigate a business' ethical credentials prior to dealing with them (Co-Operative Bank: The Ethical Consumerism Report 2007)
Your company can lead by example. Your commitment to our carbon management scheme can lead to business advantage by demonstrating your proactive leadership. Customers are beginning to choose environmentally sensitive companies over those not participating in an offsetting scheme. This will heighten your customer appeal and boost brand recognition.
“Increasingly, companies are embracing the Global Compact not because it makes for good public relations, or because they have paid a price for making mistakes. They are doing so because in our interdependent world, business leadership cannot be sustained without showing leadership on environmental, social and governance issues.”
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations United Nations
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A dedicated CO2 audit of your business will help us identify areas where simple changes can lead to drastic reductions in CO2 emissions. The implementation of sustainable initiatives advised through our audit, coupled with education on good environmental practices provided though our training presentations can reduce your operating costs.
Enhance Your Image
The past few years have undoubtedly witnessed an increase in public demand for ethical and sustainable products and services. Many individuals and businesses now prefer to conduct business with organisations that can demonstrate a solid carbon management programme. By undertaking a Carbon Audit and implementing carbon reducing measures as part of your carbon strategy, you can demonstrate a real understanding and commitment to the management of your carbon emissions
Enhance Your Reputation
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, both the external and internal reputation of your company is progressively more important. The ethics associated with how a company conducts its business is becoming more and more important to its potential customer base and also its employees. Becoming carbon neutral can be used as brand differentiation, providing you with the edge in an increasingly difficult marketplace.
According to studies by UK government departments such as BERR, demonstrating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) increases economic value. According to research by the Institute of Business Ethics, organisations that demonstrated ethical business practices revealed an increase in profits of 18% over those that didn’t (Does Business Ethics Pay? 2003)
In addition to this, many companies are under increasing pressure to attract and retain the best people for their organisation. Demonstrating your CSR to your current and potential staff will strengthen your position in the recruitment marketplace. In other words, maintaining an ethical business can also help in attracting and retaining the right people.
Respond to Public Demand
There is a definite shift in the public’s approach to ethical products and services, noted by an increase in sales over the past few years in organic, fair trade and free-range products. Likewise, demand in the carbon management marketplace has grown considerably and is set to continue to rise.
Being able to react to public demand in a timely fashion can provide a company with a definite edge over its competitors. Businesses to business transactions are also becoming increasingly affected by low carbon strategies, with companies choosing other like minded organisations to complete business with. Managing your carbon emissions displays your commitment to a low carbon economy.
Increased Experience in Voluntary Carbon Markets
Your business will benefit from this in anticipation of a carbon-constrained economy, particularly for large companies and those in emissions-intensive sectors. Act now – preparing your business in advance of the challenges that will be posed by climate change will not only position your business well for survival but also provide a competitive advantage.
Aid for Developing Countries
Funding emission reduction projects in developing countries can help to improve livelihoods overseas and provides an opportunity to engage staff and customers. Our projects:
Educate - for e.g. on the effects of deforestation which in turn with avoid or reduce further deforestation.
Provide jobs – when the project is centered in a developing country it will provide job for an entire community Projects such as these help poor communities and improve their standard of living, thus in effect through carbon offsetting we can tackle the two main challenges facing human kind: Poverty and Climate Change at once.
Increased Public Awareness of Your Business
Ecological Sense will communicate your commitment to saving the environment. We will actively publicise your involvement in our carbon management scheme via our website and communiques, and we will provide you with Carbon Neutral/Carbon Conscious logos which you can utilise to communicate your carbon status.
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