CRS - Carbonfree since 2005

You might have seen the Carbon Free Logo at the bottom of our emails but what does it actually mean? Well every year we calculate how much Green House Gas CRS puts into the atmosphere, and the offset that amount with an organisation that invests in projects that reduces Green House Gas emissions that would not have gone ahead without external investment. The project started with our first offset  for the business year 2005 -6, since then we have offset every year and we think we the first Consultancy to go Carbon Free.



Our Offset History

2005 - 6                       78 metric tonnes (MT)
2006 - 7                       60.05 MTs
2007 - 8                       71.76 MT
2008 – 9                      86.52 MT
2009 – 10                    72.37 MT
2010 – 11                    71.81 MT

Offset to date 438 MT

What does the calculation cover?

Currently our Carbon Footprint Calculation includes all claimed mileage, and of course all claimed flights. It also includes a calculation for the use of electrical energy by staff for laptops, PC’S and projectors, heating and lighting of offices and training rooms, training materials and even includes a figure for the sponsorship of the Mighty Mini. All of this data is converted using the Government’s DEFRA conversion tables into our Carbon Footprint.

Once we have a figure we offset the tonnage with an organisation called Carbonfund.org, they are used by organisations such as AVIS, Dell, Hyundai, VW, Motorola and Staples and were voted best carbon offset provider 2010 and 11 by Tree Hugger.  Carbon Fund are third party verified and support projects such as Renewable Energy & Methane Projects, Energy Efficiency & Carbon Credits and Reforestation & Avoided Deforestation. It is of course important that we don’t produce the problem in the first place, and we  would always like to do more, so we think about energy efficiency and transport options when organising our operations, with home working projects and a system for the optimisation of travel distances.
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