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How to offset your carbon with zero hassle

The North East produces over 32 million tones of CO2 every year with business being responsible for about 15% of the UK’s green house gas emissions according to figures published by the Department for Energy and Climate Change.

Businesses want to address their carbon emissions as part of efforts to become more sustainable and find efficiencies and that is why at Utilitywise, we are making it easier for our customers to become carbon neutral thanks to a groundbreaking approach to carbon offsetting.

With our unique ‘pay-as-you-go’ approach, businesses are able to offset their carbon as it’s used by bundling the price for carbon credits into their energy bill.

Allowing firms to offset their carbon as it’s used not only takes the hassle out of going green but means unlike traditional carbon offset schemes, businesses aren’t landed with a big one-off bill when they can least afford it. Whether it is carbon credits or energy consumption, our clients only pay for what they use.

This is all about applying a common sense approach to sustainability which works for businesses. Utilitywise negotiates with the CarbonNeutral Company, one of the world’s leading carbon offsetting organisations to purchase carbon credits upfront which allows its customers to spread the cost out over time, simplifying the process of going green.

The Carbon Trust has shown 70 per cent of people want businesses to disclose their carbon emissions and 56 per cent of people are more concerned about businesses’ actions to reduce their impacts on climate change than they were five years ago.

Utilitywise’s carbon neutral project goes hand in hand with a commitment to reducing firms’ energy consumption, including the Edd:e energy monitoring system. On average Edd:e will show our clients how they can reduce their energy consumption by 27 per cent.

Alongside Edd:e, we also offer a range of products that help businesses control and reduce their energy spend, including smart meters, free Energy Health Check, Energy Audit and the Ecofit of energy saving devices.

We think this is the easiest way for firms to go green, there’s no guess work, no upfront bills and once you’re signed up you can relax in the knowledge that you’re doing your bit for the environment.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Utilitywise plc .