Environment

Sustainable Procurement

Sustainability appears to be a topical issue for many organisations, with many opinions and angles to address. There are many varying definitions, each reflecting the values and needs of a particular organisation, person or society.

Carbon Reduction Commitment

The Carbon Reduction Commitment (which was recently renamed the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme) is a mandatory carbon emissions trading scheme to cover all organisations using more than 6,000MWh per year of electricity (equivalent to an annual electricity bill of about £500,000). All energy other than transport fuels is covered, such as, electricity, gas, fuel and oil.

It will cover all emissions not currently included in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme or Climate Change Agreements, from up to 5,000 large organisations.

How it works

Climate Change

Human activity is the main cause of the changes seen in climate.  The world's climate varies naturally as a result of:

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