Understanding your footprint
All of our activities have carbon* emissions tied to them, whether that is from a product, the way we travel or the services we use. This is particularly true for the sport and culture sector where emissions are largely generated from events.
A carbon footprint is a measurement of all of the carbon emissions generated from your businesses activities over a defined period of time.
*The term ‘carbon’ here also refers to other greenhouse gasses linked to climate change
Environmental Strategy
For businesses, we recommend that a carbon footprint assessment forms part of your environmental strategy. Need help developing a strategy for your company?
Find Out MoreProduct Footprint Assessment
If you are interested in assessing the emissions of one of your products, we recommend completing a lifecycle assessment.
Find Out MoreCompleting a carbon footprint assessment
There are four phases to completing a carbon footprint assessmet.
Phase 1: Complete a screening exercise
This is a quick way of gaining an overview of your carbon footprint. A top-level assessment approach provides valuable insight into the expected target areas, or ‘hot spots’ within your carbon footprint.
Phase 2: A full carbon footprint
This is a deep dive into all aspects of your operations, considering any relevant scope 1 (direct), 2 and 3 (indirect) emissions. Your first full carbon footprint can be used as a baseline from which you can set targets to reduce emissions.
Phase 3: Set targets to reduce emissions
Once you have a baseline carbon footprint you can set targets for reducing your emissions. Many businesses are making a commitment to Net Zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. We can support you in creating a plan to reduce your own carbon footprint, and advise on how to engage with your suppliers to encourage them to do the same.
Phase 4: Report on an annual basis
If you decide you want to commit to annual reductions and/or a Net Zero target, you will need to report on your carbon footprint annually to track progress. We can support you with setting up processes within your teams to enable this to happen as part of standard operations in your reporting year.
