A wide range of free guides and resources to help SMEs and start-ups tackle Net Zero, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction.
The Carbon Trust has published a wide range of free guides and resources to help SMEs and start-ups tackle Net Zero, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction. For larger organisations, it offers a range of expert guidance and support through its consultancy services.
Reduce your business's carbon footprint with The Carbon Trust's free introductory guides. The Carbon Trust provides simple, impartial, effective advice to help organisations take action to reduce energy use and carbon emissions. Take your first steps and explore energy efficiency best practice by sector or technology.
Free guides are available under the following themes:
- Net Zero
- Energy management
- Sector-based
- Technology
Energy saving tools
The Carbon Trust's four online tools cover measuring your carbon footprint, benchmarking your energy use, building the business case for lighting upgrades, and exploring upgrading your business fleet. These tools are based on data for small- to medium-sized businesses but are a helpful starting point for anyone looking to start measuring, managing and reducing carbon emissions and cost.
SMEs and energy efficiency: research
The Carbon Trust commissioned a survey to better understand UK SMEs' attitudes to energy efficiency and what actions they have taken to reduce energy consumption.