What can your business or workplace do to save costs and act on climate change?
Start your Net Zero journey today
No matter how small your business or what industry you’re in, your commitment could make a real difference – to the planet, to your customers and you could also make cost savings from using resources more efficiently, such as cutting energy, water use and waste.
The best way to achieve net-zero emissions is to reduce the workplace emissions and use only renewable energy. A sustainability plan will help provide direction and plans for reducing carbon emissions in your business.
The Energy Saving Trust has a useful step-by-step guide. One Planet Living has a toolkit for small and medium-sized organisations to create a One Planet Action Plan that embeds sustainability within your organisation.
Influence others towards climate action
- With suppliers – work with them to identify and reduce the biggest impacts of your business, consider implementing a green procurement strategy
- With customers – tell them about your sustainability actions, encourage them to choose the most environmentally-friendly products or services you offer
- With other companies – to share ideas, find new markets, products and solutions. Connect with OxLEP Business’ net zero hub, or consider joining Oxfordshire Greentech to be part of a business network that will advise on reducing carbon emissions
- With staff – ask for their ideas about what the company should do, run campaigns to boost energy efficiency, reduce waste and increase recycling
- With your local community – support local climate and wildlife groups, allow staff time off to volunteer for good causes.
Support from the council
The Economic Development team offer support and encouragement to local businesses to help them respond to the challenges of climate change and make their sustainable business thrive. We do this by:
- Providing information about funds to support low carbon enterprises, develop green skills and low carbon infrastructure
- Suggesting ways to cut emissions from digital services
- Encouraging ‘circular economy’ business models
- Advising businesses how they can become more sustainable
- Engaging businesses with the council’s goal to become a carbon neutral district this decade
Would you like to learn more?
Please contact us using the details below to find out how we can work with you to improve your company’s emissions.
Contact us - Economic Development
South Oxfordshire District Council
Abbey House
Abbey Close
Abingdon
OX14 3JE
