For large organisations
Large organisations in London stand to reap huge rewards by adopting green practices.
As well as reducing your impact on the environment, your business can save on costs, increase profits and attract new environmentally conscious customers.
Being an environmentally friendly business can improve your bottom line and your business’s long-term success.
As a large organisation in one of the world’s leading capital cities, you have an opportunity to lead by way and help London lead by example – as a city which is proactively cutting its carbon emissions.
This website is full of web resources all of which are relevant to you as a large organisation.
Why should I act on climate change now?
- The latest science and global weather change shows the problem is more urgent.
- With an increasing level of Government legislation now coming into affect it’s vital that you are aware of every new environmental policy measure as and when it happens.
- Consumer trends illustrate a growing attention to green issues according to research firm Ipsos Mori (Source:’Tipping Point or Turning Point – Social Marketing and Climate Change, 2007’):
- 78% of consumers want companies to make it easier for them to buy product with low environmental impacts.
- 76% agreed or strongly agreed that “If I had more information about companies’ social, environmental and ethical behaviour this would influence my decisions about what I buy”.
- 5% of people polled believed retailers were doing all they could to address social and environmental issues.
In short, responding appropriately to climate change – amounts to greater shareholder value. Unsurprisingly, shareholders are increasingly interested in Corporate Social Responsibility issues – and climate change and the environment increasingly top the list.
Find out more about regulations for large organisations.
How green is my organisation?
Before you know where to go, you need to know where you are. Calculate your carbon footprint with our helpful tool.
Find out how other London organisations are reducing their emissions and reducing their energy bills thanks to the adoption of green business measures.
As a large organisation, what can I do?
There are many schemes and initiatives that you can take advantage of as a large organisation.
To help you tackle climate change with as little disruption as possible, you can take advantage of London Development Agency’s premiere programme.
The Green Organisations programme consists of two complementary services – the Better Buildings Partnership and the Green500. Both are aimed at motivating, rewarding and actively supporting large organisations to reduce their carbon footprint in London.
Green500
Green500 aims to encourage, nurture, acknowledge and celebrate organisations in London that commit to putting green practices into action and help achieve London’s target of a 60% reduction in CO2 by 2025. Green500 is aimed at organisations that already lead and influence others and those that have potential to reduce CO2 emissions.
Green500 is a combination of carbon management service and a performance based awards scheme for large organisations across private and public sectors.
Find out more about the Green 500
Better Buildings Partnership (BBP)
This is an exclusive collaboration of London’s major commercial property owners and allied organisations, all working together to remove barriers that make it difficult to improve the sustainability of existing commercial properties.
Find out more about the Better Buildings Partnership
