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Industry Insights
Why is COP28 so important? Confronting climate change before it’s too late
Argues COP28 is a pivotal moment to strengthen climate commitments, citing the escalating crisis, the Paris Agreement's 1.5-2°C goals, irreversible tipping points, biodiversity loss, uneven socio-economic impacts, and the roles of technology and global cooperation in bending emissions downward before change becomes irreversible.
NCZ Announcements
Ten actionable steps to net zero success
A guide titled Ten actionable steps to net zero success (note: the slug does not match the content). The steps are: assess your footprint, set Paris-aligned targets, create an action plan, invest in energy efficiency, transition to renewables, engage the supply chain, foster a sustainability culture, consider offsetting, monitor and report, and achieve certification.
NCZ Announcements
COP28 UAE: A global effort to tackle climate change
Explains COP28 in Dubai (Nov-Dec 2023): what the Conference of the Parties is and does, its component meetings, the first Global Stocktake, four paradigm shifts (energy transition, climate finance, nature and people, inclusivity), climate-finance and adaptation focus areas, and the outcomes hoped for.
Industry Insights
Eight impactful actions your business can take for our planet
Lists eight impactful actions a business can take for the planet: reduce and offset unavoidable emissions, pursue carbon-neutral certification, run carbon-neutral events and meetings, embrace carbon-neutral tenders, implement energy-efficient practices, encourage sustainable transport, foster a culture of sustainability, and engage in community environmental initiatives.
Industry Insights
Which are the greenest cities around the world and can we be doing more in our UK cities?
Profiles green cities including Copenhagen, Vancouver, Stockholm, Singapore, Freiburg and Portland and their initiatives, then suggests UK cities enhance public transport and cycling, promote renewable energy, adopt green building standards, foster community engagement, invest in green spaces and encourage green innovation.
Industry Insights
What is a low carbon website?
Explains website carbon footprints across data centres, networks and devices, and how to build a low-carbon site through green hosting, efficient code, optimised images and video, CDNs, mobile optimisation and renewable energy certificates, plus ongoing monitoring. States the internet consumes about 10% of world electricity.
Industry Insights
How can carbon neutrality separate my business from my competitors during our tender process?
Explains how carbon neutrality differentiates a business during the tender process by boosting brand reputation, attracting environmentally conscious clients, delivering financial incentives and long-term cost savings, future-proofing against tightening regulation, improving employee satisfaction and retention, building partner and stakeholder trust, and generating positive public relations and media coverage.
Industry Insights
How being carbon neutral can be beneficial to your tender proposal
Outlines the benefits of carbon neutrality in tender proposals: demonstrating corporate social responsibility, enhancing reputation, meeting or exceeding tender requirements, long-term cost savings, attracting like-minded partners, fostering innovation, mitigating regulatory risk, boosting employee engagement, accessing new markets and strengthening client relationships.
Industry Insights
What is a carbon neutral tender? A bright step forward in sustainable business
Defines a carbon neutral tender as a bid whose associated activities, such as site-visit travel, office and home energy, printing and emailing, are quantified and verifiably offset. It covers why they matter for responsibility, cost savings and stakeholder expectations, and how they work through criteria, bidding, verification and monitoring.
Industry Insights
What are carbon credits: A step towards a greener tomorrow
Defines a carbon credit as representing one tonne of CO2 removed or prevented. It explains the mechanism of baseline, reduce, offset residual and communicate, the benefits of economic incentives, flexibility and supporting green projects, and stresses that offsetting complements rather than replaces genuine emissions reduction.
Industry Insights
Hit your green goals: Kick off 2024 with a net-zero event
A guide to starting 2024 with a carbon-neutral event: understand carbon neutrality, calculate emissions with NCZ's tool, and reduce them through venue choice, digital invitations, sustainable transport, eco-friendly catering, waste reduction, green energy and attendee engagement, then offset residual emissions, from £500 per event.
Industry Insights
How can my company host a ‘green’ christmas party?
A guide to hosting a green Christmas party: calculate emissions with NCZ's event tool, use eco-friendly invitations, choose a sustainable venue, serve local and organic food, promote green transport, manage waste, offset remaining emissions and communicate intent, with benefits including reputation, employee engagement and cost savings.