Rishi Sunak is set to announce that the government will be rolling back on their green policies, watering down some of Britain’s key net zero pledges. Some delayed initiatives to be announced in a speech later this week include pushing the ban on petrol and diesel vehicles back from 2030 to 2035, and not imposing any new energy efficiency regulations on new homes. As the current economic and geopolitical landscape leaves futile grounds for businesses fighting to meet environmental targets, they are now facing growing energy price inflation and supply chain insecurity, further pushing commitments out of reach for millions.
As the nation loses confidence in the collective ability to meet net zero by 2050 with the government rolling back on its green commitments, it becomes the responsibility of the nation’s businesses to employ their own sustainability targets internally. With only 7% of companies on track to achieve their net zero targets for scope 1 and 2 emissions and 93% set to fail unless carbon reductions are accelerated drastically by 2030, Mark Sait, the CEO and Founder of the UK’s leading sustainability consultants, SaveMoneyCutCarbon (SMCC), is available to comment on why businesses must take sustainability into their own hands, and why net zero doesn’t have to cost them.
SaveMoneyCutCarbon is a pioneering company dedicated to driving sustainability and making the goal of net zero a reality for millions of businesses. As the UK’s leading sustainability consultants, they have a proven track record of helping businesses save money while reducing their carbon footprint. Their innovative six-step plan, combined with the launch of their cutting-edge app EcoWise, sets them apart from others in the industry.
Nominated as one the 13 fastest growing and potentially most impactful business in Europe by Unreasonable Group, the CEO of SMCC, Mark Sait advocates for an overhaul of our collective behaviours in Britain, in order to achieve mass adoption, which in turn will compliment the sophistication of climate technologies.
Channelled through a ‘saving money through sustainability’ model, SMCC aims to bridge the knowledge gap faced by founders and C-suite executives by providing an industry-first, end-to-end solution in the form of a six-point plan that addresses Scope 1-4 emissions created by a business (Scope 4 argued by SMCC as the carbon literacy of employees). The steps for such an approach include:
Carbon Mentor call – a business will be assigned a dedicated Carbon Mentor to understand the present situation within a business and their decarbonisation ambitions
Baseline report – from the call, SMCC’s platform creates an easy-to-understand Scope 1, Scope 2 baseline carbon footprint and guidance on Scope 3 and Scope 4 (staff carbon literacy)
Built Environment Audit – SMCC’s team then audit the building(s) to identify the money, energy, water, and carbon savings available
Creation of investment grade proposals & tailored finance
Design, supply & installation of proven products and solutions
Staff Engagement – SMCC’s EcoWise app & programme provides measured and rewarded learning improving carbon literacy
The above plan has helped SMCC deliver over 1000 projects to businesses across the UK, in turn saving 32 million kilowatt hours of energy, 772 million litres of water and 24 million tonnes of carbon reduction.
