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CNG achieves The Planet Mark™ sustainability certification

CNG, which is based in Harrogate, Yorkshire, supplies energy to more than 45,000 business sites. The decision to report its carbon footprint for the first time followed a recent move by the company to move into electricity, with a key focus on renewable energy. “We realised that we needed to practice what we preach and start making

Oktra slashes carbon footprint by 30%

The reduction means Oktra has retained The Planet Mark™ sustainability certification for a fifth consecutive year. Oktra has been measuring and reporting its carbon footprint for eight years and has been a holder of The Planet Mark™ since 2014. Oktra’s total carbon footprint in its latest reporting period stood at 85.3 tonnes of

Albus Environmental achieves The Planet Mark™ sustainability certification

Albus Environmental, based in the South East of England, provides bespoke healthcare waste management service to a variety of businesses including doctor’s surgeries, dental practices and nursing homes. Albus Environmental is already accredited to internationally recognised environmental accreditation ISO14001, but by achieving

CLARITY – The Soap Co. celebrates World Environment Day as it retains The Planet Mark™

The reduction means CLARITY has retained The Planet Mark™ Sustainability Certification. It was first awarded the Certificate in 2017 based on its commitment to year-on-year improvements in its sustainability performance. CLARITY is a registered charity that creates high-quality toiletries, soap and cleaning products. It is the

Michael Sparks Associates cuts total carbon footprint by 13%

The carbon reduction means MSA has retained The Planet Mark™ Certification for a fourth consecutive year. As well as recording a fall in its absolute carbon footprint, MSA also measured a 13% year-on-year reduction in its carbon emissions per employee for the same period. The relative carbon footprint in year ending July 2017 was

DSV embraces sustainability at Prologis Park Sideway with three-year commitment to The Planet Mark™

Global transport and logistics company DSV has taken the bold step to reduce the year-on-year carbon footprint of its new UK distribution centre at Prologis Park Sideway through The Planet Mark™ sustainability certification. DSV has committed its new distribution centre at Prologis Park Sideway, Stoke-on-Trent, for the next three

Breakthrough Funding tackles own business impacts with The Planet Mark™ certification programme

Breakthrough Funding is a ‘profit for purpose’ social enterprise. It helps innovators claim back their R&D tax and then puts half of the profits it earns from that activity into social impact projects. The company has been awarded The Planet Mark™ for calculating the carbon footprint of its office in Ashford, Kent, for the

Five easy steps to a great carbon footprint.

As a sustainability consultant for The Planet Mark™, I have delivered a wide variety of carbon footprints. Measuring and year-on-year monitoring of an organisation’s carbon emissions, is an integral part of The Planet Mark™ certification process and this year alone, we will be issuing close to 100 certifications covering everything

"The entire world needs to up its game" interview with Erik Solheim, head of UN Environment

How satisfied are you with the progress being made by countries around the world to meeting the Paris Agreement? The science from the most recent Emissions Gap report is very clear on this: everybody needs to do better. Of course, it’s possible to single out nations that are doing well and other who are coasting along, but the general

A decade of protection: how our partnership with The Planet Mark™ and Cool Earth is helping local and global communities

By Andrew Griffiths, Managing Director and Regional Head UK, Prologis Twenty years ago, when Prologis in the UK was founded, industrial logistics buildings (or sheds as they are affectionately known) were regarded as little more than places to protect the goods inside from theft and the worst effects of the British weather. At