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Posted 13th April 2023

5 Ways To Lessen Your Business’s Carbon Footprint

The world is becoming more aware of environmental sustainability. Industries are shifting how they operate, from sourcing and production to waste disposal, to meet their obligations in environment conservation.

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5 Ways To Lessen Your Business’s Carbon Footprint

The world is becoming more aware of environmental sustainability. Industries are shifting how they operate, from sourcing and production to waste disposal, to meet their obligations in environment conservation.

Your business’s carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, such as methane, emitted by your daily operations. Reducing your business’ carbon emissions will help preserve the environment, slow climate change, and optimize resources. If you’re wondering how to do it, here are a few pointers:

1. Shift To Sustainable Energy

One way to reduce your corporate carbon footprint is by using sustainable energy, such as geothermal, wind, hydroelectricity, biomass, and solar energies. Sustainable energy doesn’t emit greenhouse gases that lead to climate change and global warming. It also eliminates the over-reliance on fossil fuels, which are affected by geopolitical tensions and price volatility.

There are many ways to achieve sustainable and affordable energy for your business. They include the following:

  • Source Energy From Sustainable Suppliers: You can start sourcing your power or energy from suppliers who produce their energy from sustainable or renewable sources such as hydroelectricity, solar, and wind farms instead of the usual electricity suppliers. You can even sign a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement to ensure you stick to this plan
  • Invest In Thermal, Wind, Or Solar Power: Another option is being your sustainable energy source by investing in solar panels, wind farms, or thermal power. This ensures you control your company’s energy supply, reducing outages that may affect production and other daily operations.
  • Purchase Rechargeable Electronics: These are more environment-friendly than non-rechargeable batteries, contributing to electronic waste. Using rechargeable electronics ensures you reduce your company’s carbon footprint, which adheres to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Sustainable energy not only lessens your business’ carbon foot but also reduces your operating costs and future-proofs your business. Therefore, you may want to source from sustainable suppliers, such as Airis energy, for safe and reduced energy costs.

2. Practice Sustainable Waste Management

Reducing your business carbon print doesn’t end with sourcing sustainable energy. You must also consider incorporating the three Rs—reduce, reuse, and recycle—in every aspect of your business, from office supplies to office processes and packaging.

The first step to proper waste management is reducing the amount of waste your organization produces. You start by avoiding unnecessary packaging and using fewer disposable items such as plastic cans and paper cups. 

The next step is reusing items in good condition instead of disposing of them after a single use. For instance, you can donate old furniture and machines or repair broken ones instead of discarding them. You can also use packaging and containers a couple of times.

Lastly, recycle wastes or products that can’t be reused. Recycling involves remanufacturing wastes into new and reusable materials. For instance, you can buy recycled paper and IT equipment instead of new ones. You can also organize with a recycling company to collect your recyclable materials, such as aluminum cans, cartons, and rigid plastic products.

Besides decreasing your business’s carbon footprint and conserving the environment, reducing, reusing, and recycling also reduce operating costs. Doing all three saves energy, optimizes resources, and reduces raw material demands.

3. Reduce Energy Consumption

Energy consumption is the major contributing factor to companies’ carbon footprint, and one way to ensure your business is more eco-conscious is by reducing the overall energy consumption. It promotes long-term financial savings and reduces your business’s carbon footprint.

You can manage your energy consumption in many ways, including buying quality energy-certified equipment, optimizing cooling and heating systems, and taking advantage of natural lighting. The best part is that software solutions like energy managers monitor your overall energy consumption if you operate on a large scale.

4. Reduce Corporate Travel

Transportation is a massive contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing corporate travel is one way of contributing to a healthy environment. You can start by decreasing the air and road trips your team members make to attend business meetings, training, and conferences. You can integrate communication and collaboration tools that enable video conferencing and information sharing.

When your business entails a lot of traveling, formulate policies promoting sustainable transport means. For instance, you can encourage employees to use public or shared transport. Also, you can set travel allowance to limit your team to specific means of transportation.

5. Offset Your Carbon Emission

Offsetting your business carbon emissions refers to taking various actions to compensate for the greenhouse gasses your company produces. It involves directing a certain amount of money to the government and private schemes or programs to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. In return, you get credits known as carbon offsets when you invest in these projects.

Conclusion

Reducing your business’s carbon emission allows you to take part in controlling climate change and reducing global warming. Adapting sustainable techniques, such as recycling, reducing energy consumption, and sourcing sustainable energy, creates a win-win situation for the environment and your business.

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