Supporting your carbon reporting

Our Natural Renewable Electricity option can help to show you’re reducing your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

Does your business use over 150MWh of gas per year?
Call us today for a quote to switch to Natural Renewable Electricity.

All larger UK businesses need to include greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their annual reports. Our renewable energy options can help to show that your business is working towards your sustainability goals.

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Reducing your business GHG emissions

Two workers reviewing digital inventory – Evidence for carbon reporting

What evidence will I get to support my carbon reporting?

To report carbon emissions according to the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, you need evidence that we have correctly allocated enough REGOs to your supply and that this has been verified. This is achieved through our Carbon Trust assurance process.

Customers on our Natural Renewable Electricity contracts will be provided with a British Gas certificate as evidence to use in GHG Protocol Scope 2 reporting. For small business customers, see our product-specific Fuel mix and associated emissions factors.

Business woman reading tablet – Calculating carbon emission factors

How are emissions factors calculated?
 

Emissions factors are used in carbon reporting to help quantify the environmental impact of different forms of energy generation. Each year, the government publish a database of values that represent the environmental impact of each energy generation technology.

These values are multiplied by the number of megawatt-hours of power that’s been generated through each technology type. This gives an emissions factor that can be used in your carbon reporting.

Reporting on your Scope 2 emissions

When you choose our Natural Renewable Electricity option, you’ll be able to report zero g CO2/kWh when reporting on your Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity using the market-based method. This is in line with the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance.

What are Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions?

Take a look at the below diagram for some examples of how carbon emissions are typically categorised into Scope 1, 2 and 3:

Carbon reporting - Supply scope infographic

Does your business use over 150MWh of gas per year?
Call us for a quote to switch to Natural Renewable Electricity.

All larger UK businesses need to include greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their annual reports. Our renewable energy options can help to show that your business is working towards your sustainability goals.

0330 173 0703 *

Mon-Fri 8am-6pm

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