Carbon Neutrality Blueprint: How to Make Your Business Net-Zero Emissions in 5 Simple Steps

Do you want your business to be part of the solution to climate change, rather than part of the problem?

If so, your business needs to become carbon neutral. This can seem like a daunting task, but the process can be simplified. In this newsletter, we will discuss how you can make your business net-zero emissions with Carbon Offset Advisory’s 5-step process.?

Step #1: Commit

The world is facing a climate emergency, countries around the world are pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 including Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and many other countries. In addition, Australia’s new prime minister Anthony Albanese has promised to reduce carbon emissions by 43% by 2030.?

With more strict mandates from the government to achieve these nation goals, businesses will need to also commit or face high carbon taxes and be outperformed by their competitors.?

In order for businesses to do their part in mitigating the effects, top management needs to collectively come to an agreement in committing to a net-zero plan.?

Step #2: Measure?

Once organisations have decided to commit to a net-zero plan, the next step is determining a starting point, which includes measuring current carbon emissions.?

Determining the current emissions status will inform the steps that track progress in your emissions reduction, simultaneously improving your organisation’s overall carbon footprint as well.?

For many organisations that are measuring their carbon emissions for the first time, the process can feel overwhelming, especially when categorising into Scope 2 or 3 emissions.?

At Carbon Offset Advisory (COA), we provide emissions benchmarking, reporting and carbon credit purchase/retirement services.?

Step #3: Reduce & Offset

After measuring your organisation’s carbon emissions, COA will work closely with you to strategize the next step to reduce and offset your carbon emissions.?

Offsets enable organisations to price emissions and build the business case for change, delivering reductions through improved processes, technology and education.

When partnering with COA, you will be connected to a global network of 1000+ greenhouse gas reduction projects to suit your business’ needs. These projects range in size, approach, and purpose— From small social justice projects all the way through to large scale energy generators.?

We offer a full range of projects from forestry, wind, solar, hydro, social justice, and bio gas as well as offering emerging technologies located in all corners of the globe.

In addition, COA only offers fully certified, quality projects assisting SME’s and enterprises of any size to acquire carbon credits to suit their needs. We can manage organisations that require very large ongoing volumes of carbon offsets, forward buying of carbon offset obligations and corsia certified aviation carbon credits.?

Step #4: Report

After reducing and offsetting your organisation’s carbon emissions, the next step is to provide transparent reporting delivered through expert partners.?

At COA, we provide accurate, scalable, carbon accounting software for all organisations to ensure reliable, transparent data on emission offers. This helps organisations formulate, execute, monitor and report their progress. Plus, our carbon accounting software is able to connect with your existing IT infrastructure when providing emission reporting.?

In addition, with COA’s carbon accounting software, your business is also able to allow clients to participate in your emission reducing activities by integrating the shopping cart experience with carbon offset calculator tools at purchase.?

By providing superior reporting, your organisation will cement brand and industry leadership and stand out against the rest of your competitors in your industry.?

Step #5: Leverage Opportunity?

After committing, measuring, reducing, offsetting, and reporting, the last step is to leverage your opportunity. Nearing the end of the road map in your net-zero emissions, we are able to focus on new revenue strategies to leverage your environmental position.

COA will work alongside your organisation to deliver environmental marketing, education and communication to all stakeholder groups, which leverages the unique opportunity being created. Use this opportunity to establish brand leadership as well, while creating a compelling business case for potential and existing clients.

We build communities in order to connect your brand to brand leadership through knowledge sharing and learnt expertise in emissions reduction.

Interested in applying these steps into your organisation? Reach out via DM to discuss and let’s work together.?

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