Scotland won't be able to reach its Net Zero target without businesses taking action.
Taking action can decrease operational costs, improve long-term costs, resilience and help mitigate future costs.
UK Business Climate Hub
Practical, trusted sustainability advice to help small and medium businesses (SMEs) improve efficiency and plan for the future, developed by government, businesses, energy networks, banks and professional bodies.
Heat Decarbonisation Toolkit
This toolkit is a further resource, designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and other non-domestic public and private building owners to start their journey toward decarbonising their buildings.
What's included in the toolkit:
- An overview of Net Zero and Carbon Footprint
- Carbon Footprint Calculator
- Tips on getting started
- ‘First Steps’
- Funding & Support
- Further Case Studies
Carbon down, profit up
The Federation of Small Business' Sustainability hub is tailored to empower small businesses to take meaningful climate action, drive growth and reduce costs. Whether you're looking to cut through the carbon jargon or are unsure where to start, FSB provide the practical resources and tools that you need – all in one place.
No matter your size or sector, there is a real opportunity for your company to make a big difference.
Explore resources, tools and information from the Federation of Small Businesses to help you to go green and become more sustainable.
What you can do as an employer
- Set a Net Zero target - Having a net zero target, demonstrating work and measures being taken to achieve it is increasingly required.
- Consider retrofitting your buildings to cut down on energy and heating costs.
- Support active and sustainable travel
- Consider setting up a car-sharing group for your company.
- Encourage employees to reduce energy use in the workplace – involve employees in the process, ask for ideas and opinions. Explain the benefits. Involve staff in creating policies for the work place that encourage behaviour change – use materials such as posters and displays. Communicate through email to share practical tips and reminders. Monitor energy usage and communicate achievements to staff through email, newsletters and noticeboards.
- Share wider actions the organisation is taking – practice what you preach.
- Train your workforce and become Climate Literate!
- Develop a Climate Adaptation plan
- Offer remote working where possible – Remote working can benefit the environment and allows employees to have work-life flexibility. Remote working means fewer cars on the road, idling in traffic and equates to less carbon dioxide emissions.
- Review your procurement policy, use sustainable products and materials, and incorporate a Circular Economy Strategy
- There are multiple ways to make energy efficiency improvements. Find out more
Join the Circular Tayside Charter
- This is a tool for organisations to demonstrate their journey to becoming more circular. It helps businesses, charities, social enterprises, and community organisations create a plan to develop deeper systems and processes to embed circularity in their organisation and develop circular-first thinking within their teams.
- The charter evidences that a business is committed to the circular economy, and help with progression through Bronze to Silver and to Gold levels of commitment.