Measuring emissions

Since the introduction of legislation in April 2019, it’s now a legal requirement for most large UK companies to report their energy consumption and associated emissions each year to Companies House.

While it’s currently only larger companies that are legally obliged to do so, the government encourages other companies to report this information. But even without the legal requirement, all businesses need to understand and measure their carbon footprint if they hope to reduce it.

There are a few ways to start measuring emissions and an emergence of tools to support this.

Spherics, a carbon accountability tool, uses data from business accountancy systems to assess the carbon footprint in real-time. The easy-to-use dashboard will categorise emissions in terms of Scopes 1-3, supporting the mandatory financial reporting for larger enterprises, and enabling all businesses to develop targeted carbon reduction plans accordingly.