Greater Manchester businesses looking to understand their climate impact can now access a new calculator to accurately measure their energy use and discover their biggest sources of carbon emissions.
The new carbon calculator tool has been developed by Green Economy and GM Business Growth Hub on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and funded by the city-region’s allocation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).
Designed with SMEs and non-profit organisations in mind, the tool simplifies how businesses understand their consumption of energy, fuel, and materials by calculating their CO2e, providing a baseline to understand where their big emissions are and to track progress as they reduce their environmental impact. Larger businesses and those further along in their carbon reduction journey can also make use of the calculator to monitor and adjust existing plans.
Businesses can use the carbon calculator to measure their footprint going back five years to show how usage has changed over time as well as measuring the impact of fluctuations in energy prices.
The full report, generated by the tool, will also offer recommendations and opportunities to reduce carbon impacts as well as signposting available resources through Green Economy and the Hub, including a Marketplace for finding low carbon suppliers. It will continue to be updated to help businesses understand their ongoing trajectory towards net zero.
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, said:
“More businesses now understand the need to measure their own carbon footprint as they look to reduce emissions and costs, which is positive news for Greater Manchester’s target of becoming a carbon neutral city-region by 2038. This new tool from Green Economy is the perfect first step for any business at the start of that journey.”
Steve Connor, Green Lead for Greater Manchester Business Board, said:
“This tool is a vital resource in helping us in our mission to make Greater Manchester the easiest place to become a net zero business.
“With fully funded support from GM Business Growth Hub and with expert advice from the Bee Net Zero partnership, SMEs can not only measure and report on their carbon footprint, but also can start to take action to reduce their emissions and energy bills too, which will benefit productivity as well as the environment.”
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