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Carbon Footprint Assessment

Understanding your organisation's carbon emissions is the foundation for effective climate action. Our assessment service quantifies greenhouse gas emissions across all three scopes using protocols aligned with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and ISO 14064 standards.

We analyse direct emissions from owned facilities and vehicles (Scope 1), indirect emissions from purchased electricity and heat (Scope 2), and value chain emissions including suppliers, logistics, and product lifecycle (Scope 3). The assessment includes emissions mapping, intensity metrics, and comparison against sector benchmarks.

Deliverables include a detailed emissions inventory, identified reduction opportunities ranked by cost-effectiveness, and a roadmap aligned with Science Based Targets methodology. This provides the evidence base required for sustainability reporting, investor disclosure, and strategic decarbonisation planning.

Typical duration: 4-6 weeks £2,450

Carbon emission measurement and analysis

Waste Management Strategy

Commercial waste represents both an environmental concern and a recurring operational cost. Our waste strategy service begins with a comprehensive audit of current waste streams, disposal methods, and associated costs across your operations.

We identify opportunities to reduce waste generation, improve segregation practices, increase recycling rates, and explore circular economy approaches including material reuse and by-product valorisation. The strategy accounts for Greater Manchester's waste infrastructure, contractor capabilities, and regulatory requirements under the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations.

Implementation support includes staff training recommendations, infrastructure requirements, contractor selection guidance, and monitoring frameworks to track waste diversion rates and cost savings over time.

Typical duration: 3-4 weeks £1,875

Biodiversity Conservation Planning

The Environment Act 2021 mandates biodiversity net gain for most development projects in England. Our conservation planning service ensures compliance whilst identifying opportunities to enhance ecological value across your sites or development proposals.

We conduct baseline ecological surveys using standardised habitat assessment methodologies, quantify current biodiversity value using Defra metrics, and develop habitat creation or enhancement plans that achieve required net gain percentages. For existing sites, we create biodiversity action plans that improve ecological function whilst considering operational constraints.

Plans include species-specific recommendations, planting schedules, habitat management protocols, and monitoring frameworks. We coordinate with local planning authorities and provide evidence packages for planning applications where biodiversity net gain calculations are required.

Typical duration: 5-8 weeks £3,200

Environmental impact documentation and assessment

Environmental Impact Assessment

Proposed developments or operational changes may require formal Environmental Impact Assessment under UK planning regulations. We provide screening opinions to determine EIA necessity, scoping reports to define assessment parameters, and full EIA documentation where required.

Our assessments cover air quality, noise, water resources, soil contamination, ecology, landscape, and cumulative effects. Each impact category is evaluated using recognised methodologies, with significance determined against statutory thresholds and local sensitivity.

The service includes stakeholder consultation coordination, mitigation measure design, and preparation of Environmental Statements compliant with EIA Regulations. For projects below statutory EIA thresholds, we offer streamlined environmental appraisals that address key concerns without full regulatory assessment.

Typical duration: 8-12 weeks £4,750

Sustainability Reporting & Compliance

Businesses face increasing requirements for environmental disclosure through regulatory frameworks, investor expectations, and customer demands. Our reporting service ensures compliance with relevant standards whilst communicating environmental performance effectively.

We support preparation of Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR), Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and voluntary frameworks including CDP and GRI Standards. The service includes data collection system design, emissions calculations, materiality assessments, and narrative development.

Beyond compliance, we help organisations use sustainability reporting strategically to demonstrate environmental leadership, support procurement processes, and meet supply chain disclosure requirements. Reports are prepared to withstand third-party assurance where required.

Typical duration: 4-6 weeks £2,950

Sustainability metrics and reporting analysis

Sustainable supply chain and logistics operations

Green Supply Chain Optimisation

Supply chain activities often represent the majority of an organisation's environmental footprint, particularly Scope 3 emissions. Our optimisation service maps environmental impacts across your supply network and identifies intervention points that reduce both environmental burden and operational costs.

Analysis includes supplier environmental performance assessment, transportation emissions modelling, packaging waste evaluation, and procurement policy review. We develop supplier engagement frameworks, specification criteria for lower-impact alternatives, and logistics optimisation recommendations.

The approach balances environmental improvements with commercial realities including cost implications, supplier capacity, and service level requirements. Implementation roadmaps prioritise actions based on emission reduction potential, cost savings, and feasibility within existing procurement processes.

Typical duration: 6-8 weeks £3,425