With governments demanding everyone from companies and governing bodies to councils and hospitals to report more and more processes and procedures relating to carbon and emissions, bureaucracy is on the rise. Change is on the horizon, with consultation currently underway to broaden reporting on Scope 2 Emissions. This increased level of reporting will exacerbate what is already a time intensive process, so what can be done?
Currently in the UK Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) must be submitted by all FTSE-listed companies as well as other large companies that meet two of the following:
– turnover: £36 million or more
– balance sheet total: £18 million or more
– number of employees: 250 or more
SECR requires reporting on everything from how much gas you burn to how much electricity you’ve purchased. Pulling invoices, calculating emissions and compiling pages and pages of reporting is resource heavy. But it doesn’t stop there!
The EU has just brought in the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), which requires operators of data centres with a computer demand of at least 500kW to annually report on their:
- energy/water consumption
- waste heat utilisation
- use of renewable energy
- temperature set points
It’s only a matter of time before the UK follows suit! When it does, these additional requirements will further compound the reporting burden. So, what’s the solution? The answer lies in automation.
At Emissions Intelligence, we’re collaborating with our clients to build bespoke automated reports and dashboards that enable swift compliance with the existing system and provide futureproofing. Not only do our dashboards extract and deliver the numbers for you, they can also generate the reports.
In just one click, our clients get the answer they need to supply to the government. Clearing the bureaucratic hurdle in one smooth leap.
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