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Thoughts and insights to help you reduce carbon emissions, achieve your Net Zero target, work more sustainably and create positive change.
21 Ways Event Companies Are Reducing Emissions
Events are important for sharing and connecting, but they must start to come with a smaller carbon footprint. Some companies are already making changes to reduce their environmental impact. Can their actions inspire your company to embrace the challenge?
30 Ways Travel Companies Are Reducing Emissions
The travel and tourism industry is experiencing rapid growth, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. However, this expansion comes at an environmental cost, contributing significantly to global emissions.
Thankfully there are LOADS of actions travel companies can take to reduce their emissions. Here are 30 ideas to get you started.
Melting Mountains: The Paradox of Ski Resorts and Climate Change
“Mont Blanc has become a symbol of climate change”, says the UNFCCC. ecollective has estimated that over 8 million skier days could be spent at resorts each year that don't have a carbon reduction plan. So what should ski resorts be doing to address their carbon footprint?
ATTA - Leading By Example
The Adventure Travel Trade Association is a membership-based community organisation for the adventure travel sector that is leading by example on sustainability. Find out about how they are measuring, reducing, leading, partnering, inspiring and enabling.
Carbon Neutral, Carbon Negative or Net Zero?
There is a big difference between a Carbon Neutral and Net Zero strategy but many people don’t know the difference. Learn about which one is best for you, your business and the planet.
ecollective’s Carbon Emissions
We’re working towards Net Zero too. Find out if we are reducing our emissions, how we are changing our carbon footprint and our carbon reduction plans for the future.
When Everyone Is Offsetting, Why Should You Be Insetting?
It’s easy to see why so many companies are offsetting but is it the best strategy in a world that’s already feeling the effects of climate change. We’d argue not. So what should companies be doing instead? Read on to find out.
Business Growth vs Emissions Reduction - The Airline Industry
How do we marry the need to grow business revenues with the pressing need to simultaneously reduce its carbon footprint when despite decarbonisation action, growth can lead to an increase in absolute emissions?
Absolute Emissions vs Carbon Intensity Targets
Emissions reduction targets are essential to limit global warming. Absolute vs Carbon Intensity: choose the target that makes sense for your business.
How To Choose The Lowest Carbon Flights
With aviation being slow to decarbonise, it’s easy for businesses to bury their heads in the sand and assume there are no emissions savings to be had, but this simply isn’t the case. We’ve come up with some ideas to help you and your organisation reduce the emissions associated with flying.
9 Ways To Reduce Transport Emissions
With travel emissions making up such a significant proportion of our personal and business emissions, we’ve put together our top 9 tips to reduce transport emissions.
The Carbon Footprint Of Holidays
Not all holidays are equal when it comes to their carbon footprint. Most people don’t know which holidays create the most (and the least) carbon emissions. This article aims to make this clear and proposes a path holiday companies can take to not only reduce the carbon footprint of their trips, but to help customers make more informed (and lower carbon) holiday choices.
Why Your Company Needs A Carbon Action Fund
With offsetting receiving some seriously bad press recently and new legislation seeking to put an end to carbon neutral product claims, what should your company be doing to improve its sustainability credentials? Our answer: invest in a Carbon Action Fund. Find out more…
ecollective’s Carbon Report 2022/23
Read ecollective’s 2022/23 carbon report to find out how we are progressing towards our 2030 Net Zero goal.
8 Areas Businesses Can Reduce Waste to Cut Emissions
We lack imagination when it comes to reducing waste but when saving waste amounts to carbon and cost savings, we really should be doing more. Read on for 8 areas any business can start reducing waste to save CO2 and money.
How To Reduce Upstream Scope 3 Emissions
Upstream scope 3 emissions are created by everything you buy to make your product: your capital goods (like buildings, machinery and vehicles), the transportation required to get materials to you, the waste generated by your operations, business travel, employee commuting and leased assets. In this article we’ll go into what these elements are and how you can reduce the emissions they create.
8 Decarbonisation Tips for Tour Operators
The travel industry can be criticised as being slow to decarbonise, but there are 8 steps that any tour operator can take to reduce their carbon emissions and reach Net Zero.
How to Run Low Carbon Events / Exhibitions
Calculating the carbon footprint of events is hard due to the many moving parts. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t make it low carbon. Read on to find out the carbon hotspots of events like trade shows and exhibitions.
How To Reduce Downstream Scope 3 Emissions
Scope 3 emissions likely make up between 70-95% of your company’s carbon footprint. Find out about the opportunities for reduction.
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