More UK firms join Carbon Trust
Motorola, British Land and Mothercare have joined a group of hundreds of other companies which are making a pledge to cut CO2 emissions. The Carbon Trust announced today that the three firms have been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard for measuring, cutting and promising to further reduce their output of greenhouse gases.
According to the trust, the 500 members of the group have saved £165 million in fuel bills between them so far and represent 18 percent of carbon dioxide emissions from UK businesses. Harry Morrison, who is the manager of the programme, said Britain is now seeing a real momentum among its businesses to be more ecologically friendly.
Unlike the reductions imposed by the European Union Emissions Trading System on the country’s largest polluters, joining the Carbon Trust is voluntary. It is also separate from the government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme which will see local authorities, retailers and universities paying for their emissions as of next year.
According to the Carbon Trust, both clothing shop Mothercare and property developer British Land have cut their greenhouse gas emissions by eight percent over the last three years. Illinois-based mobile phone producer Motorola also reduced its UK emissions by a massive 20 percent.
Source: http://www.recycle.co.uk
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