How your company transition to a low carbon economy

Tackling climate change is a vital step in reducing the aftermath of global warming. One effective way of doing this is for businesses to transition into a low-carbon economy. 

Low carbon economy is a system which tries to decrease its output of greenhouse gases into the environment. This system still ensures that economic programmes still run the same, just with a low carbon footprint. 

Low carbon economy means living in a world with cleaner water, cleaner energy, and ultimately, living in sustainable cities that aren’t harming the environment. 

To achieve this, a business needs to do the following: 

Understand what your business’ carbon footprint is

Before you decide how your business will transition to a low carbon economy, you need to have a clear understanding of what your business produces. So, identify what carbon emission your business produces and where it’s produced the most. Once you understand that, then you can take it forward by finding effective ways of lowering carbon footprint.  

Communicate 

We all know transparency is key. So, once you’ve done your research and found where your carbon footprint is, then you need to inform your shareholders. Communication is key, and everyone who makes a big decision in the business should work together in finding a way forward for the issue. You cannot simply decide to take everything into your own hands. 

Reduce your carbon footprint

Once you’ve determined what greenhouse gas emissions your business produces, communicate with your shareholders and work with the government to see which steps to take. You can then invest in low carbon and renewable energy technology. This will ensure you are reducing your carbon footprint by; 

• Switching to renewable energy. 
• Reduce your emission when using air or road transportation.
• Find energy-saving such as using LED and natural lights, energy-efficient equipment. 
• Reuse, recycle and reduce.

Go paperless as much as possible

There are many benefits of going paperless. Printed documents take up a lot of space, or they get thrown in the bin after one usage. So, instead of printing documents like contracts, emails or presentations, rather use emails or have presentations on a screen. This will ensure minimal waste occurs on a daily basis. If you need to print, then rather print on both sides so that you don’t use as much on paper. 

Covert green web hosting 

Nowadays, everything produces co2 emissions; even your website has some data centres that do not use renewable energy. To do your part and transition to a low carbon economy, choose green web hosters. That way, you can make sure that the power from your website is from a renewable energy source. This does not mean you’ll have any issues with speed, performance and security, as nothing will change, but it will be environmentally conscious. 

Implement temperature control 

Always ensure your air conditioning is timed correctly and is in line with the temperature, outside. By aligning it with the outside temperature, you’re ensuring that there is minimal overheating or cooling as a large amount of energy is wasted when this happens. To ensure the temperature is controlled, make sure you inform your staff so that they don’t change it and it stays controlled.  

Educate your employees

An effective way of ensuring your company has a low carbon footprint is by educating your employees. Everyone knows about the issues that face Earth, and it can be scary. But, when you educate and engage with your employees, you can help show them what they can do to better the situation. So, have meetings with your employees or get suggestion boxes where they can engage and give their opinions on the matter. Who knows, maybe one of your employee’s will have a great idea that can help your business transition to a low carbon economy smoothly. 

Final thoughts 

Earth is experiencing many challenges, as human activities continue to grow. This is why its important to find processes that are environmentally friendly to ensure we continue to have a planet that can sustain us. So, ensure you find ways to minimise your carbon footprint where you can and collaborate with people who can ensure change. This will ensure that Earth is still sustainable, allowing us to go successfully into the Fourth Industrial Revolution.