Anglia is now carbon-neutral

Cambridgeshire distributor Anglia Components has achieved Carbon Neutral Scheme accreditation, in partnership with ClimatePartner, by offsetting carbon emissions due to its business operations and committing to further emission reductions.

This is on top of maintaining an ISO 14001 compliant environmental management system.

“When customers started to ask us about carbon offsetting, we took the decision that this was a concept we needed to embrace,” said Anglia compliance manager Claire Stevenson.

ClimatePartner assisted in calculating the carbon footprint, including direct emissions (heat generation, vehicle fleet and fugitive gases), emissions from purchased electricity, and indirect emissions from purchased energy, business travel and employee commuting.

“By establishing a baseline for their corporate carbon footprint, they have a platform for building a science-based climate action strategy,” said ClimatePartner sustainability consultant Andrew Pridding. “We believe carbon accounting will soon become as ubiquitous as financial accounting. It isn’t currently mandatory to report corporate GHG emissions, but we believe it will be soon.”

Anglia’s staff chose an offsetting scheme that includes forestation in the UK and the protection of areas of the Amazon rainforest.