The Carbon Trust is an independent non-profit company set up and funded by various
government agencies such as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
It works with both businesses and public sector organisations to reduce carbon emissions and maximise the financial potential of low-carbon technologies.
The Carbon Trust is an integral part of the Government’s climate
change programme, aimed at meeting the UK's carbon reduction obligations under the Kyoto Protocol.
The Carbon Trust can help individual companies to understand the carbon emissions across the supply chains in which they operate and allow them to prioritise areas where further reductions in emissions can be achieved.
They can also help all of business to make better informed decisions in product manufacturing, purchasing, distribution and product development by considering the costs and liabilities that exist whenever carbon emissions are generated.
A new certification "The Carbon Trust Standard certificate" which replaces the Energy Efficiency Accreditation scheme, will only be awarded to firms that not only measure their carbon footprint in line with the organisation's guidance, but also deliver real year-on-year cuts in their carbon emissions.
