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The introduction of the Carbon Reduction Label
For individual's and the general public information: The Carbon Reduction Label has been developed by the Carbon Trust, the UK's leading authority on carbon reduction, to help you understand the carbon footprints of the products and services that you use everyday. A Carbon Reduction Label shows you the amount of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) and other greenhouse gases that are emitted as part of a product's manufacture, distribution, use and disposal otherwise known as its carbon footprint.
These Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are so called because they trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere and help keep the planet warm enough to sustain life. The main gases are Carbon Dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide that comprise of the majority of Greenhouse gases. The label like the one below applies to a food product.
Carbon Reduction for Business
The Carbon Label Company's primary objective is to help businesses to measure, certify, reduce and communicate the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of their production of raw materials, processing, transportation, storage, preparation, use and disposal. processes, products and services, including food and drink industry. Increasingly, consumers may select products based on the carbon label. Greener shoppers for example may select a product that is kinder to the environment than a similar product, so in the future it is beneficial for business to be energy efficient, thus lowering the carbon footprint.
Improvements in Energy Efficiency will lead to a reduction of energy consumption, recommendations given in a Commercial EPC Certificate are advisory, however it may be in your company's interest to adopt the recommendations and, while saving your business money, on energy costs, you will also reduce your carbon footprint in the process.
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