About
The Original Carbon Company is a leading provider of carbon management solutions to business. We specialise in assisting with the calculation of carbon footprints, the preparation of bespoke carbon reduction plans and the offsetting of carbon emissions using the most robust methodologies and highest quality carbon credits. All credits are independently validated and verified to international standards such the Gold Standard and VCS and are held in independent, publicly-accessible registries. We are also registered in the UK to provide CERs and EUAs. Established and managed by Mike Rigby, a vastly experienced climate change business consultant, Original Carbon delivers climate change solutions to businesses across the globe. Working with some of the biggest brands, Original Carbon advises on greenhouse gas auditing and reduction programmes utilising technological and behavioural change as key tools to drive down emissions.
Strategy
The Original Carbon Company has been carbon neutral since its inception. The organisation is based in extremely energy efficient offices built partly underground to maintain a steady ambient temperature through the seasons, minimising the need for heating and cooling. All staff live within one kilometre of the office, minimising commuting, and staff travel is less than 1000 kilometres each year by car with the vast majority of business travel undertaken using public transport. Furthermore, 92 per cent of all office waste is recycled with food waste being composted on-site, and roof water is harvested and used to water the office garden.
The Original Carbon Company also takes its supply chain responsibilities seriously. This is particularly important for a low-emission organisation like Original Carbon as its supply chain emissions greatly outweigh its own. Low or zero emission products are selected where possible together with the extensive use of products made from recycled materials. We are currently installing wood-fired space heating and plan to install solar water heating in the next 12 months in a bid to become energy independent through the use of renewables. In addition to these measures that we have taken to reduce our own emissions, our reason for being is to advise other companies and organisations on how to do the same. Our staff have helped clients save hundreds of thousands of tonnes in greenhouse gas emissions.
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