Abbey Corrugated is one of only twelve organisations from across England and Scotland to achieve the “Carbon Trust Standard”, a new certificate launched to enable organisations to prove they are tackling climate change and have made genuine reductions in their carbon emissions.

The accreditation scheme, which is intended to put an end to so-called ‘greenwashing’, has been created by the Carbon Trust in response to both growing consumer mistrust of organisations’ green claims and confusion among business about how they can reduce emissions and improve efficiency.

Achieving the Carbon Trust Standard will enable Abbey Corrugated to take advantage of the bottom line benefits that come from reducing carbon emissions, as well as demonstrating to consumers their real commitment to fighting climate change.

Abbey’s Operations Director, Adrian Swindells said, “We’re delighted to be one of the first companies to achieve the new Carbon Trust Standard. As well as helping us to improve efficiency – thereby reducing our energy bills – the award is a great way of communicating our environmental credentials to customers, who we know are becoming increasingly carbon conscious.  In the current climate, it’s essential that we remain competitive, and the Carbon Trust Standard is another way we can stay ahead of the game. Cutting carbon is a priority for us as a business, so it’s great that there is now a credible and robust certification which enables us to showcase our reduction efforts.”

 

The Carbon Trust Standard is the world’s first carbon award that requires an organisation to measure, manage and reduce its carbon footprint and actually make real reductions year-on-year. Unlike other award schemes, organisations take action themselves by cutting carbon across their own operations and in their supply chain, rather than paying others to reduce via off-setting – a practice seen as credible by only one in ten consumer respondents in a recent Carbon Trust study.

 

Deborah Meaden, Dragon’s Den entrepreneur, was on hand to present the prestigious Awards.