The Long Journey to Net Zero

Helping organisations become Verified Carbon Neutral in a measurable, meaningful and potentially self-funding way

Auditel is a team of carbon footprint consultants who help organisations like yours reduce their carbon emissions and costs at the same time. The company’s net zero carbon consultants and carbon footprint experts help its clients on their journey towards Net Zero by simplifying the process. It begins with a couple of easy steps, which could lead you to be verified as Carbon Neutral within twelve months, to an internationally recognised standard. Using its procurement expertise Auditel makes sure any action taken to improve your environmental credentials have a strong and potentially self-funding business case because being Carbon Neutral doesn’t need to cost the Earth.

Achieve BSI specification for carbon neutrality

With the UK Government’s commitment to a low carbon world and net zero targets by 2050, the drive to carbon neutrality and achieving net zero is dominating organisations’ future decision-making. However, many organisations believe the changes that they will have to make to achieve net zero carbon emissions will be time-consuming, costly and with all the conflicting information, a little daunting. This is far from the truth, as there are many incentives to help businesses become greener and leaner without costing the earth.

Using Auditel’s simple four step process (shown in Fig 2), experienced carbon neutral consultants can help your organisation demystify and provide clarity to this complex subject of achieving net zero. Auditel’s carbon management consulting services deliver expert guidance and resources so you can achieve an NQA or BSI recognised specification for carbon neutrality (PAS 2060) as soon as possible, while you progress on the longer-term net zero journey.

A Pedigree spanning 27 years

Founded in 1994, Auditel was established to help organisations make effective and informed procurement decisions within a rapidly evolving energy market. Since then, Auditel has built a strong network of over 100 procurement and carbon consultants and is now one of the leading Cost, Procurement and Carbon Solutions in the UK. Auditel’s Procurement and carbon footprint consultants work alongside your existing Finance, Operational and Procurement teams providing the external guidance your organisation requires. The team can help its clients on their journey to Net Zero without the usual associated costs, for many it is self-funding and for some its actually profitable. Auditel delivers solutions that will enable your organisation to achieve independent accreditation of carbon neutrality. By combining the expertise of its Carbon Strategy Group with its experience in cost management, and partnering with the British Standards Institute, Auditel is assisting clients towards currently the only internationally recognised standard PAS2060.

Reducing your carbon footprint and emissions

In the current challenging economic climate, organisations are battling with the desire to drive growth and profitability, whilst investing in low carbon emitting technologies to reduce their carbon footprint and speed up their journey to achieving Net Zero. With the UK firmly embedded in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, in which disruptive technologies and trends are changing the way we live and work, the need for an organisation’s procurement function to embrace new ideas and technologies within their supply chain has never been greater.

It is not uncommon when Auditel first engages with an organisation that they believe that their procurement is under control, and any improvements which could be achieved would be insignificant and not worth pursuing. Many organisations believe that ‘as long as the spend is within budget and the supplier is delivering in accordance with the contract and service level agreement, then all is well.’

This is a natural response and it is a fully understandable initial reaction. However, without independent benchmarking and validation of pricing, service level arrangements and now the impact that supplier has on your Carbon Footprint, it’s impossible to know if you are receiving value for money or have the right supplier to help you achieve your carbon reduction plans.

From Auditel’s 27 years of experience, working with thousands of clients, organisations are typically over-paying for goods and services by up to 50 per cent whilst missing out on innovation. If addressed, this can have a dramatic reduction on your Carbon Footprint and the profitability of your organisation.

Working to verified standards

Auditel believes that any claims made regarding GHG emissions (Carbon Footprint) needs to stand up to the closest of scrutiny. With an increasing demand from consumers, investors, media, staff, and the public for accurate and meaningful measurement of an organisations carbon footprint, it has never been more important to ensure clients can trust in its work.

All member firms of Auditel are required to have every Carbon Footprint Report they produce verified as an accurate and true reflections of the subject’s emissions. This internal verification process will assess the inventory work and subsequent report content, based on either PAS2060:2014, PPN 06/21 or ISO 14064-1 requirements.

All internal verification will be carried out to ISO 14064-3 standards by a financially independent arm of the Auditel network. This will be another member firm with no financial interest in the project being verified.

With every Auditel Carbon Inventory & Report having a separate Verifiers Statement following this stringent internal review process, you can trust in the work produced and stand tall in a world increasingly plagued by false or misleading environmental claims.

Auditel believes that a small investment of time and money at the early stages of your carbon journey to ensure accurate reporting, will deliver long term benefit and reduced risk as the world’s media increasingly holds us all to account for our environmental claims.

Carbon reduction and cost reduction

Auditel’s carbon footprint consultants have been hand-picked to join the company due to their lifetime of experience gained during senior careers within their chosen area of expertise. Auditel understands its client’s business challenges, having worked in their sector implementing thousands of similar projects over the last 27 years.

Auditel’s consultants really know what ‘best value’ looks like and can uncover opportunities to decarbonise, reduce costs, improve supplier service and quality, and deliver innovation into your supply chain. Its knowledge and understanding of the supplier markets provide you with an enhanced negotiating position and by using its bespoke analytical tools and tendering processes, Auditel can deliver impressive results quickly, with limited disruption or input needed by you and your staff.

Negotiating from a position of knowledge, its specialists will help you avoid any contractual pitfalls that would disadvantage your organisation. Having supply-side expertise on your team ensures that any contracts that are put in place between you and your suppliers will be reviewed in detail, to safeguard your organisation from unfair clauses and protect you from unjustified price rises. During the implementation process, our specialists, who will be working alongside your employees, will ensure they are fully trained and supported in dealing with the supplier – eradicating maverick spend and holding suppliers to account, whilst adhering to the agreed prices and service levels.

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