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How do you obtain the e3 Green Tick: e3 Carbon Matrix
In order for your business to receive its e3 Green Tick certification your workplace must have reduced its carbon footprint by at least 20% during the 60 day challenge period.
e3 believes overall greenhouse gas reductions are effectively achieved by working within your business structure, therefore we will integrate the Carbon Challenge steps into the day-to-day operations of all participant SMEs. e3 has developed a “Carbon Matrix” representational pyramid and table from which we will determine your business activities and their consequent GHG emissions within the broad categories: Electricity, transport / fuels and materials / resources. Office culture will also be considered qualitatively. |
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These broad categories will provide the general representation of areas within your business operations that generate GHG emissions. From the data provided in the initial questionnaire, e3 will determine the specific weighting that each of these activities contributes to the overall business activity.
These weightings will be set at the start of the Carbon Challenge as the ‘baseline’ and e3 can then provide a clear set of strategies for GHG reduction in your business that can be applied over the 60 day period of the Challenge. |
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Area |
Description |
Weighting |
Electricity |
Reduction of electricity use at workplace and / or uptake of greenpower option from your retailer
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0.40
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Reduction of car usage to and from work during Challenge period
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0.20
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Reuse and recycling of materials in the workplace, reduction of waste and reconsidering the resources purchased for you business
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0.20
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Workplace culture |
Increasing workplace understanding of business impact on the environment and implementing initiatives and strategies to reduce the workplace carbon footprint |
0.20 |
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** The weighting of the elements of this matrix will be altered to suit the particular mix of energy use for your business. |
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Area |
Result |
Weighting |
Calculation |
Equals |
Electricity |
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0.40
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20 x .4 |
8 |
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0.20
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25 x .20 |
5 |
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0.20
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30 x .20 |
6 |
Workplace culture |
30% |
0.20 |
30 x .2 |
6 |
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Total reduction |
25 |
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| Your business will have achieved an overall reduction of carbon footprint of 25% plus have implemented significant environmental changes in how your business operates.
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