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17 March 2022 It’s a tough time to be a manufacturer. The pressure to reduce costs is relentless, the drive from consumers and supply chain to demonstrate sustainability is growing this is compounded by record-high energy prices that have provided an additional unbudgeted cost. Against these challenges, manufacturers are always looking for ways to understand […]

02 March 2022 Understanding what your reporting and building energy efficiency requirements are can be a challenge, but is a critical part of both your sustainability reporting and performance. Discerning what a specific building requires is particularly important for landlords, which includes both private and social housing as well as commercial property. Here, we lay […]

24 February 2022 While many businesses will be focused on tackling the cost implications of the ongoing energy price increases, it is important to ensure that you keep up to date with changing legislation and any compliance requirements. Here we summarise the biggest upcoming changes for energy and sustainability compliance and how they may impact […]

4 Feb 2022 ESOS Phase 3 is upon us. By acting now your organisation can get a head start on your compliance obligations. Energy audits can be carried out any time from the end of phase 2 to the end of phase 3. Which means there’s no excuse for not submitting on time. The Environment […]

26 January 2022 With the recent energy price increases, a common priority for many housing associations is making sure that energy costs have minimal impact on their resident’s service charges. Price stability is important at any time, but with the recent cost of living rises, it becomes even more of a challenge to make sure […]

20th January 2022 Reporting on carbon emissions and sustainability for large businesses has become a matter of public record in the same way that financial reporting is. Current legislation, including the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) and Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR), requires organisations only to report on sustainability actions, rather than needing to […]

14 January 2022 Dan Pardesi, Inenco’s Head of Social Housing, recently sat down with Inside Housing to discuss the outcomes from last year’s COP26 meeting, and more broadly how social housing organisations are progressing towards net zero. How has COP26 changed what’s expected of social housing organisations on environmental sustainability, and on carbon emissions specifically? […]

5th January 2022 The apocryphal “Chinese Curse” of “May you live in interesting times” has certainly applied to the energy market in recent months. Many will be glad to have seen the back of 2021 and none more so than those charged with managing an organisation’s energy supply and associated budget. The significant fall in […]

27th October 2021 Many businesses are already painfully aware of the impact of rapidly rising energy costs this winter, as a global gas crisis continues to drive up prices to near-record levels. Lacklustre wind generation has further accelerated demand for gas generation in the UK, exacerbating high prices and supply concerns. Energy efficiency technologies that […]

19th October 2021 The well-documented increases in wholesale gas prices have impacted energy managers budgets across the NHS. This comes at a time when increasing pressure is being applied on Trusts to source additional funding to transform their estate, in order to meet NHS England’s carbon net-zero targets. It is therefore crucial that your Trust […]

28th September 2021 More and more companies are pledging to stop climate change by reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and becoming net zero. However, many businesses find they cannot fully eliminate their emissions, or even lessen them as quickly as they might like. The challenge is especially tough for large industrial organisations that aim […]

22nd September 2021 One of the advantages of a corporate history stretching back 53 years is that we have seen most things before. The current energy market turbulence and associated price surge are certainly hitting the headlines and causing boardroom angst. But the experience of dealing with the impact of middle east wars in the […]