In common with most of the high street retail sector, they are facing growing pressure to both control costs and respond to increased consumer awareness of the requirement for responsible businesses to reduce carbon emissions.
Inenco’s approach to sustainability and energy efficiency is guided by proven methodologies and is tailored to customer’s needs, strategic objectives and position on the net zero journey. An approach built on over 50 years of experience and data-driven advice.
The collaborative efforts of this partnership have resulted in the development of a robust energy management programme with Inenco supporting A.F. Blakemore to achieve year-on-year continued improvements in energy consumption.
To date, the carbon reduction and energy savings stand at over 7% primarily down to operational efficiencies including driving behavioural, policy and process changes, and the start of some strategic data-driven investment opportunities.
This activity involved the Solutions and Sustainability Team at Inenco working closely with A.F. Blakemore to:
The next phase of work in this partnership, in line with the energy management programme, focuses on capital expenditure activity.
This activity will offer further significant reductions in carbon supported by data and insight from the Inenco team. This aids informed strategic decision-making by helping to identify replacements for older or failed equipment, including the best technology available on the market, whilst considering CapEx, unit and operational cost.
Award success
This partnership was highly commended under the ‘Energy Efficient Partnership of the Year’ category at the Energy Awards 2023.