Tend Tree Consultancy Limited
We provide expert urban forestry and arboricultural consultancy advice to government organisations, local authorities, developers and property owners throughout New Zealand.
https://www.tendtrees.co.nz/
OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR REDUCTION
Tend Tree Consultancy Limited is committed to halving our carbon footprint by 2030. To reach this milestone, we have generated annual targets to help us stay on track. This is measured in units of tCO2e.
How we calculate that
Annual targets
14.0 t
12.6 t
11.4 t
10.3 t
9.37 t
8.48 t
7.68 t
WHERE OUR EMISSIONS COME FROM
The first step in reducing your carbon emissions is measuring and understanding where they come from. This way, we are informed as to what actions may make the most impact.
65%
Professional services
25%
Travel
4%
Utilities, software and waste
4%
Other spend
OUR ACTION PLAN TO REDUCE OUR EMISSIONS
Below are a list of actions and the steps we are taking to integrate them into our organisation’s operations. Committing to these actions and tracking their progress holds us accountable.
Actions that we've implemented
Ensuring that your equipment and vehicles are regularly serviced and well-maintained supports fuel efficiency and lowers emissions.
Maintenance can also save time and money by preventing breakdowns and outages.
Equipment might include:
• Heating and cooling systems
• Vehicles
• Washing equipment
• Lighting
• Security systems & cameras
• Computers and IT equipment
• Medical equipment
• Specialist equipment
Steps taken
Incorporating reused or recycled materials into your business practices can significantly reduce the emissions associated with your purchases due to the reduced raw material extraction and processing.
By using suppliers and products that include materials that can more easily be reused or recycled, your business can reduce raw material extraction and increase the value of these materials.
If you can reuse or recycle some of the waste materials created by your business, you could also reduce disposal costs and potentially generate additional revenue.
Steps taken
By donating and/or composting food waste, your business can help reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfills. Rotting food in landfills releases methane which is a very potent greenhouse gas.
By donating excess food, you could support local charitable organisations and communities in need.
By composting food, the nutrients are recycled and made available to support the growth of more food reducing the need for environmentally costly fertilisers.
Steps taken
Actions that are in progress
Virtual meeting technology can often replace the need for air travel and significantly reduce your carbon footprint. Virtual meetings are low-cost and require no travel time. Digital tools for collaboration, and sharing ideas and information have improved considerably and there are several meeting platform options.
Steps taken
By improving the energy efficiency of your premises or buildings, you could reduce both your operating costs and your environmental footprint whilst increasing the value of the building.
Additional benefits of improvements can include better air quality, more natural lighting and happier building occupants.
WANT TO TELL YOUR SUSTAINABILITY STORY?
Tracking your carbon footprint is only a click away. Cogo uses your finances as the basis for calculating your organisation's carbon footprint and helping you to take action to reduce it.
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A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an activity or entity, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), and is a measure of the impact that activity or entity has on climate change.
Knowing and actively managing your carbon footprint can help reduce your business's contribution to climate change and bring other benefits such as improved staff engagement and retention, new business opportunities, and better positioning to take advantage of future legislation and requests from larger organisations.
The Cogo Business Carbon Manager uses spending data to assign categories and calculate an estimated carbon footprint. The average spend in these categories is used to determine the corresponding carbon emissions.
This data is used to understand the relationship between spend and emissions within each sector of the economy and estimate the carbon emissions of a business's activities. While carbon footprints are always estimates, Cogo uses the latest data available to convert spending data into a footprint.
As a colourless, odourless gas carbon dioxide is hard to visualise.
Thinking of it this way might help: 1kg of carbon dioxide would fill a large beach ball (with a diameter of slightly over 1m). This is the same amount of carbon dioxide produced by driving an average car 3.7kms. Or the same as using half a litre of petrol in your car, or making 16 cups of tea.
Individuals and small businesses often believe they are powerless against climate change, but they have the potential to be powerful if they have guidance. These businesses make up a significant portion of the landscape and contribute to a significant amount of pollution.
By turning their contribution into a positive one, the impact can be huge. Technology can be used to help individuals and businesses understand the impact of their spending decisions and take actions to reduce that impact.
Learn more about this carbon footprint methodology and the data that we use via Cogo's help centre.
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