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 06 September 2023 The rising energy market has presented many challenges for organisations, housing associations included. Increased energy costs can have a large impact on tenant service charges and securing the best price for energy has become a growing priority. Historically when it comes to securing an energy contract, some housing associations have chosen to […]

19 June 2023 The road to achieving carbon net zero targets might have just got that bit more challenging for many organisations. But why? Conversion factors are published by the UK Government each year and are used to convert energy use into greenhouse gas emissions. This data can then be used to report on an […]

24 March 2023 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) launched its latest report on the climate crisis earlier this week – and it makes for challenging reading. The AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023 summarises five years of reports on global temperature rises, fossil fuel emissions and climate impacts. Here are some of the main findings […]

21 March 2023 One of the useful measures contained in last Wednesday’s budget was confirmation that the current phase of Climate Change Agreements (CCA) will be extended for a further 2 years to March 2027. Climate Change Agreements were first established in the early 2000s after the introduction of the Climate Change Levy. Their purpose […]

03 March 2023 Our previous blog outlined the inevitability of climate change and global warming and the risks not only to the world’s financial system but also to individual organisations. Whilst that blog focused on the consequences of global warming and the reasons for burning less fossil fuels, it didn’t state the obvious, which is […]

27 February 2023 The EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier does not feature regularly in our blogs but his often quoted “The clock is ticking…” as the Brexit negotiations stalled is also true as the clock quickly ticks down on the time available to complete and submit this year’s ESOS report. In our earlier blog we […]

22 February 2023 Governmental and broader stakeholder pressure is inexorably increasing the pressure to deliver net zero, but some still seem to not fully understand the underpinning science or fully “buy-in” to the imperative for urgent action. We thought it was worthwhile re-stating the case and give some context as to why the adoption of […]

20 February 2023 Despite its many challenges the NHS remains the largest employer in the UK and accounts by some way the largest proportion of government spending. It spends tens of £billions each year through its supply chain and is a key customer for 1000s of companies. It is therefore little surprise that the Government […]

15 February 2023 Conversations with younger people will often quickly reveal an enthusiastic commitment to addressing climate change and achieving carbon net zero. Students equally have an expectation that their learning environment will live out their sustainability values. Education institutions also increasingly understand that demonstrating a clear commitment to net zero can be a factor […]

24 January 2023 Whilst ESOS (the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme) is a mandatory exercise for qualifying organisations, the clue is in the name – it is a significant opportunity for valuable improvements in energy efficiency and a useful route to reducing your energy consumption. For most organisations finding ways to reduce consumption has never been […]

07 September 2022 The team at Inenco have helped many of our clients to be protected from the worst of the impact of rocketing energy commodity prices we have all seen as a direct result of the Ukrainian conflict. However, we also know that we are often having to deliver less welcome news as we […]

12 August 2022 The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) has now been in place since 2014, with qualifying businesses required to report on their energy performance every four years. Now in its third four-year cycle, Phase 3 will come to an end on December 5th, 2023. Under the scheme, businesses of a certain size are […]