Do you work for a small or medium-sized business in Southwark?

Are you ready to join a community of local businesses who are reducing carbon and cutting costs?

Businesses like yours keep our streets vibrant and our communities thriving. SMEs are the backbone of the economy, and together, you hold the power to lead the transition to net zero.

The Southwark Climate Collective has been working with local SMEs to support a thriving green economy. Better Bankside has supported the Southwark Climate Collective in designing proven strategies and real-world case studies that offer valuable insights for businesses looking to make long-term environmental impact. Learn how Southwark businesses did it and how you can too!

Energy

Reduce energy consumption by 10%

Waste

Increase recycling rates by 10%

Freight

Reduce delivery & servicing visits by 10%

Supply Chains

Reduce carbon emissions from supply chain by 3%

This programme celebrates the diversity of businesses in Southwark, engaging with a range of sectors, ethnicities, sexualities and abilities.

A journey to a greener future

The project has supported 150 Southwark based businesses to reduce their carbon emissions. This is how they did it.

Step 1 - Focus area

Businesses chose a workstream to focus on –from energy, freight, waste or supply chains.

Step 2 - Audits & recommendations

Audits were carried out by our expert technical partners, helping to identify potential changes businesses could make – big or small.

Step 3 - Training and support

Businesses were offered training sessions, data dashboards and workshops all geared towards supporting them to decarbonise their organisation, now and in the future.

Step 4 - Networking

Businesses were encouraged to join sessions where they could learn from each other and tackle similar decarbonisation challenges together.

Step 5 - Celebrate

SMEs involved in the project were celebrated by the Mayor of London, becoming Southwark Climate Champions and recognised as leaders in taking action on climate change.

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