Carbon Reduce is a world-leading carbon emissions verification and reduction programme developed by New Zealand climate scientists to support businesses of all sizes to build best practice capability on carbon, achieve long term sustained carbon action and report scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions with confidence.
Developed by leading New Zealand climate scientists, Achilles Carbon Reduce is a practical and highly effective carbon footprint verification and reduction programme. Deeply rooted in the Tikanga Māori values of sustaining holistically and leaving permanent and rigorous climate science, Carbon Reduce enables your organisation to ensure its GHG emissions are independently verified and credible.
Achilles qualified, experienced and independent Auditors verify your carbon inventory in accordance with international standards like ISO 14064-1, ISO 14067 or PAS 2050. Achilles independent verification enables your business to credibly demonstrate you are managing climate change risk and carbon efficiency and attract investment and customers alike.
Measure and verify all emissions under ISO 14064- 1 and WRI GHG protocol including vehicles, business travel, fuel and electricity, paper, and waste, with the option to include all fifteen sub-categories of Scope 3 emissions. The Achilles annual surveillance cycle supports a journey of continual reduction to assist businesses to align with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C – the highest ambition of the Paris Agreement.
Since 2009, Carbon Reduce has been supporting businesses to achieve meaningful climate reduction. Through the application of science-based tools, guidance, actions, and evidence the Carbon Reduce programme provides a clearly defined pathway that enables Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to be collected, independently measured, targets to be set and strategies implemented to enable business emissions to be systematically reduced.
Carbon Reduce organisations achieve a world-leading average 30% emissions reductions within 4 years and 50% emission reduction within 6 years.
From drumbeat to heartbeat
“Achilles has supported the transformation of our sustainability efforts from a ‘drumbeat’ to a ‘heartbeat within our business.’ We’re proud of the 85% reduction so far and are committed to reaching operational net zero by 2030.” Graham Edgell, Group Director of Procurement & Sustainability.
Striving for ESG transparency
“Joining Achilles’ Carbon Reduce program has significantly enhanced our ESG transparency and sustainability practices. We now have a more robust and transparent approach to our carbon reduction.” Michaela Lindridge, Head of ESG.
Leading with innovation
“Achilles’ Carbon Reduce programme’ tools and expertise have empowered us to lead by example in the construction industry, embracing innovations that significantly reduce our carbon footprint.” Sinead Hickey, Head of Sustainability.
Carbon Reduce enables your business to make Carbon Reduction or Net Carbon Zero claims confidently to all stakeholders as well as showcase your achievements against ISO 14064-1 and PAS 2050 certification. Automate your ESOS, SECR and CDP carbon reporting with government emission factors inputted and calculated for you and access sustainable finance with credible and transparent reporting of your business impacts.
Carbon Reduce is proven to deliver financial savings of up to 20 per cent versus traditional solutions by enabling key carbon and financial cost areas such as energy, fuel and transport to be identified and best fit strategies for reductions to be implemented.
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With more than 15 years experience of working with organisations of all sizes across the world and its proven track record, Carbon Reduce provides a practical and scaleable solution to meeting your business’s carbon reduction goals – wherever your business is on its carbon reduction journey. Flexibility enables different approaches for different types of companies so that the best carbon management solutions can be put in place to manage each individual business’s carbon liabilities and challenges, maximising the opportunities for reductions.
Understand your carbon footprint
Gain clear insights into key areas for improvement and necessary actions.
Collaborate and improve performance
Learn from industry trends and enhance your performance through collaboration.
Demonstrate proactive climate action
Showcase your commitment to climate action with third-party verified GHG inventory compliance.
Save money
Reduce operational costs, including energy, fuel, and material expenses.
Save time and reduce complexity
Benefit from automated reporting with pre-calculated government emission factors.
Verify your baseline
Ensure accuracy and credibility with assessments from qualified, independent experts.
Achilles Carbon Reduce provides a science based carbon data capture and measurement mechanism, a practical set of tools for carbon reduction, and independent verification to keep you on a journey of continual reduction.
Achilles provides the tools to help measure all emissions under ISO 14064- 1 and WRI GHG protocol including vehicles, business travel, fuel and electricity, paper, and waste, with the option for companies to undertake full value chain of all fifteen sub-categories of Scope 3 emissions.
Achilles deploys its comprehensive science-based guidance, resources, tools, and templates to guide you through carbon reduction management planning and implementation to meet a 1.5 deg C target and achieve ISO14064-1 certification.
Achilles’ qualified independent ISO14066 GHG auditors will verify that the inventory is in accordance with international standards, ISO14064 part 1 and part 3 with the option for full ISO14064-1 Certification.
Companies have the option to offset unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions to become carbon neutral. Carbon credits allow individuals, organisations, and communities to balance the scales on the path to reduction, however, not all carbon offsets are considered equal. Achilles experts guide you through every step of carbon investment and offsetting to ensure that greenwash issues are avoided and the company’s Net Zero or Carbon reduction claims are robust and credible.
The Achilles process provides the independently verified data required to confidently report GHG assertions to comply with regulations and meet stakeholder disclosure requirements including SBTi, CDP and TCFD. The Achilles comprehensive Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Management Report specifies emissions inventory, management, and reduction plans and detailed GHG inventory. We also encourage companies to showcase their achievements with GHG audit or ISO 14064-1 certification.
The Achilles annual surveillance cycle supports a journey of continual carbon reduction to assist businesses to align with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C – the highest ambition of the Paris Agreement.
Achilles Carbon Reduce scheme designed to empower your business in your carbon reduction journey. It offers a comprehensive and transformative approach towards achieving sustainability targets – enabling organizations to take meaningful action, and contribute to a greener and more sustainable future.
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