Hidden energy savings: How accountancy firms can cut scope 2 emissions by 20%
Are sustainability goals out of reach? Hidden energy costs are holding you back.
Accountancy firms are under increasing pressure to prove their sustainability credentials. While investments in energy-efficient lighting and heating have reduced Scope 2 emissions, many firms are still struggling to meet targets.
So, what’s the next step? The answer might surprise you. A significant, yet often overlooked, energy drain is lurking within your office. Small plugged-in devices quietly consume power, increasing costs and inflating your carbon footprint.
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AI-powered energy management solutions can find and eliminate this hidden plug power drain to help you uncover energy and carbon savings.
Ready to tap into 20% energy savings? Discover five ways your firm can achieve its sustainability targets and significant cost savings.
1. Control plug power to lower scope 2 emissions
Even after implementing common energy-saving steps, small office devices like monitors, laptops, and heaters collectively waste significant energy—plug power makes up 40% of a commercial building’s energy use, with half of it wasted! An automated energy management system can help you take control of this overlooked consumption, eliminating wasted plug power to significantly cut energy costs and carbon emissions.
Find out how your firm can reduce hidden energy costs today.
2. Take the guesswork out of sustainability reporting
Reporting energy use and CO2 emissions is complex with stricter regulations like the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR), and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Many firms rely on estimated models to calculate their emissions, which can lead to inaccuracies and uncertainty.
Eliminate the guesswork with real-time, device-level data for precise energy and emissions measurements, ensuring accurate and reliable reporting. Report your sustainability metrics with confidence.
Learn more about how to simplify sustainability reporting.
3. Engage your employees in sustainability
Motivating a diverse workforce to save energy can be a challenge.
Unify your employees by making sustainability engaging and fun. A carbon reduction solution that uses an LED traffic light system, giving real-time feedback from the national grid's carbon intensity API, makes energy use clearly visible and encourages mindful behaviour.
You can even gamify sustainability and create friendly competitions between departments —or even pit yourself against your CEO—to see who can reduce the most energy and downsize your carbon footprint.
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4. Practice what you preach
Most accountancy firms offer sustainability services and guidance to their clients. But how credible is your advice if your own operations aren’t as green as they could be? Clients want partners who don’t just talk the talk but also demonstrate it in their own operations.
Implementing device-level energy management technology that produces immediate savings, demonstrates a genuine commitment to sustainability. It strengthens client relationships and boosts your reputation as a leader in the field.
5. ROI in 12-months to gain internal support
Sustainability initiatives often face budget and buy-in challenges. With an AI-driven plug power solution you can overcome these hurdles with a quick return on investment and immediate savings, unlike costly solutions like solar panels which can take years to demonstrate ROI.
Track your energy use and carbon emissions from day one, showcasing savings to stakeholders and securing support for further sustainability investments.
Unlock immediate savings and sustainability gains.
Act now for immediate results
It's time to stop neglecting hidden energy waste. With an automated energy and carbon reduction solution like measurable.energy, you can take immediate, impactful steps to reduce Scope 2 emissions while saving money.
You could see significant energy and carbon savings within four weeks.
Become a sustainability leader like PKF Francis Clark, who reduced their energy by 38% with our AI-powered technology.