NET ZERO CHAMPIONS
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ourteen Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce member businesses have come together to share their experience of acting on Net Zero by uniting under the umbrella group HERTS GO GREEN AND GROW. This sharing of information is intended to help other businesses across the county who recognise that they should be incorporating Net Zero action in their organisations and don’t know where to start or what might be possible.
Local businesses form innovative group to help Hertfordshire organisations achieve Net Zero Prominent Hertfordshire businesses have come together to create a cross-industry focus group to share their experience of acting on Net Zero and support others on their journey.
Colette Cooper Cariad Marketing
Simon Littlewood ESTU
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David Hawes CEO Net Zero International
Graham Pitts KGK Genix
Elena Lewendon Apsley Paper Trail Trust
Graham Fox Hillier Hopkins
Fiona Edwards JPA Workshops
Briege Leahy CEO, Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce
The need to act on new Net Zero reporting legislation is affecting all businesses. The UK became the first economy to pass a law to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. This, together with the emergence of many consultancies in this field, means organisations need help navigating a way through this complex potential minefield. How a business should act is a common question. The answer is often a combination of using external advisors and training your people – being able to discuss how much this might cost and what makes the most difference with other business leaders is what the focus group has been set up for.
Businesses joining the first focus group are: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Apsley Paper Trail Trust Boffin Lab CAE Technologies Cariad Marketing Croft Communications Ecoserve Estu Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce Hillier Hopkins JPA Workspaces KGK Genix Net Zero International Rothamsted Research SA Law
The spark for the idea of a focus group came from conversations between Fiona Edwards at JPA Workspaces (Inspiring Hertfordshire Awards Green Business of the Year 2022), Briege Leahy at the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce, Simon Littlewood at Estu and David Hawes at Net Zero International.
