CARBON AUDITING CONSULTANCY SERVICE

Completing a carbon audit can have practical advantages for any farming business.

A carbon audit is an assessment of the emissions produced as a result of the farm’s operations alongside an assessment of the carbon sequestered by the woods, hedges, peatlands or soils on the holding.

Some potential benefits include cost savings, meeting processor compliance and achieving a higher product price. The UK has a national target to reach net zero by 2050, and the NFU have set an industry deadline for 2040, so it seems likely that in the future all farm businesses will be required to achieve net zero.

Summary Of Service

If you are successfully referred to the Carbon Auditing service following the initial on-farm business review, there are two different service packages that we can offer.

Half Day Service

Introduction to Carbon Auditing:

• A half day meeting with one of our carbon auditing specialists who will provide an in-depth introduction to the process of carbon auditing with the aim of preparing you to complete a carbon audit yourself using one of the online tools available.

Two Day Service

Basic Carbon Auditing:

• A carbon audit, completed by a GSC Grays carbon auditing specialist, using historic data compiled by you and we will also provide an action plan to take forward for the next year.

Additional Services

The following services are not covered by the FBAS scheme, but can be provided on a time charge basis:

Full Carbon Accounting Service

• A bespoke carbon auditing service to produce accurate and repeatable results following a twelve month period of monthly data collection, from which constructive recommendations can be drawn by our carbon auditing specialists. An action plan will be developed between you and the consultant.

• A range of auxiliary services from renewable energy advice to investment and production system appraisals to ensure that the results of your carbon audit can be applied to deliver the greatest environmental and economic benefits to your business.

Any additional work will be agreed with you prior to any work being undertaken.

WHO QUALIFIES FOR THE FREE SERVICE?

The FBAS service is available to all farmers and land managers, across all farming sectors, who receive BPS in the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the North Midlands. As such you MUST have an SBI number.

In addition, as you are only permitted to sign up to the services of one of DEFRA’s funded providers, if you have already given your SBI number to another service provider since October 2022 you are unfortunately not eligible to sign up to ours.

Request A Call Back

If you would like to discuss the FBAS service with one of our team, scan the QR code below to request a call back:

Scan the QR code below to sign up:

Or, visit www.gscgrays.co.uk/fbas-sign-up

03333 059 059 | FBAS@GSCGRAYS.CO.UK

“The loss of BPS is one of our greatest concerns. The free advice we received from GSC Grays has been a huge catalyst for conversation within the family business. We are now looking to make positive changes to the farm that will undoubtedly support us for years to come.”