About
Zero Carbon Business is a platform for advice on net zero for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It is a shared endeavour of the UK’s main business organisations, energy networks, high street banks and professional bodies.
The wider aims of the Zero Carbon Business coalition are to collaborate to:
- understand the needs, barriers and opportunities for SMEs in decarbonisation of the economy
- prioritise shared investment in, and coordinate the development of, content and tools that meet SME needs for use on the zero carbon business platform or more widely
- develop a shared strategy for engaging with the SME community
The coalition is managed by the Broadway Initiative.
Members of the coalition include:
- Federation of Small Businesses
- British Chambers of Commerce
- CBI
- IoD
- Make UK
- IEMA
- Northern Powergrid
- Western Power Distribution
- Electricity North West
- HSBC
- NatWest
- British Independent Retailers Association
- British Retail Consortium
- Home Builders Federation
- Food and Drink Federation
- UKHospitality
Expert advice is provided with the help of Chambers Low Carbon and the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.
The digital service is being developed by Llibertat.