Our clients

Our clients are businesses, not-for-profits and public sector organisations that want to make a difference. Some examples of our clients, and the support we have given them, are below. Contact us if you want a full client list or more case studies.

FTSE 100 private equity firm 3i is committed to taking a leadership position on corporate social responsibility. They were the first in their sector to launch a dedicated CSR website and commit to being carbon neutral by 2010. Kevin Dunn, 3i’s Group Company Secretary and General Counsel believes that “It’s in hard times, not easy ones, that strong companies can pull ahead of the competition. By increasing our connectivity to the rest of the world, and by taking a sensible and authentic approach to corporate responsibility, 3i can enhance further its reputation as the private equity firm of choice.” Following on from an 11% reduction in emissions in 2008-09, the company expects to report further reductions in 2009-10, and have taken full responsibility for their remaining carbon footprint by retiring EU Allowances with Carbon Retirement.

Fallon, the ad agency behind Sony’s bouncing balls and Cadburys’ drumming gorilla, are working towards a comprehensive strategy on sustainability and developing a position as a thought leader within the communications industry. They chose Carbon Retirement to offset their unavoidable organisational emissions because the unquestionable nature of the reduction reflects this commitment to thought leadership. We are actively involved in the further development of Fallon’s sustainability strategy, with a focus on reducing emissions relating to ad production.

As well as being responsible for ensuring UK elections are fair and transparent, The Electoral Commission is taking responsibility for lowering its carbon footprint. They asked Carbon Retirement to validate and offset their remaining emissions in order to comply with the Department for Energy and Climate Change Quality Assurance Standard, the UK Government's accreditation for responsible voluntary carbon offsetting.

Wiles Greenworld office supplies, one of the Sunday Times’ Best Green Companies 2009, reduced emissions by 23% last year and is committed to at least a further 10% reduction in 2010. Rather than relying on annual footprint audits by a third party, Wiles Greenworld wanted to be able to measure and monitor emissions more regularly in-house. Carbon Retirement developed an easy-to-use bespoke carbon calculator, tailored to the Wiles Greenworld business. Staff now use readily-available data to report on quarterly emissions, giving more frequent feedback on the impact of carbon reduction projects and saving time and money come the annual footprint audit.

The Funding Network (TFN) is a group of socially-minded people who come together to support charities and social enterprises. TFN events bring these two groups together to catalyse social and environmental change. We made an impression when successfully pitching for funding at one of their events, and the network organisers decided to offset their emissions with us.

Green film-makers Nice and Serious ensure every decision the company makes – from who they bank with to the way they distribute their films – has the minimum possible impact on the environment. Carbon Retirement worked with Nice and Serious to develop the pioneering ‘Buy a film, save a tonne’ programme, which takes one EU allowance permanently out of circulation for every film they make.