Climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our time. This guide explains the fundamental science behind it, why it’s important for SMEs, and the vital role they can play in tackling it.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed and are appropriate for all SMEs.

Remote working has become a core part of how many SMEs operate. This guide outlines practical steps SMEs can take to maximize the climate benefits of remote work.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed and are appropriate for all SMEs.

Use this guide to identify which climate policy can help your business thrive and take simple, strategic steps to join with others and make your perspective heard by policymakers.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed and are appropriate for all SMEs.

Establishing a climate governance structure and strategy is essential for SMEs to manage their sustainability efforts effectively. Without a clear division of responsibilities, companies risk missing out on opportunities or demands from customers and suppliers. This guide outlines how SMEs can approach setting up climate governance within your organization and developing a comprehensive climate strategy.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed, and are appropriate for all SMEs.

This guide explains how to approach your organization’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory, or carbon emissions. Understanding your emissions is essential for planning effective reduction strategies and meeting stakeholder expectations.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed and are appropriate for all SMEs.

This guide outlines how to set emissions reduction targets that help keep global temperature rise below 1.5°C. Establishing targets aligned with these standards demonstrates a company’s commitment to reducing its emissions and provides a structured framework for its climate action.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed, and are appropriate for all SMEs.

Around 40% of global energy-related emissions come from buildings, and 60% of office building emissions come from energy use, making it a priority to address. This guide focuses on steps to lower office building emissions, including those from lighting, heating, cooling, waste, paper, printing, and appliances.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed, and are appropriate for all SMEs.

This guide walks you through the steps needed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from your IT and data equipment, including devices like phones, computers, servers, and printers that are often found in offices.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed, and are appropriate for all SMEs.

Effective waste management in your buildings not only helps reduce environmental impact but also promotes a sustainable workplace culture and can lead to cost savings. By assessing waste, developing reduction strategies, enhancing recycling and composting efforts, engaging employees, and monitoring progress, SMEs significantly reduce their waste as well as costs. This guide focuses on buildings such as office buildings or stores, and does not include industrial waste.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed, and are appropriate for all SMEs.

This guide explains how to lower greenhouse gas emissions from commuting—the transportation of employees between their homes and workplaces.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed and are appropriate for all SMEs.

Business travel emissions vary by company. This guide explains how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from business travel, which applies to all sectors.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed and are appropriate for all SMEs.

This guide outlines how to transition to renewable energy sources. It focuses on electricity, but you should also consider other types of energy use – such as heating, cooling, and steam – depending on the nature of your business.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed, and are appropriate for all SMEs.

This guide introduces the key considerations and steps involved in setting up renewable energy capacity at your organisation’s office or factory. If you don’t own your building or factory, encourage your landlord to follow these steps instead.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed, and are appropriate for all SMEs.

The shipping sector is responsible for eight percent of global carbon emissions. There are already solutions that companies can implement to dramatically lower these emissions. This guide covers how to reduce emissions from shipping and goods transportation.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed and are appropriate for all SMEs.

This guide offers a step-by-step approach to collaborating with your suppliers to lower emissions in your value chain. It provides a framework which encourages suppliers to take action against climate change. Follow the steps in order or start with actions that are easiest to implement in the short-term.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed and are appropriate for all SMEs.

In the face of climate change and environmental degradation, businesses must transition to sustainable practices. A circular economy offers a promising solution, focusing on reducing emissions and minimizing negative impacts on nature by rethinking material use throughout the value chain. This guide, based on the principles outlined in the Circular Action Guide, aims to provide material-intense small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with practical steps to embrace circularity, contributing to global sustainability goals and enhancing long-term profitability.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed, and are appropriate for all SMEs.

To limit global temperature rise to 1.5℃ we must rapidly reduce emissions and protect and restore nature. This short guide will cover actions you can take to address your impact on nature within your value chain, beyond your value chain, and how to communicate and report on these efforts.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed, and are appropriate for all SMEs.

Climate change poses significant risks to businesses, especially SMEs that may have fewer resources to adapt and respond. Understanding these risks is crucial for developing strategies to mitigate them and ensure long-term sustainability. Understanding climate risk is not just about protecting your business from potential harm but also about identifying new opportunities in a transitioning world. By proactively managing these risks, you can ensure the long-term resilience of your business.

This guide will help you identify, assess, and manage climate risks, focusing on both physical risks (such as extreme weather events) and transition risks (such as regulatory changes and market shifts).

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed, and are appropriate for all SMEs.

Use this guide to identify which climate policy can help your business thrive and take simple, strategic steps to join with others and make your perspective heard by policymakers.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed and are appropriate for all SMEs.

Remote working has become a core part of how many SMEs operate. This guide outlines practical steps SMEs can take to maximize the climate benefits of remote work.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed and are appropriate for all SMEs.

Climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our time. This guide explains the fundamental science behind it, why it’s important for SMEs, and the vital role they can play in tackling it.

Our Action Guides focus on simplicity and speed and are appropriate for all SMEs.