Crewe firm partners with experts to reach net-zero carbon

Crewe outsourced customer communications provider Cymphony will be the UK’s first company in its field to reduce its carbon footprint to net-zero, it said.

Cymphony will be partnering with Carbon Footprint Ltd, who is seeking to help businesses like Cymphony reduce carbon emissions at source.

The organisation carries out independent annual audits of businesses’ carbon emissions, covering energy consumption, travel, emissions, and any other elements of their activities, which impact the amount of carbon they produce.

Cymphony has already off-set its 2020 carbon emissions by supporting carbon-reducing initiatives across the world.

The business will also be decreasing its energy consumption by installing motion-censored lights, for example, and will minimise single use plastics as well as operate a paperless office policy.

Cymphony is also pulling together an internal team, charged with identifying areas for improvement and will be educating staff to ensure they are aware of how their actions increase their footprint.

Tim Morris, Managing Director of Cymphony, said: “We’re delighted to be the first company in our field to commit to a net-zero carbon future and the first to partner with Carbon Footprint Ltd.

“For the future of our planet, it’s vital that all individuals, businesses and governments across the globe work towards the common goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

“As a business we are committed to decarbonising and supporting the UK government to reach its net zero emissions by 2050.

“By joining forces with Carbon Footprint Ltd, it will enable us to offset our carbon footprint – and we will achieve this through our environmental task force which will help us to reduce our impact on the environment by focussing on where we source our energy, energy efficiency, recycling and travel policies.

“For Cymphony, 2020 was a relatively good year for carbon emissions, with increased home working and far less travel meaning our emissions were much lower than we would have otherwise expected.

“Because of this, we took the opportunity to increase our offset an achieve net negative for the year; something we’re delighted to have been able to do.”

Director of Carbon Footprint Ltd, Dr Wendy Buckley, said: “As we emerge from the pandemic it’s vital for businesses to both offset emissions already caused and commit to reduce their carbon going forward to meet the global needs to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.”

For further information about Cymphony, please visit www.cymphony.co.uk