Working together to deliver a low carbon future for Scotland
RBS sets long term commitment to reduce carbon emissions of business travel Travel undertaken by RBS staff currently accounts for 10% of the company’s total carbon footprint. It also brings a substantial cost to the business in terms of flights, trains, car hire and subsistence expenses, not to mention the time spent by employees travelling. RBS is committed to reducing the impact its business travel has on the environments, and as such, recently set a …
Background Young Scot is committed to delivering services to young people in the most effective and sustainable way as possible. To that end, in 2010, Young Scot set out to do an in depth review of its carbon emissions. This was done in partnership with Osbert Lancaster, an independent consultant facilitator for sustainability, together with two young people, who were recruited via the Green Business Partnership’s Environmental Placement Programme, an initiative which matches students with …
ScottishPower is one of the UK’s largest energy companies employing more than 8000 people across its generation, transmission, distribution and retail sectors. Since 2007, ScottishPower has been part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s top energy companies operating in over 40 countries and the world’s leading wind energy company with an installed capacity of over 14,000MW. ScottishPower is committed to integrating environmental sustainability into all aspects of its business through its investments in …
The Gleneagles Hotel is situated in 850 acres of beautiful countryside in the heart of Perthshire. The five star resort is a unique place to escape for business and pleasure. Whether you are playing golf on one of the three championship golf courses, enjoying a bike ride around our cycle tracks, or sitting by a loch enjoying a spot of trout fishing, you cannot fail to be amazed by the natural beauty of the setting. …
South Ayrshire Council, covering 472 square miles with a population of 112 097, is an ambitious council in terms of its climate change commitments. As a Scottish Local Authority, South Ayrshire Council is committed to taking action as a sign oratory of the Climate Change Declaration; in fact it was the first local authority in Scotland to sign in January 2007. This action is across areas such as leadership, reducing its own CO2 emissions, reducing the …
