Measuring your business carbon footprint

There are a number of online foot-printing tools available to different sized businesses. Some are UK based and some have been designed by international companies. Some also offer the opportunity to off-set your carbon emissions. You can read more about carbon footprints on the FSB's website.

UK based calculators

The Carbon Trust have designed a free carbon footprint calculator for UK based small and medium-sized businesses. It takes into account 12 months worth of fuel and energy consumption. The Carbon Trust was set up in 2001 by the UK Government. You can find out more on their website.

Carbon Footprint™ are a UK based company which have a carbon footprint calculator for small businesses, covering buildings and transport. You can read more on their website.

Low Carbon Dorset have created a Carbon Footprint Toolkit allowing you to calculate your businesses carbon footprint using the readings from the major sources of emissions from your business, such as electricity, gas, fuel and waste.