Join us on the
Zero CARBON Tour
Why Planet Mark?
We believe we must all work together to embrace sustainability. We work passionately with organisations to empower their people to halt the climate crisis and improve society in everything they do. And by working this way we will build a sustainable brighter future for us and our planet.
What is Planet Mark?
Planet Mark is a sustainability certification for every type of organisation, for real estate and for products. Our certification recognises continuous improvement, encourages action and builds an empowered community of like-minded individuals who make a world of difference.
Through our certification, we can help your business to strengthen your Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy and contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
How does it work?
We enable organisations and their people to positively transform society, the environment and the economy through measurement of their carbon and social data, using our unique three-step process: Measure, Engage and Communicate.
As a result of rigorous measurement, a commitment to improvement and engaging their stakeholders in the process, our members can communicate their progress with confidence, transparency and enthusiasm.
Our advisory services can also help your business to go beyond carbon measurement and reduction by supporting you to achieve net zero, Carbon Neutral or Climate Positive status.
We appreciate that Covid-19 has meant changes for your business. We have found ways to adapt your certification methodology to overcome these changes. You can find out more about our Covid-19 response here.
A unique process
Our robust three-step process to certification involves measuring our members’ impact, helping them to engage their staff to drive change; and giving our members the tools to communicate their progress.
Continuous improvement
Collective impact
Compliance reporting
The benefits
FAQ
What does a sustainability certification for business mean?
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The Planet Mark Business Certification is a recognised symbol of sustainability progress. It demonstrates a business’ commitment to measuring and reducing their carbon emissions, ultimately contributing to their environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The certification means that you can report your progress to stakeholders with confidence.
What are the sustainability requirements to achieve certification?
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You receive Planet Mark certification once carbon emissions have been verified. You can also choose to measure your social value as a more holistic view of your global impact. You are able to renew and retain your Planet Mark through quantifiable reductions of carbon emissions on an annual basis after year one.
What are the business benefits for holding a sustainability certification?
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A recognised sustainability certification gives businesses a competitive advantage and improves brand image. It can reduce costs and ultimately ensures a future-proofed business. It also helps to attract and retain talent as more employees are looking for ethically responsible workplaces. Combined, the benefits of holding a sustainability certification improves a business’ triple bottom line covering profit, people, and the planet. The regenerative economy will support and reward those organisations that truly contribute to society and the planet.
Can you help us to reach net zero?
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Yes, our ZeroBy30 programme goes beyond Planet Mark certification targets to setting absolute reduction goals to reach net zero carbon by 2030 through a transformational action plan.
What is social value?
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Social value is the net social and environmental benefits generated by an organisation to society through its corporate and community activities. These are reported as financial performance. You can choose to measure your social value contributions alongside carbon measurement through Planet Mark, revealing your full sustainability story. Measuring your social value contributes to a strengthened environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria which is critical to long-term competitive success.
How does a Planet Mark certification help with compliance reporting?
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A certification helps businesses to understand and integrate environmental standards into their wider sustainability strategy. Along with compliance to ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 requirements, our certification helps your business to contribute to nine UN SDGs and addressing 19 SDG targets. Measuring your carbon emissions along with your social value contributions can strengthen you ESG strategy.
Can you help with Carbon Neutral and Climate Positive commitments?
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Yes, as part of our advisory services we can support members to achieve Carbon Neutral status by offsetting any unavoidable emissions through projects around the world. To become Climate Positive, a holder must offset an additional 100% of emissions through Climate Positive projects.
Our commitment to change
There is no doubt, we are living in a seminal and historic moment in time. 2020 – 2030 was identified as the Decade of Action, a period when we would need to tackle the climate crisis and halt biodiversity loss. And then we were struck by Covid-19.
Never before have we had civilisation so engaged or had our society and economy so profoundly challenged. In this period of change, we have an opportunity to transform the way we live. The actions we take now will shape our present and our future.
Throughout 2021, Planet Mark will be embarking on a Zero Carbon Tour. Visiting our members up and down the country, as we make our way from the Eden Project in Cornwall to Glasgow for COP26, in one of the world’s first 100% electric coaches. Together, we can create a brighter future for us, our future generations, and fellow passengers on planet earth.
We hope you will join us.
