Advice & support for SMEs
- Want to reduce your energy costs?
- Struggling to understand what Net Zero means for your organisation?
- Need support quantifying your carbon footprint?
- Or a Carbon Reduction Plan to support a tender submission?
- Want to know how your business can contribute to tackling climate change?
- Need help to meet the environmental requirements of council tenders?
Our team of expert and impartial advisors have already supported more than 1,000 businesses and community organisations throughout the region. Maybe we can help you, too?
Suffolk County Council suppliers – there is support available to help you meet Suffolk’s Environmental Ask.
Please fill out your details below if you are interested in receiving energy efficiency and net zero advice for your business or organisation and a Groundwork advisor will get back to you.
We can provide:
- Energy audits – highlighting actions to reduce energy bills and emissions
- Carbon footprint calculations – including Scope 3 emissions
- Decarbonisation plans – to support grant funding and tender submissions
- Support to meet environmental requirements of council tenders
- Support to reduce transport emissions
- Advice on grants and funding
- Help to develop sustainability policies
- Business case evaluations – including feasibility studies for renewable/ low energy installations
- Help with amplifying your sustainability messaging
- Staff engagement and behaviour change
- Technological and legislative updates
Contact our team
Tel: 01473 350 370
Email: suffolkbusinessadvisor@groundwork.org.uk
What our customers are saying about this service
“We found this site visit and audit report extremely helpful as it identified 63% GHG savings. Our Environment Group will be looking at staff behavioural changes and Carbon Literacy training as well as plans to replace the old heating system in our largest building” Allan Myatt, Ormiston Families
“What a superb piece to read and look at. We can now work on reducing the major areas of use regarding energy and emissions” Abigail Lord, One Sixth Form College
“Our net zero report was really useful, especially before we applied for a grant” Simon Weeks, Walpole Old Chapel
“This information will certainly accelerate our thinking!” Nick Pryke, Precision Marketing
“We wanted to reduce our energy costs and emissions and the audits we received helped us to decide which actions to focus on first” Phil Williams, Thurston Sixth
Our consultants are trusted by our clients to give independent and impartial advice and have an average satisfaction rating of 4.3 out of 5.
Who provides the service?
The consultancy is delivered by registered environmental charity Groundwork East providing impartial and expert advice in support of the Suffolk Climate Emergency Plan, the ambitious strategy driving Suffolk towards carbon neutrality by 2030.
The consultancy team are all qualified in environmental management and have extensive experience in delivering environmental support to small and medium businesses.
Take a look at some of the organisations we have supported
For more case studies visit: carboncharter.org/case-studies/
“Clear communication and quick responses”
“Professional, clear and easy to understand”
“ It was really helpful to receive this impartial advice as it can be so hard to know which options are the most appropriate for your site”