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Guides and tools
Practical answers to the questions people ask most when they are first handed sustainability, and tools to do the work. Each one is drawn from the book and links to the free template that goes with it.
Tools
- Free toolCarbon calculatorTurn a year of bills into a first carbon footprint using the UK Government's 2026 factors, with a rough supply chain estimate.Open the calculator
- Free toolWhich rules apply to me?Answer a few plain questions and see which UK carbon and sustainability rules probably apply to you, and when.Open the tool
- Free toolClimate risk scorerScore your climate risks for today and 2050, see them on a colour-coded matrix, and copy the results into a report.Open the tool
Guides
- For suppliersDo you need a Carbon Reduction Plan?Who asks for one, what it must contain under PPN 006 and the NHS rules, and how to write your first from a year of bills.Read the guide
- MeasuringScope 1, 2 and 3 emissions in plain EnglishWhat the three scopes mean, why Scope 3 is usually the biggest, and a three-step way to measure it without a consultant.Read the guide
- Getting startedYour first 90 days as a sustainability leadYour first week, a sponsor, the data, one early win and a one-page report to leaders at day 90.Read the guide
- AdaptingHow to start adapting to a changing climateA climate risk assessment in an afternoon: who to invite, four questions, a scoring scale and where to put the results.Read the guide
- Update, June 2026 factorsThe 2026 conversion factors: what changedThe electricity factor fell by 26%. What changed, why, and how to report it without claiming credit you have not earned.Read the guide
Reference
- ReferenceKey dates for your diary, 2026 to 2028The carbon, reporting and recycling deadlines coming up, and the ones that come round every year.Have a look
- ReferenceSustainability jargon in plain EnglishPlain-English meanings for the terms that confuse newcomers, from CO2e and net zero to Scope 3 and well-to-tank.Have a look
The book is out in early 2027
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