Resources for Businesses

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the UK economy — and they also account for 44% of the UK’s non-household carbon emissions. This puts local businesses in a powerful position to lead meaningful climate action.

Whether you’re a sole trader, a growing startup, or an established company, there are practical steps you can take to measure, manage, and reduce your environmental impact. Reducing emissions isn’t just good for the planet — it can also cut your energy costs, strengthen your brand, and future-proof your business against rising regulation and consumer demand for sustainability.

In the information below, you’ll find tools to calculate your business’s carbon footprint, discover funding and support available locally, and explore easy actions you can start taking today to make your business more sustainable.

Now is the time to calculate your business carbon emissions!

Why is it important? Once you know how much your business is emitting, you can identify areas to reduce it, which can save you money long-term. Sign up and use this tool: Sign up | Business Carbon Calculator (normative.io). For information on how the calculator works and to find out what else you can do, visit: Start measuring - SME Climate Hub.

Now is the time to reduce your business carbon emissions!

The British Chambers of Commerce have a really useful guide for the ten things you can do right away to lower business carbon footprints: like making changes to your business travel routines, to a Green Energy tariff.

Check out EDDC's Business & Economy Bulletin

For information on funding & grants, courses and workshops, awards and more, visit: Business & Economy Bulletin

Find out about decarbonisation support for businesses, East Devon Business Centre where you can hire conference spaces, get support, and more: Business and investment - East Devon

Once signed up, you’ll get a free toolkit and business dashboard that will help you to identify and remove singles plastics from your business.