In 2007 and 2008 the Centre for Sustainability Accounting has undertaken a number of projects on behalf of clients from the private and public sector. The following list is in alphabetical order.
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Bedfordshire County Council
Bedfordshire County Council committed itself to undertaking an in-depth examination and analysis of its own carbon footprint to set an example for both the community and its public and private sector partners. CenSA together with CAG Consultants undertook the detailed carbon footprint analysis and prepared a draft Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan for the Council. > download summary document
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Hamson Partnership
This project explored one of the key issues related to climate change: achieving low greenhouse gas emissions in the housing sector. The comparative carbon footprint analysis of on-site construction and an off-site manufactured house provides an understanding of the carbon footprint from house building (the production of materials used in construction) and the direct energy requirements of housing. > download report
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Highlands & Islands Enterprise
CenSA, in collaboration with SEI and ARUP, undertook an analysis of the carbon footprint and climate footprint of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Internal activities and external regional investment activities are distinguished by assessing expenditure for the financial year 2006/07 as well as on-site emissions. Archie Prentice, Sustainability and Environment Manager at HIE, said the report provided a comprehensive review of how Highlands and Islands Enterprise generated emissions: "Identifying the footprint generated by how we run the organisation, as well as the footprint of how we engage with customers is a pioneering approach that lets us see where to improve emissions performance of our operations and products". The results will help HIE to set up a Climate Change Action Plan, and an ongoing, quarterly monitoring of HIE's carbon footprint is under way. > download report
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Jordans Cereals
A complete carbon footprint analysis of Jordans Cereals was undertaken by CenSA, including all company operations, rather than just individual products within Jordans. Every item of expenditure has been taken into account for one financial year. This analysis, using the Bottomline3 software, is an industry first and provides information that is subsequently to be used in a corporate climate change action plan. [> report to client confidential]
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Scottish Agricultural College at the University of Edinburgh
The Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) commissioned four master dissertations investigating the Ecological Footprint of agricultural systems in Scotland and the internal operations of SAC itself. All studies used the Bottomline3 tool for their calculations. > download dissertation
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Scottish Parliament
Using Bottomline3, the carbon footprint (CF) and Ecological Footprint (EF) of the Scottish Parliament in the three areas energy, paper and waste was calculated for the financial years 2005/06 and 2006/07, as well as for targets set until 2008/09. A novel Hybrid Life-Cycle-Analysis approach has been employed which is described in the Methodology section of the project report. Large reductions in both CF and EF through a switch to green electricity supply in 2005 could be documented. The Scottish Parliament is on track to achieve its targets for the years up to 2008/09. > download report
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Sustainable Consumption and Production network (SCPnet)
The Stockholm Environment Institute in York undertook a Bottomline3 analysis of the resource productivity of five key economic sectors in the South West region of England: Transport Equipment manufacture, Motor Vehicle manufacture, Hotels and Catering services, Food and Drink manufacture and Business Services. The scoping study is a first attempt to estimate the environmental pressures from these economic sectors using the carbon footprint as a main indicator. Methane and nitrous oxide emissions were included for Hotels and Catering services, and Food and Drink production. The study identified potentials for improving resource efficiency in the chosen sectors, and also benchmarked the region’s sectors against their UK averages. > more information and report download
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Waverley Borough Council
CenSA is currently undertaking a comprehensive Ecological Footprint study of Waverley Borough Council. The work is in progress.
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WWF-UK, Panda House
A comprehensive Triple Bottom Line analysis of all operations of WWF-UK's headquarters in Godalming (Panda House) is currently carried out by CenSA, using the Bottomline3 software. The work is in progress.
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