The City of London Corporation was approached by a number of
City based institutions and asked to develop a programme that would
enable them to demonstrate their commitment to tackling climate
change. In response, we have developed the City Climate Pledge.
The City Climate Pledge is a new initiative by the City of London
Corporation, in partnership with
Pure the Clean Planet Trust and
BRE, which aims to encourage firms to take a
responsible attitude to managing their carbon emissions.
The firms who sign up to the pledge have agreed to measure their
carbon footprints, and to manage them through energy efficiency
measures. Our partner BRE can provide advice and guidance to
improve energy efficiency and make greater use of energy-efficient
techniques.
Signatories to the pledge have also agreed to offset
a proportion of their unavoidable emissions in accordance with
the UK Government’s proposed Code of Best Practice for Carbon
Offsetting. Our partner Pure The clean planet trust can
provide offsetting that meets the standards set out in the Code of
best practice.
All signatories to the pledge have agreed to publish their
carbon footprints and to monitor and report on progress in reducing
and offsetting them.
See a list of our signatories
Download the City Climate Pledge
flyer (4.16 MB)
Register your organisation with
sustainability@cityoflondon.gov.uk