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Companies face a constant challenge to stay competitive, exploit new trends in customer demand, and to innovate service offerings.

For many companies in the business and professional services sector carbon accounting or carbon footprinting is now firmly embedded in the annual reporting process. Systematic and efficient ways of managing and reducing emissions are less well-integrated, and many companies are failing to exploit new policy, legislation and customer demand in this area.

How do you innovate service offerings to exploit new customer demand, while reducing energy costs and emissions?

Verco advises clients on the requirements and benefits of emerging national regulation and international policy. We have been helping companies to exploit market changes for over 20 years. We have an in-depth understanding of regulatory frameworks that promote energy efficiency and the adoption of clean technologies, and we are industry leaders in implementing carbon management systems and business process change.

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PureCircle
PureCircle

PureCircle published that its high purity stevia sweeteners have a carbon footprint that is as much as 82% lower and a water footprint that is as much as 97% lower than other publicly available sweetener benchmarks

Shell Springboard competition
Shell Springboard competition

Verco has supported Shell UK’s Springboard competition every year since its launch in 2005

Royal Mail Group
Royal Mail Group

Camco Advisory Services Ltd (CAS) worked with Royal Mail Group on a number of aspects of their Group Carbon Management Programme, ranging from technical work developing carbon-related performance indicators and a carbon calculator for transport, through to more strategic advice on carbon management goals, alternate vehicles and assessing potential for building-integrated renewables.

BBC carbon management scoping study
BBC carbon management scoping study

We undertook a carbon management scoping study for the BBC, co-funded by the Carbon Trust.

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Implications of the government’s new greenhouse gas reporting rules for listed companies
Andrew Prosser, Head of Environmental Governance & Corporate Reporting at Verco, considers the implications of the government’s new greenhouse gas reporting rules for listed companies in an interview for Accountancy Live

7th May 2013

Verco shortlisted for two Business Green leaders awards 2013
Verco has been shortlisted as Consultancy of the Year and Paul Stepan, Verco’s Head of Policy, as Young Sustainability Executive of the Year in the Business Green Leaders Awards 2013

22nd April 2013

Greenhouse gas reporting: the government’s new rules
Andrew Prosser, head of Environmental Governance & Corporate Reporting at Verco, considers the implications of the government’s new greenhouse gas reporting rules for listed companies

11th April 2013

A carbon-based perspective on the evolution of company reporting
Verco Financial Analyst Robert Bartosik recently contributed to an article by publication Financial Director on the evolution of company reporting and the implications of mandatory greenhouse gas reporting legislation

5th April 2013

Andrew Prosser comments on anticipated delays to mandatory greenhouse gas reporting legislation
Andrew Prosser was recently interviewed by AccountancyLive on the anticipated delay to the Government’s mandatory greenhouse gas reporting legislation.

5th April 2013

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28th March 2013

Verco’s carbon footprint for Accoya published online
The independent carbon footprint report for Accoya has been published and boosts the environmental credentials of Accoya wood

22nd March 2013

Mandatory Reporting Presentation for the Quoted Companies Alliance
Andrew Prosser, Head of Environmental Governance and Corporate Reporting at Verco, presented to the Quoted Companies Alliance on the implications of mandatory carbon reporting requirements

22nd March 2013

Verco analysis - CRC participants reduce emissions by 8%
The Government’s CRC league table was published at the end of February. Paul Stepan, whose analysis was featured by leading industry publication 2degrees, summarises the findings

27th February 2013

Electricity Demand Reduction: Verco’s consultation response
Verco submitted a response to the Electricity Demand Reduction: consultation on options to encourage permanent reductions in electricity use

14th February 2013

Sustainable Agriculture in a Changing Climate reforestation project
The project has been designed to deliver positive climate change impacts by promoting afforestation and reforestation activities in the project area

12th February 2013

Autumn Statement 2012 – CRC stays and gas fired energy support increased
Overall the autumn statement had few major energy and carbon announcements. The key points related to subsidy for gas fired power stations and the retention of the CRC.

7th December 2012

Verco’s London team have moved ...
On the 8th October, Verco London moved in to our newly refurbished office space on Palace Street, Victoria.

8th October 2012

UK Government introduces mandatory carbon reporting for quoted companies
In line with Verco’s recommendations through the consultation last year, the UK Government has decided to introduce regulations to require quoted companies to report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the directors’ report of company annual reports.

22nd June 2012

Summary of updates to the Green Deal policy on 11 June 2012
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12th June 2012

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23rd May 2012

Verco can help your business score highly on the Carbon Disclosure Project
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27th April 2012

Verco’s approach to planning renewables given the thumbs up by climate change coalition
Verco’s recent analysis which supported the establishment of the Cambridgeshire Renewable Infrastructure Framework was cited as an example of good practice for the delivery of low carbon energy and renewables by the Planning and Climate Change Coalition (PCCC).

26th April 2012

Market Leading Energy and Carbon Specialists Rebrand as Verco
Today one of the UK’s most successful teams of energy and carbon advisory specialists re-launched under the name Verco.

23rd April 2012

The Energy Bill revolution begins

Ground-breaking research by Camco Advisory Services for the Energy Bill revolution campaign shows that the recycling of carbon revenues into domestic energy efficiency could quadruple the carbon emissions savings and number of jobs supported in the building sector compared with the Green Deal and ECO alone

26th February 2012

Report lists Camco Advisory Services as leading advisor

A recent market analysis report on Sustainability Business Consulting by Verdantix has listed Camco Advisory Services Limited (CAS) as one of 6 market leaders in its field.

7th December 2011

Camco Advisory Services to run free webinar on CRC

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6th September 2011

CRC - lessons learnt and next steps

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) has completed its first scheme year with audited annual and footprint reports submitted at the end of July. Camco’s CRC team have been working with a large and diverse portfolio of clients over the last three years covering all sectors affected by the policy.

5th September 2011

CRC - Camco’s clients meet CRC reporting milestone

Camco has been working with clients to meet their recent submission deadline under the CRC, a UK cap and trade scheme

31st August 2011

Camco Advisory Service’s client survey results

CAS has conducted a survey of our UK-based clients.

11th August 2011

Camco Advisory Services is accredited consultancy partner to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

This means that we are able to help you with your CDP reporting requirement and improve your ratings

15th April 2011

CDP accredited provider