Business and climate change

As the Council continues on its journey to carbon neutral, we will be sharing our experiences to encourage businesses in Darlington to take their own actions to reduce energy emissions and make the changes to a more resilient future.

We have produced a Business Resilience Manual, which sets out the kind of questions to ask and lists some tools and contacts to help.

Business Resilience Manual [pdf document]

Non-executive directors can join Chapter Zero[external link], a free network to engage and share experiences with other businesses. Free materials are also available to download from the Chapter Zero website.

For more information on which businesses need to report carbon emissions and what is covered by the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting regulations, please see the link below.

Environmental reporting guidelines [external link]

If you are a small or medium sized enterprise (SME), check out the SME Climate Hub [external link] and find like-minded businesses, who are making a commitment to tackle climate change.

And check out the UK Business Climate Hub [external link]

We are also pleased to be supporting the recently created North East of England Climate Coalition. This is England's first regional climate coalition and is open to organisations from all sectors to join.

For more information please see the new NEECCo website [external link]