Sunderland entrepreneurs commit to sustainability targets with support from Climate Action North. Green White Sice Ltd recently launched the UNIO Workstation, billed as the most radical change in workspace design this century.

Companies of all types and sizes are being called upon to tackle their emissions and commit to net zero.

Taking action to become net zero will bring many benefits to a small business including improving resilience and competitiveness, while reducing costs and encouraging investment and attracting new customers.

Climate Action North has secured a contract to drive forward decarbonisation plans at the North East BIC in Sunderland and set them firmly on the road to achieving Net Zero.

Hundreds of public sector organisations have acknowledged it’s an emergency situation; businesses need to follow suit and acknowledge the key role they will have to play if we are to avert the impending climate catastrophe.

The Business Action Toolkit can be used by businesses in any location and is specifically aimed at small to medium-sized enterprises, which account for 99.9 percent of the UK business population.

The award-winning social enterprise has pledged to help the region’s companies take climate action after joining the North East England Chamber of Commerce.

An official declaration of climate emergency puts a government on a “wartime mobilisation” that places climate change at the centre of policy and planning decisions. But it’s not just governments and public organisations that can declare a climate emergency; businesses can too.

Stay optimistic and carry on is the message from Climate Action North as COP26 negotiations enter their second week.