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.

Community Interest Company, Climate Acton North, has marked its five-year anniversary by staging an Eco Fest, which also celebrated its corporate sponsorship deal with Dalton Park Outlet Shopping Destination.

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.

The UK Government is committed to reducing the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 100 percent by 2050, compared to 1990 levels.

This target is known as net zero and moving to a net zero carbon economy is now set in UK law. Most big firms will be forced to show how they intend to hit these targets, under proposed Treasury regulations.

Screen time has never been higher. With streaming now more popular than ever and social media an inevitable part of our daily lives, we spend more time than ever using electrical devices, which all contributes to our digital carbon footprint.

A networking group designed to champion the necessary changes to halt the climate crisis within the business community has grown rapidly within less than a year of launch, attracting the interest of over 90 members.