Jessica Ferrow of Low Carbon South West explains the new direction of the WECC, why you should join and gives an update on upcoming events

2. What is WECC?
• A network of businesses, NGOs and public sector
organisations committed to reducing their carbon
emissions.
• Works like a fitness club – support & motivation!
• To become a member you must sign a declaration to
show your intent

3. Declaration

4. European Green Capital

5. Who is involved?

6. Reasons to join WECC
“Great events and good motivation to reduce”
“Local (non-London) forum”
“Tips on how staff can reduce energy consumption”
“A cost effective way to understanding what works and what doesn’t on Co2
saving”
“Being able to compare our business to similar
organisations”
“Benefitting from the knowledge and experience of much
larger organisations”

7. Reasons to join WECC continued
“Seeing what others are doing”
“Education, knowledge sharing”
Being involved in something 'official' makes our staff, suppliers
and customers take our requests more seriously!”
“Highlights the importance of carbon management to
internal and external stakeholders”
“Contact with similar people”
“Good motivation to do more”

8. Also...
• stay engaged and up to
date on local news
• collate some tangible data
for 2015
• Be in the running to win a
WECC carbon champion
award

9. What’s stopping you joining?
•
“We’re worried about the time commitment”
We say: Submitting readings needn’t be onerous, readings are only required annually
minimum and many companies already have this data to hand.
•
“Our company is going through a growth stage so our CO2 emissions are bound
to increase over the next two years”
We say: Data can be normalised in Energydeck against number of employees, floor space of
office etc. There will be different WECC Carbon Champion Award categories for different
types of business to reflect individual challenges. There is much scope to learn from other
organisations facing same challenges of matching growth and environmental sustainability.
•
“We’re already doing everything we can to be green”
That’s brilliant; but please don’t go quiet on us! Adding your name to the membership shows
your organisation values green business practice and enables WECC’s work to continue. Also
you will add your company’s voice to the discussion. Also, are you really doing everything?
There’s always more low hanging fruit! WECC helps you explore more options and see what
others are doing.

10. How to join
Simply sign and return a commitment
agreement. Find it all online:
www.westofenglandcarbonchallenge.org
Or speak to us!
wecc@lowcarbonsouthwest.co.uk
Twitter: @WECC_Co2

11. Next WECC Events
• 4th February 2014 - Buro Happold, Bath
• 2nd April 2014 - At-Bristol (sponsored by Gregg Latchams)
• Also we are gauging interest for
1) Energydeck Masterclass Sessions; and
2) Sustainability tours of Burges Salmon’s building (for small groups)
Email wecc@lowcarbonsouthwest.co.uk for more info

12. Questions?