The Carbon Reduction Commitment presents a number of benefits to organisations that fall within the scheme.

Brand and Marketing

With the carbon reduction commitment league tables being published each year, the media will have full access to the performance information of all organisations that fall within the scheme. As such, the best performing organisations will benefit from recognition of their achievements.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Carbon Reduction Commitment's 90 percent emissions rule, otherwse known as the 'flexible de minimis' rule, requires all particpants to account for at least 90% of their total carbon footprint emissions. The 90% rule aims to focus attention on the largest, and most cost effective, opportunities to reduce carbon emissions.

The 90% emissions rule can include all energy reported through the Climate Change Agreement, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, as well as all 'Core Sources' of non-transport energy consumption.

News Update - Important Changes to the CRC! - 20/10/2010