Achieving carbon neutrality means taking responsibility for your business’s carbon footprint and making a tangible contribution to a low-carbon future. By investing in projects that offset emissions, you not only balance your impact but also support global efforts to combat climate change.
Synergy Carbon Neutral Standard
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What Does ‘Carbon Neutral’ Mean?
A business is carbon neutral when it balances its carbon footprint by investing in projects that reduce or remove an equivalent amount of carbon emissions whilst on its journey to net-zero.
This can involve supporting clean technologies or protecting natural habitats, helping drive the global transition to a more sustainable future.
Carbon Neutral vs. Net Zero: What’s the Difference?
Carbon Neutrality: Focuses on balancing emissions by offsetting them through projects like reforestation, renewable energy investments, or other verified initiatives. Businesses often combine offsets with efforts to reduce their own emissions. A company can be carbon neutral while still progressing toward net zero.
Net Zero: Prioritizes deep emissions cuts, aiming for a 90-95% reduction through operational changes, such as energy efficiency improvements or adopting clean technologies. Only unavoidable residual emissions are offset.
Key Takeaway: Carbon neutrality is an essential milestone on the journey to decarbonization and net zero.
Why Should Companies Strive for Carbon Neutrality?
Achieving net zero is a journey and a moving target, often influenced by operational or resource constraints and evolving innovations and technologies. Carbon neutrality serves as an important interim target, allowing companies to take meaningful climate action now while progressing toward net-zero. It provides a practical and impactful way for businesses to:
- Fund essential climate initiatives that may not otherwise occur.
- Support global emission reduction goals through verified offset projects.
- Demonstrate environmental leadership and inspiring others to do the same.
Steps to Becoming a Carbon-Neutral Business
Measure
Calculate your carbon footprint, including Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.
Reduce
Develop and implement a carbon reduction plan tailored to your business.
Offset
Invest in high-quality carbon reduction projects to balance your emissions.
Educate
Share your journey and the projects you support to inspire others.
SYNERGY ENTERPRISES
Carbon Neutral Standard
Our standard empowers businesses to back projects that drive verified climate action—reducing greenhouse gas emissions, restoring ecosystems, and supporting clean technologies.
Accurate Carbon Footprint
Your carbon inventory must be comprehensive and adhere to GHG Protocol standards.
It should include all Scope 1, 2, and significant (>5%) Scope 3 emissions and be reviewed by a certified GHG accounting professional within the last two years.
Clear GHG Reduction Targets
Set science-based reduction targets with a clear baseline and timeline (e.g., a 50% reduction by 2030 compared to 2015).
Leadership should formally adopt and publicly share these targets.
High-Quality Offset Projects
Offsets must meet best-practice criteria, including additionality, permanence, and no leakage.
We recognize projects verified by standards such as Gold Standard and VER+. We can review smaller local projects to ensure they meet these criteria.
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Contact Synergy Enterprises to learn more about our carbon-neutral standard and how we can help your business start its climate action journey.
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