Jargon Buster – Navigating Net Zero
When navigating your journey to net zero, it can be daunting as a small business owner trying to make a difference. With environmental practices becoming more sought after, it’s important to understand how you can apply them too. The sustainability world is often littered with confusing jargon that may leave you scratching your head. We thought it would be helpful to take a step back and deep dive into demystifying net zero and its surrounding terminology, providing a handy guide for those keen to reduce their carbon footprint.
Exploring Our Tree Planting Scheme
As you may have seen, we’ve recently launched our new Tree Planting Scheme in collaboration with Ecologi. We’re hopeful that the initiative will help you feel empowered to choose a greener energy tariff and contribute to reforestation efforts across the globe in the battle against the climate crisis. This blog explores just how the scheme will work and what you can do to get involved.
Jargon Buster – MPAN & MPRN Numbers Explained
As an energy consumer, you may often come across a number of confusing acronyms. Top of the list will likely be MPAN and MPRN when dealing with your electricity and gas supply. These are unique identifiers for your energy supply and play an important role in the delivery of services throughout the industry. They are used by multiple parties across a variety of network systems to locate and manage the billing of your supply type. In this blog, we will shed light on MPAN and MPRN numbers, talking through their significance and explaining where to find them.
Launching Our Tree Planting Scheme
We’re proud to announce the launch of our new Tree Planting Scheme, in partnership with Ecologi. The purpose is to promote sustainability and environmental responsibility within our stakeholder group, empowering customers, brokers and employees to reduce global carbon emissions. The scheme will harmonise with our renewable energy offering and encourage the UK small business community to contribute to the climate change agenda. We hope you share our excitement on what is just the beginning of this journey. Please read this article to find out more.
Sustainable Solutions – Plastic Alternatives for Small Businesses
Taking climate action to protect our environment is more important than ever and the negative impact of plastic on our ecosystems cannot be ignored. Small businesses can make a difference in creating positive change by adopting sustainable practices and reducing their plastic usage. As a business owner, you can make a difference by implementing plastic alternatives in the day-to-day running of your company. In this blog, we’ll explore eco-friendly options that can help your business thrive while reducing its environmental footprint.
Why choose a renewable energy supply?
Choosing the right energy product can be a challenge, especially as there are so many factors to consider nowadays. Sustainability is fast becoming a priority with decision makers, and a recent Aldermore survey showed that 53% of SMEs invested in sustainability initiatives in 2022. Opting for a renewable energy supply is one of the easiest ways to achieve this and can go a long way to enhancing your value proposition with customers, partners, and staff alike.
A Guide to Moving Business Premises
Changing the location of your premises could provide you with a new lease of life by creating customer excitement, generating new sales and supporting overall business growth. It can also motivate employees by providing an improved work space for them to engage in. So if you’re thinking of moving premises or are in the process of doing so, we’ve compiled some of the important things to consider, along with a checklist that will help to ensure a smooth transition for your energy supply.
SmartestEnergy’s Making the Switch to a New Brand Identity
As a valued customer, we wanted to let you know that we have officially launched our new brand identity! Having evolved as part of the SmartestEnergy Group to be a business with global reach, with a collective and clear vision for the future; we’re pleased to introduce you to our new look, and the inspiration behind it.
Carbon Monoxide Safety Explained
Carbon monoxide poisoning can be life-threatening, known as the ‘silent killer’ due to it’s invisible, odourless, and tasteless properties. This means you can’t hear, see, smell nor taste it. This makes identifying and preventing leaks vital. Within this article, we will divulge into what carbon monoxide is, how to spot a leak, symptoms of CO poisoning, and how to buy and maintain a CO detector.
How To Save Energy This Festive Season
Christmas is a time of excitement, intense sales activity, rewarding customer loyalty, thanking staff with a party or two, and hopefully some well-deserved time off for all. With the cold and darker nights, celebrations, and let’s not forget the decorative lighting, it’s also a time of year when energy costs tend to be higher than others. Here are some methods to help lower these costs and encourage some simple changes to habits that over time can reduce your business energy usage.