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At Good Energy, we exist to enable people to fight the climate crisis. We know that running our own business creates emissions, too, which is why we’re committed to measuring, reducing and, where we can’t yet eliminate them, addressing our environmental impact.
From reducing the footprint of our offices and supporting greener ways to travel, to setting science-based emissions targets and bringing our growing Services businesses into a single environmental management system, we’re continually looking for ways to work more sustainably.
Our progress has also been recognised through our B Corp Certification, which we achieved in 2024.
Swipe to see our highlights through the years.
Tracking our progress
We’ve been measuring and working to reduce our environmental impact for more than a decade. Here are some of the milestones along the way.
2027
B-corp recertification
We’ll undergo our next B Corp recertification, continuing to assess and improve our social and environmental performance.
2026
Expanding our Services business
In 2026, we acquired Low Energy Services, a commercial solar installer operating across Scotland and the North East of England. This further expanded the geographic reach and operational footprint of our solar installation business.
ISO 14001 accreditation for Good Energy Services
ISO14001 accreditation for Good Energy Services, which brought all of our acquisitions under one Environmental Management System to monitor and reduce all of the Services’ businesses environmental impact.
2024
Growing our solar installation services
We significantly expanded our solar installation operations through three further acquisitions:
JPS Renewable Energy in February 2024, expanding our solar installation coverage across London and the South East.
Amelio Enterprises in October 2024, extending our solar installation presence into the north of England.
Empower Energy in October 2024, strengthening our commercial solar installation capability nationwide.
As Good Energy’s Services businesses grew, so did the scope of our environmental reporting. Bringing additional operations, employees and vehicles into the Group increased the emissions included within our carbon footprint.
Carbon working group
We introduced a carbon working group to generate and implement new ideas to reduce our carbon footprint.
B Corp Certification
We achieved B Corp Certification with a score of 118.5.
2023
Expanding into solar installation
In June 2023, we acquired Wessex ECOEnergy, a solar and storage installer based in the South West. The business later became Good Energy Solar (South West).
The acquisition expanded our operational footprint and was another step in growing Good Energy from a renewable energy supplier into a wider clean energy services business.
Reducing our office footprint
We reduced our office space by 50%, helping to reduce energy consumption by 35%.
Expanding our carbon reporting
We introduced fleet emissions into our carbon calculations, giving us a more comprehensive view of our environmental impact as our business and Services operations grew.
2022
Joining the Science Based Targets initiative
We joined the Science Based Targets initiative and committed to reducing our emissions in line with climate science.
We also introduced monthly emissions reporting, helping us monitor our progress more closely and respond to changes more quickly.
Acquisition of Igloo Works
In December 2022, Good Energy acquired heat pump installation business Igloo Works, expanding our services into low-carbon heating.
As our business has grown through acquisitions, the scope of our carbon reporting has grown too, including emissions associated with a larger workforce, operations and fleet.
2016
EV charge points
Six dual charge points are installed in the Monkton Reach office car park, allowing employees commuting to the office to charge their EVs. We install three more in 2017.
Efficient office lighting
The entire lighting infrastructure across three floors of our office building is updated to LEDs.
Good Energy is certified as having an Environmental Management System that monitors and works to reduce the company’s environmental impact. This is internally audited every year and externally audited and re-certified every 3 years. Good Energy begins measuring its carbon footprint annually.
2018
Green Travel Allowance
Employees qualify for this if they travel sustainably to the office, i.e. walking, cycling, using public transport, car sharing or driving an EV.
Reducing our office space
Good Energy moves from having four to two office buildings, totalling four floors and measuring 2,373m2.
2019
Online learning: Clean Energy Awareness
All employees complete this training course when they join Good Energy, with modules including renewable generation, smart metering, the Feed-in Tariff, energy efficiency in the home and how we trade our energy.
2020
Moving to hybrid working
We support all employees to work fully from home during Covid 19, reducing emissions related to commuting. As restrictions ease, we shift to a combination of office and home working.
Hybrid Working Allowance
Our new allowance supports employees with home office equipment and utility bills.
Cutting down on paper
We move to a digital-first billing system, reducing paper consumption from 16.9 tonnes in 2019 (equivalent to 16.1 tonnes of CO2 emissions) to 4.1 tonnes in 2021 (3 tonnes of CO2 emissions).
2021
A smaller, greener office
We reduce our office space to just two floors of one building, measuring 1830m2.
Measuring home working carbon emissions
Our reduced office occupancy and emissions aren’t a true representation of our company emissions, so we begin measuring the electricity and heating required by employees whilst working at home.
Relaunching our Green Allowance
Employees can now claim our green allowance if they generate electricity at home, are a Good Energy customer or commute sustainably.
Our carbon reduction targets are in line with limiting global warming to below 1.5C.
Monthly emissions reporting helps us be more proactive with reacting to changes.
2023
50% reduction in our office space, helping us to reduce energy consumption by 35%
Introduced fleet emissions into our carbon calculations (emissions consequently increased 70% when compared with 2022)
2024
Introduction of a carbon working group tasked with generating new ideas to reduce our carbon footprint.
Achieved B Corp Certificationwith a score of 118.5 (you need to score at least 80 to become a B Corp).
2030
By the end of the decade, we hope to achieve our short-term emissions reductions targets under the Science Based Targets Initiative.
We’re B Corp certified
As one of the UK’s first purpose-led businesses, becoming a B Corp has been our ambition for a long time. And in 2024, we achieved that ambition – making us the only B Corp home energy supplier in the UK.
We’re also one of very few UK Listed B Corp companies – enabling anyone to buy shares in a company with a purpose.
We measure our greenhouse gas emissions using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, an internationally recognised standard for measuring and managing emissions.
Our emissions are divided into three scopes:
Scope 1 – Direct emissions, such as gas and refrigerants and fleet milage Scope 2 – Indirect emissions from electricity usage Scope 3 – Indirect emissions from activities such as travel and procurement.
Setting science-based targets
More than 4,000 businesses around the world are already voluntarily working with the Science Based Targets initiative – and we’re proud to be one of those organisations.
Emissions targets are considered ‘science-based’ if they are in-line with what the latest climate science deems necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement – limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.
Our chosen target
In March 2022, the Science Based Targets initiative approved Good Energy’s near-term science-based target of reducing emissions by 50% by 2030 (from a 2018 base year).
How will we reduce our emissions?
Having taken on over 100 new employees, engaging our employees with our sustainability strategy and emissions performance is a key focus for us this year
Developing a fleet strategy to reduce emissions from fuel consumption related to solar and heat pump installations, up until 2030.
Putting in place robust monitoring and carbon reduction targets for our solar installation businesses.
How do we offset residual emissions?
We offset the carbon emissions that we can’t yet avoid by investing in Gold Standard Projects that improve access to green energy around the world. Find out more about these projects here.
