We are proud to announce that Bryt Energy has been accredited as a Silver Carbon Literate Organisation, making us the first renewable electricity supplier globally to become Carbon Literate. This milestone demonstrates our commitment towards tackling climate change, reducing our organisational carbon footprint, and empowering our team with the knowledge to create positive change. The energy sector continues to be a major contributor to the UK’s carbon emissions, so it’s essential for us to take a leading position in driving forward change in this industry.
As a supplier of zero carbon, 100% renewable electricity*, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. We are always looking for more ways to embed our sustainability values in every corner of our business, which is why we engaged with Carbon Literacy in 2024. Carbon Literacy training provided a course for our team that covered the causes and impacts of climate change, the key role of renewable energy in decarbonisation, and the actions we can all take to reduce carbon emissions. We were able to customise the course to include how our purpose and sustainability strategy fit within the broader approach to tackling climate change, and the important part our industry has in driving change.
The Carbon Literacy programme has four tiers of accreditation – Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. We achieved our Silver accreditation by having a significant portion of our workforce certified as Carbon Literate and have committed to embedding our learnings across the business by continuing to train our employees and advocate for climate education, inside and outside our organisation. So far, we have trained over 100 of our employees across 18 teams – and in total 60% of our employees are now certified as Carbon Literate.
This is one of the many steps we have taken as part of our wider commitment to being a truly sustainable and responsible business, as outlined in our Bryt by Nature framework. Our sustainable business report, Bryt by Nature, documents our progress in our sustainability journey, year-on-year. Carbon Literacy training is just one part of our wider employee engagement strategy for sustainability, which also includes benefits such as our Climate Perks scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, Electric Vehicle (EV) Salary Sacrifice scheme, and our partnership with National Express – all of which encourage low carbon, sustainable travel.
We feel that Carbon Literacy training has given our employees the chance to become even more connected to our purpose, and to fully understand the importance of our sustainability strategy. We hope the training will continue to inspire climate action and encourage them to share their knowledge with others.
“We are passionate about making sure our employees have the resources to create long-lasting change and carry forward our purpose, as every one of us has agency and a role to play in tackling the climate crisis. We look forward to continuing our Carbon Literacy journey into the future.” – David Taylor, Sales and Marketing Director
Dave Coleman, Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Carbon Literacy Project, said:
“By becoming a Silver accredited Carbon Literate Organisation, Bryt Energy has demonstrated its commitment to genuine climate action and the building of a low carbon future for us all. With the energy supply sector currently remaining one of the biggest sources of carbon emissions in the UK, it is encouraging to see Bryt Energy delivering such a positive example of sustainability leadership.”
To find out more about our experience in delivering Carbon Literacy training to our team, read our blog, here.
*Please visit https://www.brytenergy.co.uk/100-renewable-electricity/ for more information on our products and services.