GUIDANCE

Tools & Resources

To support your organisation in pledging to become Net Zero, a list of some free tools and resources to help guide you are included below.

If you require any further guidance, please feel free to get in contact with our team at pledgetonetzero@wsp.com.

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Pledge to Net Zero Detailed Guidance:

• Guidance for Signatories 

• Guidance for Calculating a Carbon Footprint and Setting a Target

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Webinars: 

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'A Guide to Pledging'

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'A Guide to Setting a Science-based Target'

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GHG Reporting Guidance:

• GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting & Reporting Standard 

• UK Government Environmental Reporting Guidelines

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Science-based Target Initiative (SBTi) Resources

• SBTi Target Setting Manual

• SBTi Criteria and Recommendations

• SBTi Target Setting Tool

• SBTi Guidelines and FAQs

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Calculating homeworking emissions

• Homeworking emissions whitepaper

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Advice from Signatories

Information on how some signatories have put the Pledge into practice and how they have overcome challenges can be found below for reference.

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• AECOM: Setting science-based targets for carbon emission reduction: five key considerations

• One Planet Solutions Ltd: How to set science-based targets for carbon reduction

• LUC (Land Use Consultants): LUC signs Pledge to Net Zero

• Energy Institute (EI): Energy Institute Embarks on Ambitious Net Zero Journey

• Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM): CIWM signs up to Pledge to Net Zero

• Optimise Energy: UK Pledge to Net Zero

'Lessons Learned & Best Practice From Pledge Signatories'