For Businesses

Why choose PECT?

PECT has an excellent reputation as a knowledgeable environmental organisation, helping individuals and businesses to become greener. We have worked in this field for a quarter of a century, and can offer a wealth of expertise. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff have all the skills needed to assist your organisation.

Choosing PECT for your eco business needs, means you’re helping contribute to our charitable work, and your money goes directly back into the community where it is most needed.

Our services

Investors in the Environment (iiE)

Run by PECT, the iiE scheme is designed to help organisations with their sustainability journeys through our innovative environmental management framework as an alternative to ISO 14001. We offer a cost-effective, fully supported, and rewarding experience to help your organisation make progress on reducing waste and other environmental harm, cutting carbon, and getting your teams involved with social projects.

We have worked with hundreds of UK-based organisations to help them start from anywhere and make improvements through sound environmental management principles and commitment to annual accreditation. Learn more about what we do and how we celebrate sustainability progress with our phased accreditation scheme.

What is IIE | Investors In The Environment

ESG & Net Zero consultancy

We offer outstanding services and expert advice to support organisations on their sustainability journeys. Our primary vehicle for support with ESG is the iiE programme, and we complement this programme with Enterprise-level packages to help your organisation make deeper more ambitious targets. Every business has unique circumstances, so get in touch with the team to have a friendly chat to discuss your goals and learn how we can help at [email protected].

COURSES & Training

We are a certified IEMA training centre and offer a range of courses that will help upskill and reskill your teams with the knowledge and solutions to progress your journeys. From eLearning for Green Champions to more in-depth qualifications, we have something for all learners. Find out and book on to our courses here: Training | Investors In The Environment (iie.uk.com)

We also welcome requests for bespoke and in-house training for a minimum of 6 learners. Get in touch at [email protected] to discuss your training requirements.

Energy and carbon reporting and management

We offer a range of solutions to help organisations with their environmental compliance, not only helping you to meet the required standards, but go beyond.

ESOS

The Energy Savings Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) is a compulsory energy assessment and energy savings identification scheme for large organisations (and their corporate groups) in the UK.

Phase 3 of the ESOS scheme applies to you if as of 31 December 2022 you:

employed 250 or more people
had an annual turnover in excess of £44 million, and an annual balance sheet total in excess of £38 million

You must take part in ESOS if your undertaking is part of a corporate group which includes another UK undertaking or UK establishment which meets these criteria.

The deadline for ESOS phase 3 is December 2023. Get in touch for our support in meeting your ESOS obligations.

SECR

The Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) requirements apply to all organisations that meet two or more of the following requirements must comply.

Turnover £36 million or more
Balance sheet total £18 million or more
250 employees or more

If you need to comply with SECR, we offer competitive packages as part of our Enterprise level memberships with Investors in the Environment. Find out more and get in touch with the team: Investors in the Environment (iiE) – UK environmental accreditation scheme.

Energy audits

We undertake energy audits to help organisations identify where to prioritise investment in energy saving technology. We have a track record of helping the public sector, community groups, and businesses. To find out more, drop us a line that details your requirements at [email protected].

Green Energy Switch

Green Energy Switch are a subsidiary of PECT. Set up in 2006, Green Energy Switch provide a number of Energy Services. Their Void Management service provides help to over 90 Housing Associations and Councils across the UK ensuring they have power on in their void properties, enabling a quick re let process!

Green Energy Switch also provide Home Energy Visits in Peterborough, South Cambridgeshire, Fenland and Rutland. Providing energy advice and also installation of free energy saving measures, such as LED lightbulbs.

The home visits do not stop there though, Green Energy Switch also provide EPC’s for the general public and businesses, ensuring energy and carbon savings can be easily understood and implemented.

Lastly Green Energy Switch also provide general Green Switching for domestic and commercial customers, as well as E.V charging installations and other green commercial services!

To find out more visit www.greenenergyswitch.co.uk

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

We deliver opportunities by bringing together businesses and community projects in need of support. This enables staff to get involved with improving local areas for the benefit of people, the environment and wildlife. From litter picking, to outdoor team building, to learning the ropes of becoming more environmentally conscious – PECT can help.

Find out more – Corporate Social Responsibility

Other business support programmes

From local authorities, academic institutions, and business growth hubs, we have an excellent track record of designing and delivering scalable support programmes for cohorts of businesses. Get in touch with us at [email protected] to explore how we can support you with decarbonisation through education, audits, support, and behaviour changes programmes that are tailored to your needs and timescales.