29 | Q4 2021 Oct21725 Helping businesses on the path to a sustainable net zero future is Northern Gas and Power with its pioneering ClearVUE product. We find out more about the firm and what it can offer in the race for sustainability. The UK was the world’s first major economy to pass laws to end its contribution to global warming by 2050. Reaching this target will require extensive, systematic changes across the business landscape as well as amongst employees. The overarching mood, which is the backdrop to COP26, and the growing net zero agenda has dramatically shifted from ‘concern’ to emergency. There is a groundswell of opinion pointing to a clear and present danger to our planet that is overheating, giving us a finite amount of time to ensure we don’t damage it irrevocably. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) 2021 study on the current trajectory of our climate, dubbed a “code red for humanity”, revealed that human activity has already done irreversible damage to our planet. Northern Gas and Power has seen that its customers are recognising this challenge and realising the positive impact they can make in changing the current course of direction towards climate catastrophe. They are also starting to respond to the challenge by putting measures in place that effectively fully reducing their energy use and carbon output. As a business, Northern Gas and Power has long espoused the importance of improving energy management. Having focused much of its attention on helping businesses procure energy effectively, the emphasis has shifted to helping them manage it more effectively too. Both go hand in hand. The firm’s customers understand the bigger picture too and they are building a new energy management approach into their overarching business strategies. Dan Smith, Northern Gas and Power’s Director of Energy Services, said, “There is definitely the appetite to change but many businesses just don’t know how to begin. The Best Energy Monitoring Solutions 2022 - UK first and fundamental measure is to radically reduce emissions. This is the first step, and it is paramount. Solar panels, air source heat pumps – all these will play a part in the mix, but they must come after. First and foremost is the task of radically reducing emissions. This is the basic principle that businesses need to build into their operations immediately.” Energy management was traditionally a costsaving exercise. Today it is a carbon-cutting one. This does not mean, however, that the two are mutually exclusive. Cost management and carbon management are compatible with ClearVUE. Businesses can stay economically competitive while having a positive impact on improving the environment and tackling the climate emergency. There are a host of measures that businesses can use to improve their efficiency. Simple behavioural changes such as ensuring all relevant power is off, wider production or operational changes, and embracing energy management technologies, all have an impact. Businesses can respond to the information provided by energy management systems and act on them, changing their behaviours and processes and tweaking their operations to have an impact on their energy consumption. It is often the case that businesses do not have the time, resources, or knowledge to be able to fully manage and monitor their energy portfolio. The energy and carbon strategy landscapes are constantly evolving, with new regulations coming in as well as government-driven net zero obligations, whereby companies could face fines for having no sustainability strategy in place. In addition to this is brand perception. Customers and supply chains will become less likely to work with businesses without comprehensive carbon reduction credentials. That is why Northern Gas and Power has invested millions in its own proprietary energy management system. ClearVUE Systems is part of Global Procurement Group, trading in the UK as Northern Gas and Power. Since its inception in 2012, it’s grown the team to over 800 energy experts, working across three continents and providing unrivalled energy services and procurement expertise. There are few companies better placed to pioneer the vital solutions in this new digital age for the energy sector. Tens of thousands of clients rely on our expertise daily. ClearVUE Systems is part of Global Procurement Group (trading in the UK as Northern Gas and Power) and over 20,000 customers rely on its support daily. ClearVUE Systems is a leader in the development of commercial energy management technology, systems and IoT hardware. Its objective is to put businesses in control of how they view, control, and use their energy to bring about positive change, by reducing consumption and carbon, and improving their business efficiencies. ClearVUE energy management system is a unique proprietary platform and the only energy management system that provides data of this kind. The firm believes the platform stands out from the competition because it is the only system that has been built on decades of energy-specific and sector knowledge. It also fully understands the complexities of the energy sector and have simplified this into a powerful solution, providing businesses with access to decades of knowledge in a simple-to-use solution. Contact Details Company: Northern Gas and Power Web Address: www.ngpltd.co.uk
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