Carbon neutrality

Doughty Hanson has partnered with Carbon Retirement to offset the carbon emissions that we generate as a firm. We believe this is the most measurable and ethical way to take responsibility for our unavoidable emissions.

Carbon Retirement buys industrial pollution allowances on Doughty Hanson’s behalf and permanently removes them from the EU carbon trading system. Reducing the number of available allowances encourages industrial companies covered by the scheme to abate their emissions and incentivises investment in low carbon technology.

Carbon Retirement is accredited through the UK Government Quality Assurance Scheme, which recognises the highest standards for carbon offsetting.  Doughty Hanson’s carbon footprint has been measured using a Government-accredited methodology and the approach to offsetting used is compliant with Government best practice. Where possible, activities have been converted into CO2 equivalents using the conversion factors in the ‘Guidelines to Defra/DECC’s Greenhouse Gas Conversion Factors for Company Reporting’.

For more information see www.carbonretirement.com.