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No Mow May
We always leave the courtyard to go a bit wild during spring to support wildlife. After recent reports they need as much help as they can get.... Read More
April Energy
Use and emissions both similar to previous years, more work is needed to reduce these quicker. Cost drops dramatically as new lower price contract with Ecotricity starts.... Read More
March Energy
Use, emissions and costs are all falling as the weather warms up and heating is used less. Cost will fall further as our lower contact rates start in April.... Read More
Thanks to the Cartridge Family
Thanks to everyone who contributed to Waddington Brown’s inkjet cartridge collection and raised £50 for St Elizabeth Hospice. PS. Hope there are a few people left who remember the gag in the he... Read More
Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow
Thanks to Suffolk County Council’s Amy Rushton and Peter Frost for awarding our first two Carbon Champions of 2024 with their Fleetwood Mac themed Greenpeace t-shirts. Pictured on left are Amy w... Read More
New EV chargers officially opened
The six new EV Chargers at Claydon Court were officially declared ‘open’ by Peter Frost (Environment Strategy Officer) and Amy Rushton (Senior Project Manager) from Suffolk County Council.... Read More
EV charger capacity expanded to twelve
Claydon Court has doubled the number of EV chargers available for colleagues and visitors from three to six with capacity to double them again to twelve. The new SMART chargers allow much more back of... Read More
Love Your Greenest County
The latest phase in Claydon Court’s decade-long fight against climate change in Suffolk takes place on Wednesday 14th of February. “We’ve chosen Valentine’s Day deliberately to symbolise... Read More
January Energy
Electricity use similar to previous years which is disappointing as some spaces are used flexibly and the Barn is not used at all. Emissions are projected based on percentage of renewable energy and w... Read More
Carbon Champions of the Month
Every month at Claydon Court, we recognise ‘Carbon Champions’ i.e., people taking action to fight climate change. The winners in January and February are Wayne from Strident Technolo... Read More
Why people (still) matter more than paper
One of the things we’ve decided to tackle this year is cutting carbon from the stuff we buy, and encourage colleagues to do likewise. In quality systems this means creating a Sustainable Pr... Read More
Suffolk 25 By 25: 49 Weeks To Go
As part of our contribution to the Suffolk 25 x 25 project I’m interviewing companies involved every week until 2025 arrives – just 49 weeks to go. To get this rolling I’ve... Read More
Carbon Balanced 2023
Claydon Court offset its carbon emissions with World Land Trust as part of their Carbon Balanced programme. This is the twelfth year in a row.... Read More
New Carbon Services
For the last 12 years Claydon Court has offered Carbon Services that Measure, Offset and Reduce (MOR) property emissions (see Certificates in lobby, 2023 on the way). These property-based Level 1 ca... Read More
Suffolk 25 By 25: 52 Weeks To Go
As part of our contribution to the Suffolk 25 By 25 Campaign (where organisations commit to reducing their emissions by 25% by 2025) every week we’ll be interviewing one organisation who’s taken t... Read More
December energy analysis
2023 has been notable in two respects. First the cost of energy which was 150% higher than 2022 and 270% higher than 2021. Second, use of energy has remained stubbornly high. What this means for emiss... Read More
Carbon ACTION advent calendar
Our Carbon Champions programme is providing ways that people can TAKE ACTION to save carbon every day between now and Christmas Day. Daily actions will be posted in detail on our Online Community and ... Read More
November energy analysis
Energy use is below 2022 but higher than 2021. Last year we had full occupancy so 2019 is a better comparison and is worrying as we’re supposed to be reducing emissions not increasing them. Cost is ... Read More