Business Climate Challenge
46 Camden Climate Alliance businesses have taken part in the Mayor of London’s Business Climate Challenge 2022-23 and received support to help drive down their energy costs and carbon emissions.
The Camden Climate Alliance was selected to be one of nine Business Engagement Partners to work with the Mayor of London and recruit businesses to the Business Climate Challenge programme which launched in August 2022. Through the Mayor’s programme, 220 businesses across London have been supported with expert technical support to improve the energy efficiency of their workplaces.
46 of these businesses were recruited through the Camden Climate Alliance with support from local Business Improvement Districts Camden Town Unlimited, Euston Town BID, Central District Alliance and the Knowledge Quarter
A further 20 Camden businesses were recruited and supported through Camden-based Business Improvement District, The Fitzrovia Partnership, read more here.
Businesses were supported by technical consultants WSP and Turner & Townsend to help understand how they could reduce energy consumption in their buildings through a combination of recommendation measures including behaviour change initiatives through to deep retrofit measures.
Our participating businesses
In November 2023 we recognised the hard work of our businesses at an end of programme recognition event hosted at the British Library with more than 120 other businesses from across London. A huge congratulations to all of our participating businesses and a special well done to our organisations that exceeded the 10 per cent energy reduction target.
3 Verulam Buildings
5th Studio
BE Offices
Beck Greener – 20.3% reduction
Black Antelope Law
Charles Dickens Museum
Clean Break Theatre Company
Clearcast Ltd – 23.3% reduction
Doughty Street Chambers
ESCP Business School
Euston Square Hotel
Gaucho Hampstead
Hodge Jones and Allen LLP
Impact Hub London
London BioScience Innovation Centre
Mind in Camden
New Square Chambers
Old Diorama Arts Centre
Origin Housing
Paul Hamyln Foundation
Sapheda Ltd – Atelier Tammam
Shaftesbury Theatre – 32.8% reduction
Sheppard Robson
Somers Town Community Association – 20.3% reduction
The Foundling Museum – 19.4% reduction
The Place – Contemporary Dance Trust
The Wesley Hotel
Wac Arts
Wright & Wright Architects
Each business received support with the aim of cutting their energy consumption by 10 per cent:
- Energy audit
- Bespoke recommendation report and roadmap to net zero outlining measures including savings, costs and payback periods
- 1:1 support throughout the programme from technical consultants
- Access to a personalised IO-Gen dashboard – an energy management platform to help track consumption and progress
- Peer-to-peer support sessions with businesses on the programme
- Training sessions on sustainability topics including energy efficiency and behaviour change
Useful resources and materials for all Camden businesses
A key part of supporting businesses through the programme has been the delivery of training sessions and curation of guides on energy efficiency topics.
Training sessions:
Training sessions continue to be delivered online and are open to all Camden businesses – check back here for upcoming training dates.
- Energy Management January 2023 – Access the recording here (first half only)
- Behaviour Change June 2023 – Access the recording here
Guides:
London’s businesses have a key role to play in the fight against climate change and collaborations like the Business Climate Challenge are going to be crucial for the public and private sector to work together
Shirley Rodrigues
Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy
