Call to ensure firms ready for fleet emissions disclosure
Technology firm CrowdCharge has called on firms to make sure that they are prepared to disclose fleet emissions as part of the new UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) framework.
The SDR mandates companies and financial institutions to disclose their impacts on the environment and society from 1 January 2026, including their climate impacts and vehicle carbon reporting.
The SDR aims to achieve consistent reporting standards, with companies needing to report their Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions and their UK energy use, including transport fuel.
Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions include the electricity used to power any electric vehicles (EVs), whether they are charged on the company premises, or off-site.
As part of the call, CrowdCharge highlighted how its own technology, including AI, can provide accurate measurement of charging emissions, assist with lower energy bills, and help with reducing the need for grid upgrades by intelligently managing charging.
Mike Potter, CEO of CrowdCharge, said:
“Electric vehicles can help individuals, businesses and the UK as a whole to achieve significantly lower carbon emissions, but only if the EVs are charged with low carbon electricity. The challenge is that most organisations don’t know what the carbon emissions are each time an EV is charged.”
Americo Lenza, COO of CrowdCharge, said:
“Our AI-driven software measures the carbon emissions involved in charging, and optimises charging to achieve the lowest possible carbon footprint, so ensuring that electric vehicles have significantly lower real-world carbon emissions than petrol vehicles.”
Image courtesy of CrowdCharge