Energy Magazine August 2019 | Page 51

systems linked to IoT to connect these technologies up and generate significant value .”
Crewe believes Anthesis are well place to help organisations with the culture shift towards implementing a sustainability strategy that goes beyond compliance with new technologies and tools like SCATTER ( Setting City Area Targets and Trajectories for Emissions Reduction ). Anthesis has been working with Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Tyndall Centre ( Manchester University ) for over a year with funding from BEIS ( the government department for Business , Energy & Industrial Strategy ) to create a carbon and energy footprint , modelling and target tool . “ Our internal team has developed the platform and a combination of in-house colleagues have provided expertise and guidance . In a nutshell it ’ s been a ground-breaking project to measure city-level emissions , model future scenarios , set reduction targets ( in line with international standards ) and deliver pathways to implement change .” It will be rolled-out to other UK core cities in the coming months and there are plans to create different versions of the tool , working alongside corporate entities and sectors .
Anthesis work in partnership with academia to evaluate and understand opportunities with emerging technologies like these and is also allied with a number of NGOs and non-profits , working closely with the likes of the Waste Resources Action Program to help support solutions for reducing waste across the UK and Europe . “ We ’ re also a partner of the Consumer Goods Forum , an organisation set up to provide sustainable focus and
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