The UK Government's Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting

Carbon Footprint is among the first companies that has had its carbon offsets approved under the UK Government's Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting. Its range of approved offsets includes:

• Household offset (include home, flights, car travel and public transport)
  
• Flight only offsets
  
• Business(SME) offsets (include offices, car & van, flights and public transport)
  

For more information go to: www.carbonfootprint.com

Approval date: 24/02/2009

 PURE is the first registered charity that has had its carbon offsets approved under the UK Government's Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting. Its range of approved offsets includes:

• Household offsets
• Flight offsets
• Business offsets
• Event offsets

For more information go to: www.puretrust.org.uk

Approval date: 27/02/2009

British Airways is the first airline that has had its carbon offsets approved under the UK Government's Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting as a Reseller. Its offsets approved are:

• Flights offsets

For more information go to: www.britishairways.com/travel/csr-your-footprint/public/en_gb

Approval date: 27/02/2009

Carbon Retirement has had its carbon offsets approved under the UK Government's Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting. They retire allowances from the EU Emission Trading Scheme. Its range of approved offsets includes:

• Personal (household energy, flights, car travel, public transport)

For more information go to: www.carbonretirement.com

Approval date: 01/06/2009

The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Carbon Offset Program enables IATA airlines to offer high quality offset services to passengers. These are based on standard procedures and calculation methodologies. The program has been approved by the UK Government’s Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting. Its offsets approved are:

• Flight offsets

For more information go to: http://www.iata.org/NR/rdonlyres/FFA7B984-4DC7-4613-BA50-22519752950D/0/iata_carbon_offset_program_0609.pdf 

Approval date: 03/08/2009

Approval date: 12/08/2009

Buying Solutions is an executive agency of the Office of Government Commerce in HM Treasury, and operates the Government Carbon Offsetting Facility (GCOF) under a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

All organisations for which Buying Solutions can legally procure goods and services can join GCOF. This covers most of the public sector such as central Government Departments, Executive Agencies, Devolved Administrations and Local Authorities. The Buying Solutions website lists the public sector bodies which are eligible (though this is not necessarily exhaustive).

GCOF can be used to offset:

·         Air Travel

·         Road Travel

·         Rail Travel

·         Estates (electricity and fuel)

For more information visit  http://www.buyingsolutions.gov.uk/categories/Utilities/GCOF or email gcof@buyingsolutions.gsi.gov.uk

Approval date: 15/01/2010

E.ON is the first major UK energy company to win the Government’s formal stamp of approval for promoting carbon offsets through its greener energy tariffs for business and household consumers. Its offsets approved are:

• GoGreen (for household consumers)
  
• EasyGreen (for small businesses)

For more information go to: www.eonenergy.com/At-Home/Going-Green/Go-Green/Default.htm

 Approval date: 13/08/2010