Excel Energy Adds ISO 14068-1 Certification to Its ISO Portfolio
Excel Energy is proud to announce its achievement of ISO 14068-1:2023 certification, marking another significant step in the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and carbon neutrality.
The new certification enhances our existing ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety), and compliance with BS 7671 standards. It strengthens our ability to deliver reliable and measurable carbon reduction solutions for businesses across the UK.
ISO 14068-1 focuses on carbon neutrality. It provides a structured framework for organisations, products, services, or projects to measure, reduce, and remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It includes verified residual offsets when needed.
Achieving this certification benchmark shows Excel Energy’s practical commitment to helping clients develop strong industrial decarbonisation strategies, energy reduction plans, and transitions that meet evolving ESG requirements.
Why ISO 14068-1 Matters
In a time when businesses face increasing scrutiny from regulators, investors, and customers about their environmental impact, ISO 14068-1 offers a reliable standard for carbon neutrality. Organisations looking to implement a solid carbon reduction strategy benefit from partnering with a certified provider like Excel Energy in several ways:
How It Supports Your Organisation:
Verified Carbon Neutrality
Confirms that Excel Energy’s processes for measuring, reducing, removing, and responsibly offsetting emissions are independently verified.
Supports ESG & Decarbonisation
Planning aligns solar PV installations with industrial decarbonisation strategy and energy transition goals.
Reduces Risk of Greenwashing
ISO 14068-1’s governance and transparency requirements ensure strong reporting and verification, giving clients confidence in claims of net zero or carbon neutrality.
Cross-Sector Applicability
Relevant to public sector organisations, manufacturing, steel, warehousing, logistics, transport, shipping, leisure, retail, healthcare, hospitals, and farming.
Integration with existing ISO Systems
Complements ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 frameworks, ensuring that quality, environmental management, and health and safety practices work together with carbon neutrality initiatives.
Enhances Reputation & Market Advantage
Demonstrates measurable sustainability action, builds trust with clients and investors, strengthens tender eligibility, and positions your business as a credible leader in the low-carbon economy.
How Excel Energy Implements ISO 14068-1
Excel Energy applies the ISO 14068-1 standard across all operations and projects. This ensures that our renew-reuse and recycle approach to carbon neutrality is thorough, systematic, and credible:
Measurement:
We quantify direct (Scope 1), indirect (Scope 2), and relevant value chain (Scope 3) emissions, providing a complete understanding of the organisation’s carbon footprint.
Reduction:
We adopt energy efficiency measures, renewable generation through commercial solar PV, and operational improvements to lower emissions. This helps clients in their decarbonisation strategies and overall energy reduction efforts.
Residual Offsetting:
We only offset residual emissions by using high-quality, verifiable carbon removal or avoidance projects that comply with ISO 14068-1 guidance.
Continuous Improvement:
Our monitoring, review, and management systems ensure ongoing improvement in carbon neutrality performance. This allows clients to incorporate solar PV solutions into long-term decarbonisation plans.
Commercial Sector-Specific Benefits
Excel Energy’s ISO 14068-1 certification strengthens the renew,reuse and recycle case for solar and renewable energy projects across various sectors.
How Certification Adds Value:
Public sector – Supports government agencies in meeting carbon reduction goals and reporting needs.
Steel & heavy industry – Provides a framework for cutting large Scope 1 and 3 emissions, supporting industrial decarbonisation strategy.
Warehousing & supply chain – Enables energy-efficient operations and reduces logistics emissions, helping businesses meet ESG commitments.
Engineering & manufacturing – Boosts credibility of carbon-neutral claims for factories and production facilities.
Transport & shipping – Aligns energy use with energy sector decarbonisation initiatives.
Leisure & retail – Enhances ESG reporting and sustainability credentials, supporting net zero commitments.
Healthcare & hospitals – Aids high-energy facilities in integrating solar PV into their carbon reduction and energy transition plans.
Farming & agriculture – Offers a framework to lessen dependence on fossil fuels and effectively incorporate renewable energy solutions.
What Are the Core Principles of ISO 14068-1
ISO 14068-1 is based on five key principles that Excel Energy applies in all projects:
Hierarchy: Reduce, remove, offset. Priority is given to reducing and removing emissions before offsetting any that remain.
Life-cycle Perspective: Emissions are considered across the value chain for complete and accurate measurement.
Transparency and Consistency: Data collection, methodology, and reporting are documented and can be verified.
Continuous Improvement: Carbon management plans are regularly reviewed and updated.
Credible Offsets: Any offset projects are additional, measurable, permanent, verified, and free from double-counting.
Why It Matters for Your Business
Working with a company that holds ISO 14068-1 certification ensures that your commercial solar installations fit into a strategic carbon reduction framework. This can help you:
Boost ESG Performance: Provide credible carbon-neutrality claims to stakeholders
Integrate into Industrial Decarbonisation Planning: Align energy solutions with broader energy sector and grid decarbonisation goals.
Mitigate Risk: Reduce the chance of inaccurate carbon claims or greenwashing.
Demonstrate Financial Prudence: Evidence-based carbon reduction plans can support renewable energy investment, subsidies, and tax incentives.
Excel Energy Strengthens Carbon Neutral Credentials with ISO 14068‑1
Achieving ISO 14068‑1 certification adds another layer of credibility to Excel Energy’s commitment to carbon neutrality, operational excellence, and reliable decarbonisation practices. For businesses looking to implement industrial decarbonisation strategies, energy transition initiatives, or ESG compliance measures, working with Excel Energy ensures measurable, verifiable, and credible results.
With this benchmark certification, clients can be confident that their commercial solar PV installations and other renewable energy projects contribute directly to energy reduction targets, industrial decarbonisation plans, and the wider decarbonisation of the energy sector.
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