Is it really just you? Did you stay up all night to work on the spread sheets before filing with the Environment Agency in the Autumn? Was it more than just one night? Is your data all over the place but you manage to generate some reports out of it, but honestly, it doesn’t really tell you much about where energy is being wasted does it? It doesn’t really allow you to find trends or compare periods does it?
And anyway you are the only person who knows where it is stored, and indeed where it comes from, right? You are the one that enters the meter readings by hand and checks the validity of the invoices.
Do you remember that cold you had in January 2012? What if it happened again this year and you had to take even longer off work? Would the Internal Audit even get done? What if you returned to work after a prolonged absence, and the Internal Audit wasn’t done, the carbon levy not paid, and there was a letter saying the Environment Agency was coming to audit in three days’ time. What would happen to you if that happened?
Don’t be the single point of failure – make sure you process and procedures are robust so that your effort is supported and your company is protected from higher energy prices, audit, reputation damage and fines.
Ask us to help. We can make sure you have everything in place you need and your compliance this year will be easy to manage. Call us on 0845 543 9003 or have a look at our Internal Audit questionnaire at www.carboncredentials.net
Regards
Jason
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