Biffa partners with smart sustainability platform Zellar to help SMEs cut bills and carbon emissions
Biffa, the UK’s leader in sustainable waste management, is helping customers save on energy bills this winter by teaming up with smart sustainability platform Zellar.
Most SMEs understand the need to take positive steps towards climate action, but remain unaware of their carbon emissions, and struggle to make headway when it comes to sustainability. Many lack the time, money and knowledge to even know where or how to start.
Zellar helps businesses go green and reduce costs by making it easy to calculate and understand carbon emissions and to build an achievable plan to lower them – and the amount spent on energy.
A business’ sustainability actions are then translated into a public Zellar score – much like a credit rating – giving people an insight into its sustainability credentials, building loyalty and trust with customers, suppliers, and partners in the process.
Zellar makes the business case for sustainability clear, with each customer achieving an average cost reduction of £889 – with the potential to unlock further savings of £4,100. An annual Zellar subscription costs £299. Biffa customers can now get a 20% discount off their first year.
Simon Rutledge, Group Sustainability Manager at Biffa, said: “There are more than 5 million SMEs in the UK who collectively produce a third of the UK’s total emissions and around half of all business emissions. Teaming up with Zellar is so exciting as part of our work to help businesses become more sustainable. Its platform is both simple and affordable for any SME to start taking action and reducing costs.”
Simon Jamieson, Managing Director at The Marketing Lounge Partnership, said: “We’re committed to becoming a more sustainable business. We’ve already taken significant strides towards greener operations, integrating technologies such as solar panels and LED lighting to reduce our energy consumption. As part of our commitment, we joined Zellar, which now enables us to better understand our impact and accelerate climate action. We also recognise the importance of responsible waste management in our pursuit of sustainability, so we’ve introduced recycling bins and use Biffa’s expertise to ensure that our waste disposal practices align with our environmental goals.”
Gary Styles, founder and CEO of Zellar, said: “Joining forces with the UK’s leading waste company is yet another boost for our mission to accelerate climate action for the UK’s 5.5 million SMEs. We’re excited to be helping Biffa’s 96,000 customers take on their sustainability responsibilities - beyond waste. On Zellar they can tackle other frontiers such as energy and water – and reduce their costs too. We look forward to welcoming their customers on to our platform.”
About Biffa
With over 100 years of expertise, Biffa is an established leader of sustainable waste management in the UK.
Our purpose is to change the way people think about waste and our team of more than 10,000 key workers provide unrivalled end-to-end waste and recycling solutions for thousands of businesses and millions of households each day.
Underpinned by our low carbon collection network, we’re at the forefront of enabling the UK circular economy by continuing to build our plastic recycling capacity, investing in energy recovery and growing the amount of surplus produce we redistribute through Company Shop. Since 2002 we’ve cut our carbon emissions by 70% and aim to be net zero by 2050. Our long-standing Biffa Award programme and our proud partnership with WasteAid also contribute to major environmental benefits for the UK and beyond.
Visit biffa.co.uk or find us on LinkedIn, Facebook and X.
About Zellar
Zellar is a SMART Sustainability company. The company's platform helps businesses track, measure, and reduce their carbon footprint, providing them with the data and insights they need to make informed decisions and take action. Zellar is committed to empowering the UK’s 5.5m SMEs, councils, public service providers, schools and community groups to make a difference in the fight against climate change.
Contact
Duncan Gibbons, media and reputation manager, Biffa
07706 362065
duncan.gibbons@biffa.co.uk
James Read, chief marketing officer, Zellar
07887 653037
james@zellar.com