A WOKINGHAM estate agency has taken a significant step in its goal to become as green as it can.
Quarters, based in Market Place, has become certified as carbon neutral by offsetting the carbon they produce as a business.
Nick Harris, Quarters co-founder, said: “I am delighted that Quarters is the first local agency to be certified carbon neutral and hope that we set a precedent for all businesses in our industry to follow our lead.
“We set an ambitious target to achieve this milestone in 2021 and I am proud that we’ve delivered on this important target”.
After commissioning Carbon Neutral Britain, a specialist carbon tracking company, Quarters established their carbon footprint and have now offset the 4.01 tonnes of CO2 they produce each year.
This has been achieved by investing money into special offsetting schemes which reduce carbon emissions across the world.
James Poynter, Director of Carbon Neutral Britain, commented: “We were very pleasantly surprised at how small Quarters carbon footprint was in relation to the size of the business and it’s great to see them taking the initiative to improve their environmental impact and we hope that other agencies follow their example”.
Following their success, the Quarters founders are keen to work on some new initiatives to further improve their environmental impact which they plan to announce later this year.
Teresa Ling, Quarters co-founder, added: “Going carbon neutral is just another step in the right direction for Quarters and we are committed to continue to have a positive impact on the environment, not just by focusing on the business footprint, but also the impact we have personally”.
