Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR)

Improve energy efficiency and remain compliant

Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) aims to promote energy efficiency within organisations, supporting the UK’s commitment to environmental targets.

We help qualifying organisations understand how and where they are using the most energy and take care of the collation, calculations and reporting of energy consumption and carbon emissions for Scopes 1, 2 and 3. In addition, our service will help you understand how and where your organisation is using the most energy to identify ways to reduce consumption and costs.

SECR is mandatory for large companies that meet two or more of the following criteria:

Turnover is £36 million or more.

Balance sheet totals £18 million or more.

250 or more employees.

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Who needs to comply?

Qualifying organisations must disclose, as a minimum, their energy consumption and emissions relating to their use of electricity, gas and fuel from company operated or grey fleet vehicles from the UK and offshore area, within their public Director’s Report. Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) are required to disclose the data within an Energy and Carbon Report.

Quoted companies

Quoted companies of any size that are required to prepare a Directors’ Report to include mandatory greenhouse gas reporting under the Directors and LLP reporting regulations that were updated in 2018, are required to comply with SECR. Quoted companies in this respect are those listed on the London Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ, or the European Economic Area State.

Large unquoted companies and large limited liability partnerships

Unquoted companies incorporated in the UK which are required to prepare a Directors’ Report to include mandatory greenhouse gas reporting under the Directors and LLP reporting regulations that were updated in 2018, and which are defined as “large” are required to comply with SECR.

Who is exempt?

Low energy users are exempt from disclosing their detailed energy and carbon data. A low energy user is defined as an organisation that uses 40,000 kWh or less during the reporting period.

Companies that are incorporated outside of the UK are not required to report on energy and carbon in their Directors report.

Key features and benefits

Ensure compliance and avoid penalties

Our specialist Sustainability team is ready to determine your need to comply, collate your data and prepare your submission.

We can evaluate your consumption data, carry out the required audits, complete the necessary reports, and submit the data to ensure you meet your financial reporting deadline.

Reduce energy costs

On average, an organisation can reduce its annual energy costs by 20% through improving energy efficiency and energy management.

We have identified savings for our clients that offer a fast return on investment, including upgrading lighting to make savings of between 40% and 50%, or optimising building management systems (BMS) that can see reductions in gas consumption of as much as 25% through simple control system changes.

Support your net zero journey streamline your GHG reporting

The legislation builds on existing mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, such as the four-yearly cycle of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS).

SECR, ESOS and net zero complement one another, with SECR providing the data collection, ESOS completing bespoke audits, and our market-leading Zen Zero solution delivering a sustainable future.

Our experience

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Driving compliance, energy and carbon reduction for The Constellation Trust.

Discover how we helped a Multi-Academy Trust ensure compliance with SECR, reduce the complexity of energy management and create a roadmap for a more sustainable future.

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How our energy audit identified savings of £50,000 for E-ACT.

Discover how our exciting new programme for Multi-Academy Trust, E-ACT, identified huge carbon and cost savings in just six months.

Identified energy savings

246,193

kWh

Identified carbon savings

48.16

tCO₂e

Identified cost savings

50,114

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Greener transport: helping Gregory Group meet ambitious goals.

A science-led partnership with one of the UK’s largest transport groups that led to impressive net zero acceleration.

Harry Eaves

Senior Energy Consultant

Zenergi

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Discover how our energy audits highlighted £94,955 of annual savings for Aldermore Bank.

Total carbon saving

172.6

tCO₂e

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Leigh Academies Trust saves £500,000+ through flexible energy purchasing.

Discover how a 10+ year partnership helped one of the country’s largest and most established Multi-Academy Trusts navigate a turbulent energy market

Achieved savings: Year one

399,311

Forecast savings: Year two

200,287

Forecast savings: Year three

43,511

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Partnering with PR Associates to drive compliance and energy efficiency in schools.

We’re helping to ensure over 100 schools have the confidence to focus on their priorities – all while remaining compliant and optimising efficiency.

Simon Watts

Partnerships Manager

Zenergi

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Shropshire Council: Enabling compliance for over 10 years.

We’re helping Shropshire Council to achieve compliance through Display Energy Certificates and progressively reduce it’s environmental footprint. Zenergi is also enabling targeted energy reduction in key buildings.

Darren Myers

Carbon Compliance Manager

Zenergi

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Reading Borough Council: Future-proofing buildings to comply with 2030 energy efficiency targets.

Zenergi carried out the delivery of commercial Energy Performance Certificates for 52 properties in Reading to meet compliance with the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.

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How Woodbridge High School saved more than £12,000 on energy costs.

Explore how our guidance and competitive tender process helped the school break free from its Local Authority framework with confidence.

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£40,000 saved for Windmill Care.

When an existing energy supplier attempted to retrieve £45,000 from Windmill Care due to an error, our experts were quickly on the case. The result? £45,000 cut to just £5,000.

Rebecca Thomson

Director of Service Delivery

Zenergi

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Our decade of trusted utilities management with Radwinter Primary School

Discover how we built a partnership that drives value and supports the community.

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