Quadriga sets a clear course to a low carbon future with Carbon Trust Standard in the UK - 07-04-2011

The UK offices for Quadriga have been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard after taking action on climate change by measuring, managing and reducing carbon emissions by nearly 10%. During the last year Quadriga has implemented a series of long term carbon reduction initiatives resulting in a reduction of 97 tonnes of CO2e from their carbon footprint.

The Carbon Trust Standard recognises organisations for real carbon reduction. Based on a rigorous, independent assessment, it certifies that organisations have measured, managed and reduced their carbon emissions across their own operations, and are committed to reducing them year on year.

Gary Marsh, operations director of Quadriga, said: “We’re delighted to have achieved the Carbon Trust Standard. It is a great way of showing that we are on the front foot when it comes to carbon management best practices, and gives us an opportunity to communicate our environmental credentials with integrity to those that matter.”

“Cutting carbon is a priority for us as a business and delivers tangible bottom-line benefits. We have already cut our carbon emissions by nearly 10% as part of the initiative and are committed to building on this success and making further reductions in the future. Going through the assessment process to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard helped us to not only quantify our footprint, but also benchmark our performance and identify areas for improvement bringing tangible and significant cost savings across our operations. In the current climate it’s essential that we remain competitive, and the Carbon Trust Standard is another way we can stay ahead of the game.”

The three main initiatives in gaining the Carbon Trust Standard were the installation of energy saving office lighting systems, adoption of a low emission policy for company cars, and a policy encouraging the switching off of redundant/idle office equipment. Quadriga worked with Briar Associates, to deliver staff awareness training on its carbon and energy reduction programme. Quadriga made office staff and security guards aware of the ways in which they could dramatically improve the energy efficiency of the company, and implemented motion detectors to cut energy inefficiencies. By raising awareness of simple but effective ways to cut carbon emissions, Quadriga has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard in its offices in Theale and Salford.

Notes to editors
For further information or interviews on the Carbon Trust Standard, please e-mail CarbonTrustStandardPR@carbontrust.co.uk .

The Carbon Trust Standard

• Over 500 organisations have achieved the Carbon Trust Standard since it was launched in June 2008.

• Collectively, the 500+ Carbon Trust Standard holders have cut their emissions by over 3.6m tonnes of CO2e and have also cut their gas, electricity and fuel bills by over £165m.

• To date, the total carbon footprint certified by the Carbon Trust Standard is over 43 million tonnes of CO2e; equivalent to nearly 18% of the total carbon footprint of UK businesses and transport.

• All businesses and organisations, both in the UK and internationally, are eligible to apply for the Carbon Trust Standard including FTSEs, mid caps, SMEs and public sector organisations. Organisations that are awarded the Carbon Trust Standard hold it for a two year period and to maintain the certification they must reapply and demonstrate that they have continued to make year-on-year reductions in their carbon emissions.

• Organisations wanting information about getting the Carbon Trust Standard can call: 0800 019 1443 or visit www.carbontruststandard.com.

• Organisations that are certified with the Carbon Trust Standard are listed at www.carbontruststandard.com/pages/current-standard-bearers

For further information or interviews on the Carbon Trust Standard, please contact Sara Downey on 020 7592 1200 or ctstandard@brands2life.com

About the Carbon Trust

The Carbon Trust is a not-for-profit company with the mission to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy, providing specialist support to business and the public sector to help cut carbon emissions, save energy and commercialise low carbon technologies. By stimulating low carbon action we contribute to key UK goals of lower carbon emissions, the development of low carbon businesses, increased energy security and associated jobs.
We help to cut carbon emissions now by
• Providing specialist advice and finance to help organisations cut carbon
• Setting standards for carbon reduction
We reduce potential future carbon emissions by
• Opening markets for low carbon technologies
• Leading industry collaborations to commercialise technologies
• Investing in early stage low carbon companies


About Quadriga
Quadriga works with the world’s leading hotels to support their brand and help them to differentiate themselves from their competition, providing the hotel’s single answer to guest communications, delivered through integrated internet, network and IPTV technologies. Quadriga specialises in creating communications solutions for hotels and guests, delivered through the TV and guest laptops, providing guests with a gateway to a world of information and content.

By enabling hotels to communicate with their guests and promote their services and facilities, Quadriga can help hotels to generate additional business value.

The company delivers solutions that evolve with the rapidly changing technology needs of hotels and their guests. It specialises in integrating diverse digital, internet and network technologies and the ability to support existing network infrastructures ensures that it can achieve a high level of efficiencies for its hotel customers.

With 25 years experience and providing services in 350,000 rooms, Quadriga is the trusted partner to the world’s leading hotel chains, including InterContinental Hotels Group, Accor, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International and Hilton.

For more details on the company visit: www.quadriga.com or contact Berkeley PR on quadriga@berkeleypr.co.uk or +44 (0)118 988 2992.