A supplier questionnaire lands in your inbox asking for your “Scope 1 and 2 emissions.”
You run a restaurant, a hotel, or a shop — not a sustainability department. Where do
you even start?
This question is showing up more often, and not by accident. Larger customers, lenders
and franchise partners are all under growing pressure to know the emissions sitting
inside their own supply chains and lending books.
The good news: getting this data doesn’t require a consultant, a spreadsheet marathon,
or a five-figure invoice.
What Scope 1 and 2 Actually Mean
Strip away the jargon and it’s simpler than it sounds.
• Scope 1 — emissions from things you burn directly: gas boilers, company
vehicles, kitchen equipment on-site
• Scope 2 — emissions from the electricity you buy and use to run your business
• Together, these two scopes cover most of what a typical hospitality or retail SME
actually controls day to day
Larger corporates and banks need this data from you to calculate their own Scope 3
(supply chain) and financed emissions figures. If your data is fragmented or missing, it
becomes a gap in someone else’s reporting — and increasingly, a reason they’ll ask
harder questions before renewing a contract or a loan.
Why This Is Becoming Non-Negotiable
• Supply chain sustainability rules are pushing large customers to request
emissions data from smaller suppliers as standard practice
• Lenders are being asked by regulators to understand the transition risk across
their business banking portfolios, SMEs included
• Franchise and procurement teams increasingly use emissions data as a filter
when choosing who to work with
None of this means SMEs are failing to report — most simply don’t have a streamlined
way to turn their existing energy usage into the numbers everyone now wants.
Automated Tracking, Not Manual Guesswork
Here’s the part that changes the equation: your energy bills already contain almost
everything needed to calculate Scope 1 and 2 emissions. The data exists — it just needs
structuring.
disruptmyenergybill does exactly that. Feed in your energy usage and contract details,
and the platform calculates your emissions automatically alongside identifying where
you might be overpaying. There’s no manual carbon accounting, no separate emissions
project, and no consultant fee.
Start With the Calculator
Getting started takes just 60 seconds. Our free calculator uses your energy details to
show potential savings — and from there, your emissions data comes along
automatically, ready to hand to whoever’s asking.
According to TDH research data, 8 in 10 UK businesses are overpaying on energy
without realising it. Fixing that and getting supplier-ready emissions data can start with
the same 60-second check.
Try the Calculator
Run the free 60-second calculator today and find out what you’re overpaying — and get
your Scope 1 and 2 emissions data sorted at the same time.
