Net-Zero & Carbon Reporting for UK SMEs
Your Sustainable Business Partner - working with you to create clean growth using our unique approach and sustainability consulting, net-zero strategy & reporting services
Expert sustainability support, built around your business
We work as an extension of your team — helping UK businesses measure their carbon footprint, build a credible net-zero plan and meet the compliance and procurement requirements that matter to your customers and stakeholders.
A complete sustainability service
built around your business
From first carbon measurement to net-zero delivery, compliance reporting and team training — everything your business needs, in one place.
Measure, reduce and report your carbon emissions with live software, expert support and annual reporting — built for the standards your customers and procurement teams require.
- Carbon footprinting & live dashboard
- Net-zero reduction planning
- SBS Compliance — SECR, PPN 006, UK SRS
- Annual reporting & audit-ready outputs
Online and bespoke training that builds sustainability capability across your whole team — from carbon literacy basics through to practitioner-level certification.
- Introduction to Carbon — Free
- Carbon & Sustainability Essentials
- Introduction to PPN 006
- Carbon Management Practitioner
Go beyond carbon. SBS supports businesses to understand, disclose and improve their impact on nature — including verified offsetting through SBS Nature projects.
- Biodiversity impact assessment
- Nature-based solutions & offsetting
- TNFD & SBTN alignment
- SBS Nature tree & offset program
Connect with like-minded UK businesses, stay ahead of sustainability news and discover upcoming events — all in one place, free to access.
- SBS Community — free peer network
- Sustainability news & insights
- UK Sustainable Events Calendar
- Guides, templates & resources
Sustainability pressure is real.
We help you turn it into progress.
These aren't future problems, they're landing on UK business desks right now. PPN 006 is already filtering suppliers out of public sector tenders. UK SRS and IFRS S1&S2 reporting is coming. Customers up and down supply chains are asking harder questions about carbon.
SBS was built to help businesses navigate this without it becoming a distraction. We act as your outsourced sustainability team, doing the measurement, building the plan, producing the reports and keeping you ahead of what's coming next.
"Most businesses know they need to act on sustainability. The ones that move first don't just reduce their risk, they win more business, retain better people and build something they're genuinely proud of."
- James Staniforth, Founder & Director
SBS Community
A sustainable community
to help you stay on track.
With Scope 3 carbon emissions (value chain) accounting for around 80% of a businesses carbon footprint, our community is a place to collaborate, share ideas and connect with like minded businesses on the road to net-zero.
Sustainable Business Services (SBS) helps UK businesses understand, measure and reduce their environmental impact. Our services include carbon footprinting (Scopes 1, 2 and 3), net-zero strategy and delivery, ISO 14064-1, ISO 14068, PAS2080, SECR, UK SRS / IFRS S1 & S2 ready and PPN 006 reporting, supplier engagement, sustainability training, and ongoing outsourced environmental management. We combine practical consultancy with market-leading software to give businesses clear data, credible reporting and realistic action plans.
The SBS Net-Zero Program is designed for UK SMEs, mid-market organisations and growing businesses that need a structured, credible approach to net zero. It is particularly suited to organisations facing customer, investor or procurement pressure, including professional services, technology firms, manufacturers and organisations bidding for public sector work. The program scales with your business, from first-time carbon reporting through to science-based targets and annual reporting.
Yes. Scope 3 emissions and supply chains are a core focus of SBS’s work. We support businesses to identify material Scope 3 categories, collect and improve supplier data, and implement practical supplier engagement strategies. This includes supplier surveys, data-quality scoring, supplier charters and alignment to ISO 14064-1, SECR and SBTi expectations, helping businesses move beyond estimates towards defensible, decision-ready data.
Yes. While SBS is based in the North East of England, we work with businesses across the UK. Our services are delivered through a combination of remote consultancy, digital tools and on-site support where required. This allows us to support organisations nationwide, including those with multi-site operations and complex supply chains.
Timelines depend on the size and complexity of your organisation, but most businesses can establish a robust net-zero baseline and action plan within 4–8 weeks. This typically includes boundary setting, data collection, a verified carbon footprint and a prioritised reduction roadmap. SBS focuses on practical progress, ensuring plans are realistic, evidence-based and aligned to business objectives rather than theoretical targets.
Yes. Sustainable Business Services aligns all work to recognised UK and international standards, including UK SRS, SECR, PPN 006, the GHG Protocol, ISO 14064-1, ISO 14068, PAS 2080, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and B Corp requirements. This ensures our reporting, targets and action plans are credible, comparable and suitable for compliance, procurement and stakeholder scrutiny.
