European businesses will struggle to meet government
targets forreducing carbon footprintsbecause
they have no easy and consistent way of measuring their impact on
the environment, according to a study byColeman Parkes.
The study, commissioned by LogicaCMG, found that 92% of 200
companies surveyed across the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands and
Sweden said they lacked the technology required to improve energy
efficiency.
The survey found that 74% said they had no way to measure their
impact on the environment, and 72% said they would welcome a
technology that helped them manage and monitor
non-compliance risks.
"The EU and national governments have signed up to hitting
certain carbon dioxide emissions targets, but with 74% of European
companies not even sure how to measure their current impact, there
is some way to go before business and government is joined up,"
said Ian Parkes, director at Coleman Parkes.
He said offering organisations technology to help them achieve
their aims was one key way of ensuring that carbon targets were
met.