ERT AWARDS 2022


A CARBON NEUTRAL EVENT 24


As one of the most energy-intensive industries, there is a growing responsibility on electrical manufacturers to supply products that use sustainable materials and that are as energy efficient as possible. Sustainability is extremely high on the agenda of most companies now, and electrical retailers are beginning to reflect this in the brands and products they push in their stores. As a key event in the industry’s calendar, it is important for us as the organiser of the ERT Awards to also play our part and reflect these changing values. With the help and support of our amazing sustainability partners, AMDEA


and Electrolux, we are proud to report that the ERT Awards 2022 was officially a Certified Carbon Neutral event. By working closely with carbon reduction engineers and The Grand


Connaught Rooms in London (the venue for the event), we meticulously calculated all the carbon this event produced and we offset this by supporting a Renewable Energy Project in Brazil.


This project, which centres around a ceramics factory near Buenos Aires, alleviates deforestation (illegal logging), avoids greenhouse gas emissions and promotes a more sustainable supply chain in one of the poorest regions of the country – the Caatinga, an exclusively Brazilian biome, which is one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet The project has switched the fuel used by the factory from illegal firewood to agricultural and industrial residues. This biomass would have otherwise been discarded as waste, so the fuel switch not only transforms residues into something useful, but also enables many local individuals to make a living – or complement their income – by supplying biomass waste directly to the factories. Among the community, employees and suppliers, more than 110 families


directly benefit from the project’s activities, in addition to the indirect impact from donations provided to local families (housing and food donations), educational and sports institutions in the region, such as the sponsorship of a soccer team and a folk group in Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil.


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