ISEP Green Certification Scheme
The Islington Sustainable Energy Partnership Certification Scheme is open to any
organisation in the borough. Whether you run an office-based business, a restaurant, hotel
or charity, it’s a great way to show your ongoing commitment to sustainability.
Benefits to certification include:

Benchmarking – understand your environmental performance and how you compare
to other businesses in Islington.

Branding and marketing – use the certification to demonstrate your environmental
credentials to your customers, staff and partners.

Guidance and support – get advice on how you can improve your performance and
have the opportunity to share your expertise and network with other local
businesses.
The certification criteria cover 3 main areas:

Monitoring & targeting- calculating your carbon footprint and other environmental
impacts and setting targets to reduce them.

Action planning and results- implementing action plans and achieving reductions and
results.

Activity beyond the business- encouraging others (customers, suppliers or your local
community) to become greener.Apply to the Islington Sustainable Energy
Partnership green certification scheme and join the ranks of Islington’s greenest
businesses.
Submit details of your current environmental policies and practices and depending on how
you score against the ISEP criteria you’ll be awarded a bronze, silver or gold certificate and
a listing on the ISEP website.
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Certification Levels
Bronze – Awarded to organisations that have a working environmental
policy and systems in place to monitor and reduce energy as
appropriate to the size of and to the specific activities and key impacts
of the organisation.
Silver – Awarded to organisations that have met bronze requirements
and are also making significant progress on carbon reduction. Silver
certified businesses are taking real action to reduce emissions with
measurable results.
Gold – Awarded to organisations that have met the bronze and silver
requirements and are demonstrating exemplary environmental business
practice. Gold businesses are proactively engaging with the community
and demonstrating a genuine commitment to sharing their knowledge
and expertise with other organisations.
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Application form
Complete this application form and return with relevant evidence to info@isep.org.uk.
Complete the sections of the form as relevant to your organisation’s current activities. Leave
blank where you are not undertaking the activity or do not have evidence.
Contact information
Name:
Job title:
Organisation
name:
Address:
Postcode
Telephone
CRITERIA
PROVIDE DETAILS AND/OR LIST THE EVIDENCE
YOU ARE SUBMITTING WITH THE APPLICATION
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Monitoring methodology
1
Monitoring systems in
place covering energy and
other key environmental
impacts (please specify).
Carbon Footprint
2
Carbon footprint
calculated using a full 12
months of actual data and
an appropriate
methodology including
minimum Scope 1 & 2
emissions.
ISEP Carbon monitoring
participation
3
Confirm the latest year of
participation in the ISEP
Carbon Monitoring.
Environmental policy(s)
4
Please provide a copy of
your environmental
policy(s) and details of
how you have
communicated them to
staff and/or your
stakeholders.
Targeting
5
Provide details of your
carbon reduction target,
where this is documented
(i.e as part of the action
plan or within the policy)
and how progress is
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tracked. If you have
specific targets for other
resources uses / impacts
you can state those as
well.
Action plan
6
Please provide a copy of
the action plan in place to
meet your targets plan
and with details of how it
is used and reviewed.
Active management
7
Detail who has
responsibility for meeting
targets / implementing the
action plan and how this is
reported on.
Carbon reduction
8
Please detail your
progress towards your
carbon reduction target
against a baseline. Clear
documented evidence of
reductions achieved
should be provided.
Please state whether
reductions are absolute or
normalised for weather
/occupancy levels/ floor
area.
Detail implemented
measures or practices that
explain the observed
reductions e.g. insulation,
efficiency improvements,
staff awareness
campaigns, etc.
9
Active engagement with
ISEP
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Detail how you have
actively engaged with
fellow members either
through attending or
hosting events, sharing
case studies or supporting
others.
External influence
10
11
Please tell us about any
sustainable procurement
policies or other ways in
which you are influencing
your suppliers or
customers.
Staff engagement
Tell us how in the last 12
months you have engaged
your staff to promote
energy efficiency and
other environmental
initiatives.
12
Community engagement
Provide examples of
ongoing community
engagement in energy
efficiency and other
environmental initiatives
undertaken within the last
twelve months
12
Supporting local
employment
Let us know if you have
provided work experience
or apprenticeship
placements targeted to
Islington residents within
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the last 12 months.
13
Supporting other
organisations
Tell us if you have
supported another
organisation / ISEP
member to improve their
environmental
performance through
mentoring or (noncommercial) advice.
Notes for applicant organisations

Who can apply - Applications for certification can be made by any organisation
based in the borough of Islington. Membership of ISEP is not a requirement although
organisations are encouraged to join to realise the full benefits of certification.

How to apply – Applications are made by completing this application form and
submitting it along with any relevant evidence to info@isep.org.uk. ISEP will spot
check a percentage of applications and may request a meeting at your premises to
validate the evidence provided. Applicants who meet the Gold Certification criteria
will be asked to make a short presentation to the ISEP Steering Committee.

Emissions Data - Baseline emissions figures should cover a full recent 12 months
period. Emissions can be measured relative to weather, number of staff, floor area
sales, etc. to reflect real progress on energy efficiency not just absolute emissions.
Where actual energy data cannot be monitored (for example in a serviced office) an
appropriate solution will be agreed upon on a case by case basis.

Carbon monitoring - Organisations applying for ISEP certification will be asked to
provide total annual energy data for the Partnership’s annual carbon monitoring
exercise for the following 2 year period that the certification is valid. Application to the
certification constitutes a commitment to doing this. Data submitted to ISEP will be
analysed by the Partnership and included in the total carbon emissions calculations
for the Partnership as a whole. Data about individual organisations will not be shared
with other ISEP members or publically – unless permission is granted by the
organisation (for example for an award or case study).
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What do I get? – All certified businesses will receive a certificate, a listing on the
ISEP website and a logo for use on printed documents or online.
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Questions? – Call 0207 527 2347 or email info@isep.org.uk
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