The UK government’s Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) policy was implemented on 1st April 2019. The introduction of SECR coincided with the closure of the  Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme.  SECR builds on existing requirements that companies face such as mandatory greenhouse gas reporting, ESOS, CCA and ETS.  Three groups of businesses are affected by the new regulations – companies fitting the following definitions must comply unless they meet certain exemption criteria;

  • Quoted companies of any size required to report GHG emissions
  • Unquoted companies that are considered large by the Companies Act 2006
  • Large Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) will be required to prepare and file an Energy and Carbon Report