UK companies are not doing enough to reduce their carbon emissions, a survey has claimed.
According to the research from Access Accounting, only 39 per cent of businesses are actively trying to monitor their carbon output, while almost half (49 per cent) admit they do not have a staff member responsible for ensuring carbon reduction targets are met.
It also found that while 64 per cent of staff feel their company should be monitoring carbon emissions, many businesses are not doing this.
Kevin Misselbrook, customer services director for Access Accounting, said: "There is a significant disconnect between employees who believe their companies should monitor carbon emissions and companies who are actually doing this.
"The biggest challenge for business is how they actually start this process and who should be responsible."
Last week, PricewaterhouseCoopers chairman Ian Powell said that the firm had acquired international environmental and social risk management firm Sustainable Finance.
He stated that the move would help clients explore how business opportunities can arise from the need for a low-carbon economy.
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