Climate Action Fife’s lead partner Greener Kirkcaldy moved into their community building at 8 East Fergus Place in 2019.
This listed building is the former Kirkcaldy library headquarters. Greener Kirkcaldy extensively refurbished the building to host a alarge community spaces, kitchens and offices. Greener Kirkcaldy is also working to reduce the carbon footprint of operating the building, particularly by making it more efficient to heat. Read our Climate Friendly Businesses case study to find out more.
Cutting out food waste is something that Giacomo and Hazel of Baern Café are constantly thinking about. This has resulted in them having very little food waste, with their small domestic caddy being less than half-full daily.
With such little food waste, Climate Action Fife is learning a lot from Baern and we want to highlight their fantastic practices. Our case study shows some of the ways that they have worked to reduce food in their businesses, including by working with their neighbours in the Bowhouse complex.
Motorfits in Leven have made climate-friendly changes to their business. Following a free energy audit by Climate Action Fife and Fife Council they applied for and received funding to get some new lighting installed. This has resulted in an annual estimated carbon saving of 403kg CO2e and a cost saving of £169. That is almost the same as driving from Land’s End to John O’Groats and back!
Read our case study to find out more about how Motorfits reduced their carbon footprint and their energy bills.
DnA Barbers in Leven have made climate-friendly changes to their business. Following a free energy audit by Climate Action Fife and Fife Council they applied for and received funding to repair and insulate their roof. This has resulted in an annual estimated carbon savings of 280kg CO2e and a cost saving of £254. That is the same as running an electric shower for 6 days!
Read our case study to find out more about how DnA Barbers reduced their carbon footprint and their energy bills.
The Golf Hotel in Crail has made climate-friendly changes to their business. Following a free energy audit by Climate Action Fife and Fife Council they made changes including adding loft insulation to help keep the heat in. This created annual carbon savings of 16,665kg C02e and energy savings of £4,505.
Read our case study to find out how the Golf Hotel reduced their carbon footprint and their energy bills.
Glenrothes YMCA are making climate-friendly changes to their premises. These were recommended in a free energy audit by Climate Action Fife and Fife Council. The changes they will make include installing a new high efficiency gas fired boiler and wall insulation in their sports hall.
They will also add a draught-proof fire door as well as a solar PV array on the roof of the building. Our case study explains how YMCA Glenrothes are reducing their carbon footprint and their energy bills.
Kangus Coffee House in Kirkcaldy made climate-friendly changes to their business, following a free energy audit by Climate Action Fife and Fife Council. Funding helped the owners to buy new equipment including a fridge freezer and a large fridge. These changes have made a big difference to the business. They have led to annual carbon savings of 583kgC02e and annual energy savings of £929.
Our case study explains how the business reduced their carbon footprint and their energy bills.
help for businesses to reduce their carbon footprint
We work with small and medium sized businesses, community buildings and third sector organisations to help them reduce their carbon footprint. We provide advice on energy use and reducing food waste.
Climate-friendly business is important for two reasons. First, because it will result in significant, measurable carbon savings. Second, because people want to see businesses taking action on climate change.
We have produced a handy checklist of tips for businesses (pdf). This will help them take the first steps towards reducing energy use and cutting down food waste.
