With utilities typically among a retailer’s biggest operating costs, Consultus expertise helps clients in this intensely competitive sector to drive down consumption, reduce carbon emissions and save money.
Consultus experts know that effective utility management can have a significant impact on a retailer’s bottom line. In the grocery segment, for example, net profits may only average 1-2%, meaning a 10% reduction in energy cost might increase profits by some 5-10%.
From single locations and speciality retailers to multi-site convenience shops, large out of town retail sites and department stores, our Retail team helps businesses to focus on demand, consumption, waste and efficiency – across light, HVAC, refrigeration and more – and develop innovative procurement, reporting, real-time monitoring, management and compliance strategies.
Specific solutions for retail can include Sub Metering, Benchmarking, Seasonal Forecasts, Water Buying, Building Services, Compliance and Demand Side Management (DSM).
With an open and transparent business style, our holistic approach extends from advice, negotiation and procurement to market intelligence, compliance and ongoing management. Consultus solutions and services for retailers include:

Consultus’ Net Zero Pathway is designed to help our clients to plan and prioritise their Net Zero strategy and is proven to deliver the carbon savings that meet their ambitions.

Our Virtual Energy Management (VEM) service allows you to better manage your energy usage and costs, helping you to work more efficiently and respond quickly to changes and anomalies.

The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is a mandatory energy assessment and energy saving identification scheme for large undertakings (and their corporate groups).

The Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework requires quoted companies and large UK incorporated companies to report on energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions within their financial reporting for Companies House.

Scope 3 emissions often make up around 70%-90% of an organisation’s total emissions. Our team is fully equipped to support you through your Scope 3 emissions reporting and developing reduction strategies.

Discover is an interactive, 3D virtual energy awareness tool to engage your company and colleagues to help work towards meeting your Net Zero and sustainability energy goals.

Our Assessors will work with you to develop and agree on an energy audit schedule that allows the inspection of all areas of significant energy consumption, whilst providing you with the best possible value.

We can help you to carry out effective GHG reporting to meet the various different criteria and requirements.

Consultus Sustainability can present a blueprint of turn-key solutions for energy infrastructure projects through FEED studies.
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