SME Data Taskforce, convened by B4NZ and The Broadway Initiative, launches new UK SME Emissions Standard

PH124112 • 25 June 2025

The UK SME Voluntary Emissions Standard produces a “create once, share many” model for sustainability data.

SMEs are the backbone of UK business and have a vital role to play in the pursuit of a decarbonised economy. Through our UK Business Climate Hub and our leading role on the Net Zero Council, we at Broadway are acutely aware of the challenges these small businesses face. This week we have collaborated with B4NZ and over 50 partners to launch a solution to one critical barrier to the low carbon transition: fragmented, duplicative emissions data requests.


The UK SME Voluntary Emissions Standard is unveiled in the report From Burden to Benefit: Streamlining SME Data Sharing to unlock Green Finance and Economic Incentives. The Standard is a practical, proportionate solution that aligns with PPN006 and public procurement frameworks, supports consistent emissions data from SMEs, and unlocks access to green finance, incentives and supply chain opportunities.



You can read the report HERE.



How the Government's new climate plan underpins the Sector Transition Plans

by PH124112 • 29 October 2025
This week’s publication of the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan and last week's launch of the Sector Transition Plans represent two parts of the same story: the UK moving from climate ambition to coordinated delivery.

Broadway and The Food and Drink Federation lead the way to a Nature Positive future

by PH124112 • 24 October 2025
The Food and Drink Federation and Broadway Initiative has launched a Nature Positive Handbook, an output of the Nature Markets Dialogue , to help food and drink manufacturers take practical steps toward a nature-positive value chain by 2030.

The 2025 UK Net Zero Business Census Report is here!

by PH124112 • 22 October 2025
The largest-ever survey of UK businesses on climate action finds that 79% of large firms continue to view net zero as a strategic priority. More than a third of SMEs also have net zero high on their agenda, a sign of both encouragement and of the work we still need to do.