Oh Yes! Net Zero – Delivering Net Zero for Hull, Three years on

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Photo of David Shukman

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Foreword by David Shukman

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Business Growth Benefits

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Video Case Study

Business Growth Benefits

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Business Benefits in Action

Hear from Oh Yes! Net Zero members on what they have achieved so far

Hull Truck Theatre

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Smith & Nephew x NHS

Business Growth Benefits Case Studies

Sustainability takes centre stage as Hull Truck Theatre strives for net zero

Theatre has the power to inspire change.

It is provocative, influential and challenges perceptions and behaviours.

In an age when audiences are more conscious than ever before of the impacts of climate change, theatre can act as a force for good.…

Why your supply chain is key when setting net zero targets

In 2019, the UK Government committed to reducing the UK’s net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 100% by 2050, compared to 1990 levels. This is known as net zero.

Every organisation needs to think about reducing its carbon footprint. Knowing what targets to set, however, can be challenging.…

Our Impact

Climate Change Makers

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Climate Change Makers

Tackling climate change is everyone’s responsibility … just ask Future Humber and Pace!

You’ve removed gas from your business, switched your vehicle fleet to electric, and made sure your energy tariff is 100 per cent renewable.

Boulevard students ‘walk the walk’ to inspire next generation of climate changemakers

Research has shown that young people are more conscious than ever before about climate change and its impact.


“The second year of Oh Yes! Net Zero has seen the project go from strength to strength, reaching a larger audience of SMEs that are at the heart of the city’s economy and key to our net zero future. Extending the project into our secondary schools to grow the skills for the future Net Zero City has shown the power of the Oh Yes! message and approach. The council is proud to be one of the founding partners of the project, working with Reckitt, University of Hull and Future Humber to build a movement for change and develop solutions together as Hull businesses working today for tomorrow’s city.”


Cllr Mike Ross
Leader of Hull City Council


Our Impact

Measuring cities’ decarbonisation efforts – David Shukman Investigates

A new science has developed to measure cities’ carbon emissions, and different systems have evolved worldwide.

In the UK, we have a territorial approach, calculating the greenhouse gases released within a local area.

But what happens when people buy products made outside their city? Or outside the UK? Should we also measure consumption emissions?


Business Growth Benefits Case Studies

GTS Logistics UK: The logistics company steering the industry to a sustainable future

GTS Logistics UK is making waves as the Humber’s go-to green logistics company.

Creative agency thinks ahead as it moves forward with sustainability strategy

Digital advertising agency Forward & Thinking is well-versed when it comes to amplifying its clients’ messages – from social media and TV, to billboards and buses!

Beverley Leisure Homes

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1. The importance of a carbon reduction plan

A carbon reduction plan gives you a starting point and helps you measure where you are now compared to your position last year and the year before. It also gives you a goal to aim at and helps you plan next steps.

2. Reporting your progress can energise your employees

As Bio-D found, many of the best ideas come from employees. If you report on your carbon reduction actions – either publicly or via staff meetings or newsletters – colleagues feel empowered and involved.

3. Collaboration is key to reducing emissions

Scope 3 emissions are tricky for companies to control and measure. But working together with suppliers on carbon reduction projects gives you a head start, as Carbon Clinic participants like Smith+Nephew and Vic Coupland are finding.

2025 Key performance indicators

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225

Total Oh Yes! Net Zero members

+80%

Percentage of members who are SMEs

1 in 2

Number of members with a Carbon Reduction Plan