Small businesses warned to 'think carbon output

West Australian
Saturday 28/3/2009 Page: 60

Small businesses will be forced to start analysing their carbon footprint sooner than they think to stay ahead of the pack, according to a Perth carbon expert Carbon Planet WA managing director Scott McIntosh has warned small businesses of supply chain ramifications as bigger businesses face the prospect of paying for their carbon emissions.

An emissions trading scheme due to start next year will prompt big businesses to set about "greening their supply chain", forcing their suppliers to look at their emissions, Mr McIntosh said. He noted that some tenders were requiring businesses to list how they would address their carbon emissions when servicing the contract.