[ Press releases listing ](/media/media/news-and-press-releases " Press releases listing") 16 Aug. 2021 ### Cormac Nevin, Head of Technical - Energy, Veolia Ireland, spoke to Lorcan Allen in the Business Post about how large organisations in Ireland can reduce their carbon footprint. The first step for any business in taking climate action is to accurately measure its current carbon footprint, known as Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Only then can you start taking steps for proper climate action. ![](/sites/g/files/dvc2576/files/styles/quote_design_v2/public/image/2021/08/IMG_1532.JPG.webp?itok=1Usu4iKC) Traditionally the main selling point for a company to undertake an energy efficiency project was the volatility of energy prices. Now there is a real corporate ambition to reduce carbon as well as costs. Cormac Nevin Head of Technical - Energy [ ![](/sites/g/files/dvc2576/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2018/07/John_Lamb_and_Alan_Sharpe20180620_0005_0.jpg.webp?h=82dad47e&itok=cQbaBd2Y "John Lambe and Alan Sharp") ](/media/news-and-press-releases/veolia-deliver-first-carbon-energy-fund-ireland-contract-dublins "Veolia to deliver first Carbon Energy Fund Ireland contract to Dublin’s Mater Hospital") Customers - 11 July 2018 [Veolia to deliver first Carbon Energy Fund Ireland contract to Dublin’s Mater Hospital](/media/news-and-press-releases/veolia-deliver-first-carbon-energy-fund-ireland-contract-dublins "Veolia to deliver first Carbon Energy Fund Ireland contract to Dublin’s Mater Hospital") Mater Misericordiae University Hospital targets €26m in guaranteed savings. [Read more](/media/news-and-press-releases/veolia-deliver-first-carbon-energy-fund-ireland-contract-dublins "Read more") [ ![Veolia commits to the Low Carbon Pledge](/sites/g/files/dvc2576/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2021/03/LCP_Veolia_LinkedIn1024x512.jpg.webp?itok=RM2gfeHY) ](/media/news-and-press-releases/veolia-commits-new-ambitious-low-carbon-pledge "Veolia commits to the new ambitious Low Carbon Pledge") CSR - 24 March 2021 [Veolia commits to the new ambitious Low Carbon Pledge](/media/news-and-press-releases/veolia-commits-new-ambitious-low-carbon-pledge "Veolia commits to the new ambitious Low Carbon Pledge") BITC Ireland’s new Low Carbon Pledge asks Irish businesses to commit to science based emissions reduction targets [Read more](/media/news-and-press-releases/veolia-commits-new-ambitious-low-carbon-pledge "Read more") [ ![](/sites/g/files/dvc2576/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2018/07/Hubgrade_Bilbao_espagne_0.jpg.webp?h=82a026ba&itok=df9PdtSn "Energy Performance Contract (Hubgrade)") ](/services/energy-performance-contracts-archive "Energy performance contracts") Services [Energy performance contracts](/services/energy-performance-contracts-archive "Energy performance contracts") Improve energy performance with guaranteed savings [Learn more](/services/energy-performance-contracts-archive) [ ![Launch of the Energy Performance contact for St James's Hospital in Dublin](/sites/g/files/dvc2576/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2020/12/StJamesHospitalEPC24%20_%20Content%20Push.jpg.webp?itok=IMfG_FK2) ](/media/news-and-press-releases/st-jamess-hospital-implement-largest-energy-performance-contract "St James’s Hospital implement largest Energy Performance Contract in Irish healthcare") Customers - 07 December 2020 [St James’s Hospital implement largest Energy Performance Contract in Irish healthcare](/media/news-and-press-releases/st-jamess-hospital-implement-largest-energy-performance-contract "St James’s Hospital implement largest Energy Performance Contract in Irish healthcare") The contract will deliver €26 million in guaranteed savings and reduce carbon footprint by 118,380 tonnes [Read more](/media/news-and-press-releases/st-jamess-hospital-implement-largest-energy-performance-contract "Read more")