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General questions:
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Sustemic is an all-in-one sustainability service designed for SMEs. It combines interactive e-learning, carbon footprinting, and a tailored Net Zero roadmap, with optional consultancy support.
Sustemic is built for small and medium-sized businesses starting or early in their sustainability journey. It’s also available for supply chains and membership bodies wanting to engage multiple organisations at scale.
No – Sustemic is designed for non-specialists. We guide you step by step, with simple data templates, professional videos, and one-to-one support if you choose the consultancy package.
Sustemic is developed by Energise, a leading UK sustainability consultancy with 17 years of experience and over £100m in cost savings delivered for customers.
The Net Zero Hub is the software platform used by our Energise consultant's to support the delivery of our large/corporate customer's projects.
Platform and features
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You get interactive e-learning (videos, quizzes), a GHG Protocol-aligned carbon footprint calculator, and a tailored action plan with practical, cost-saving steps
Most organisations can get started within a few days. The initial data collection and footprinting typically take 2–4 weeks, depending on your data availability.
Yes, for SMEs we guide you through the most relevant Scope 3 categories. For supply chains, we offer a dual-track engagement model to help you collect supplier data at scale. This allows us to provide a more typical "questionnaire" style engagement for suppliers with more developed sustainability programmes.
Yes - you can add energy audits, monitoring, carbon offsets, and other sustainability consultancy services through Energise. We also provide access to a portfolio of solution providers in the wider sustainability industry to help you deliver your programme.
Plans start from £1,750/year for the platform and £2,000/year with consultancy support (additional to the platform). Supply chain and membership body programmes are priced on approach.
It’s an annual subscription, including updates, new resources, and ongoing access to your data and roadmap.
Typical SMEs can reduce energy, waste, and resource costs by up to 13.5%, with potential EBITDA uplifts of up to 26% through sustainability as a whole programme (modelled on an example business of £5m turnover, 8.7% margin and total resource costs of c. £50k, including indirect benefits on retention)
Support and next steps
We strive to make our processes transparent and straightforward.
The platform includes guidance, and the consultancy package offers one-to-one expert support. Our helpdesk can also answer platform-related questions.
You continue with Sustemic annually. Each year, we update your footprint, review progress, and refresh your roadmap to keep improving. If you are receiving our consultancy package, you'll be in touch with us quarterly to push forward progress/return on investment.
Yes - Sustemic aligns with common carbon requirements like PPN 06/21, B Corp, and other supply chain questionnaires, helping you respond confidently.
Choose your plan, complete the onboarding, and we’ll guide you step by step from there.
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With Sustemic, you can be up and running in days, not months - with clear steps, export support and results you can see.