{"id":250075,"date":"2024-03-25T17:20:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T17:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enistic.com\/?p=250075"},"modified":"2024-03-27T15:07:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T15:07:25","slug":"esos-phase-3-who-needs-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enistic.com\/2024\/03\/25\/esos-phase-3-who-needs-it\/","title":{"rendered":"ESOS Phase 3: Who needs to comply with it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"250075\" class=\"elementor elementor-250075\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5deba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e5deba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea921b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fea921b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 11-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESOS Phase 3 compliance is just around the corner. All companies that qualify, need to set up an account on the system by the 5th of June 2024 and file their report by the 6th of August 2024.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d1657 elementor-countdown--label-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-countdown\" data-id=\"c5d1657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"countdown.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor-pro - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-countdown .elementor-countdown-expire--message{display:none;padding:20px;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-countdown .elementor-countdown-wrapper{flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-countdown .elementor-countdown-item{padding:20px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-countdown .elementor-countdown-digits,.elementor-widget-countdown .elementor-countdown-label{line-height:1}.elementor-widget-countdown .elementor-countdown-digits{font-size:69px}.elementor-widget-countdown .elementor-countdown-label{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-countdown.elementor-countdown--label-block .elementor-countdown-wrapper{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}.elementor-widget-countdown.elementor-countdown--label-block .elementor-countdown-digits,.elementor-widget-countdown.elementor-countdown--label-block .elementor-countdown-label{display:block}.elementor-widget-countdown.elementor-countdown--label-block .elementor-countdown-item{flex-basis:0;flex-grow:1}.elementor-widget-countdown.elementor-countdown--label-inline{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-countdown.elementor-countdown--label-inline .elementor-countdown-item{display:inline-block;padding-left:5px;padding-right:5px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-countdown-wrapper\" data-date=\"1717545600\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-countdown-item\"><span class=\"elementor-countdown-digits elementor-countdown-days\"><\/span> <span class=\"elementor-countdown-label\">Days<\/span><\/div><div class=\"elementor-countdown-item\"><span class=\"elementor-countdown-digits elementor-countdown-hours\"><\/span> <span class=\"elementor-countdown-label\">Hours<\/span><\/div><div class=\"elementor-countdown-item\"><span class=\"elementor-countdown-digits elementor-countdown-minutes\"><\/span> <span class=\"elementor-countdown-label\">Minutes<\/span><\/div><div class=\"elementor-countdown-item\"><span class=\"elementor-countdown-digits elementor-countdown-seconds\"><\/span> <span class=\"elementor-countdown-label\">Seconds<\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384823a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"384823a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Who needs to comply with ESOS Phase 3?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88183d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88183d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First off, the government thinks everyone should be on board with ESOS Phase 3, and in theory, it&#8217;s a voluntary scheme, despite the government&#8217;s stance, only a handful of companies voluntarily participated in Phase 2 out of thousands eligible. So, while it&#8217;s technically voluntary, not many are jumping at the chance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, who needs to comply? Here&#8217;s the rundown:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e702d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10e702d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UK Companies: If you&#8217;re operating outside the UK, ESOS compliance isn&#8217;t on your to-do list.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Size Matters: You need to meet certain size criteria, which means having either a turnover of \u00a347 million or balance sheet assets of \u00a343 million. You need to meet both criteria, not just one.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staff Count: If you have over 250 staff members. Remember, this count is based on an average headcount, so part-time employees count too.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group Affiliation: If you&#8217;re part of a larger corporate group where one subsidiary qualifies for ESOS, then all subsidiaries within the group must comply.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consistent Eligibility: You must meet the criteria for two consecutive reporting periods. So, consistency is key.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c18a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c18a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you slip below the threshold due to unforeseen circumstances like the COVID-19 pandemic, you&#8217;ll still need to comply if you bounce back over the limit. 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Rumour has it that the criteria might change. There&#8217;s talk of lowering the thresholds to 50 staff members and \u00a35 million, potentially capturing a lot more companies in the ESOS net.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75cda2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c75cda2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this might mean more work for businesses, it aligns with the urgent need to curb carbon emissions. After all, we can&#8217;t keep business as usual if we want to tackle climate change head-on. Plus, the more companies that go through the ESOS process, the more awareness we raise about energy efficiency and sustainability. So, will these changes materialise?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f50f0d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f50f0d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESOS compliance might seem like a hassle, but it&#8217;s a crucial step towards a more sustainable future. 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