Climate + Change + Communications programmes for your business

People, partners & ethos

CLEVEL was established in 2001 by Daren Howarth, as a ‘more than profit’ company set up to align business and natural systems.  Our focus is on both carbon reduction and change in business culture.  Daren continues to manage the business, working with a team of close associates.

Together, we deliver Carbon Balanced and CarbonPlus programmes to a range of great clients. We have built up a strong network of solution providers – and draw on the help of people who share our ethos, and whose expertise covers not just carbon management, but also all aspects of communications – which we see as key to our work with each client.

We are passionate about authenticity and environmental ethics in business. When CLEVEL introduced the terms Carbon Footprint and Carbon Balanced in 2001, it was to ‘brand’ an approach that gives equal weight to both carbon reduction inside an organisation and carbon offsetting outside.  This made it distinct from the simpler idea of being carbon neutral and just offsetting away your impact while getting on with business as usual.  That’s why we signed up as founder members to the challenging disclosure scheme Profit Through Ethics.  Along with other ethical businesses, we have gone through a rigorous reporting process covering our policies and performance across social, environmental and ethical issues – with all of the answers open for all on the Profit Through Ethics website.