Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today. Many organsations are seeking to reduce their carbon footprint.

Emissions trading will help reduce emissions, encourage and support global action on climate change, and help put New Zealand on a path to sustainability.

But this will mean additional costs to the SME sector.

The climate change issue will set up a market to put a value on emissions, encouraging households and companies to cut their greenhouse gas emissions.

It is not about writing a cheque to buy carbon credits to off-set our emissions. Small Business needs to fundamentally changing the way they do business to reduce their carbon footprint.

What do you do to offset your carbon footprint?