How UrbanChain’s Partnerships team is helping organisations navigate a changing energy landscape

The energy transition is entering a new phase. One defined not just by ambition, but by accountability.

Organisations are under growing pressure to demonstrate real, measurable progress on decarbonisation. Investor scrutiny is rising. Government guidance continues to evolve. 

Frameworks such as the GHG Protocol are tightening expectations around how emissions are reported, verified and evidenced.

For many businesses, this presents both challenge and opportunity. The question is no longer whether to decarbonise, but how to do it credibly, at pace, and in a way that stands up to scrutiny.

At UrbanChain, sustainability is not a parallel initiative. It is built into the core of our renewable energy operating system. The Partnerships team plays a critical role in translating complex policy, carbon standards and renewable market structures into practical, commercial strategies for the organisations we work with.

As Aisling, Head of Partnerships and Commercial Enablement, puts it: “Our job is to make sustainability practical. We’re turning regulatory pressure into commercial opportunity, and we ensure organisations can evidence every claim they make.”

UrbanChain operates a renewable energy operating system that enables local, traceable renewable markets. Organisations can source clean electricity directly from generators, matched by time and location, with every unit underpinned by transparent, auditable data.

This approach aligns closely with GHG Protocol Scope 2 guidance, which places increasing emphasis on credible tracking and evidence of renewable electricity use.This level of granularity provides: 

• More accurate Scope 2 reporting
• Robust evidence to support ESG claims and reduce greenwashing risk
• A clearer route to compliance as UK energy and building regulations tighten

Sarah, Partner Account Executive, highlights the shift: “Businesses don’t just want renewable energy. They want to understand it. Who generated it, when, and how it fits into their carbon reporting. That visibility is becoming essential, and it’s a key differentiator in an ESG-led market.”

As Shahz, Commercial Enablement Analyst, notes: 

“The challenge isn’t intent. Most organisations want to decarbonise. The challenge is capacity. They are overwhelmed by regulation, options and complexity. Our role is to simplify that and show a route that works in the real world.”

UrbanChain’s model supports this shift by delivering: 

• Transparent renewable sourcing
• Local matching that supports regional decarbonisation
• Data aligned to recognised reporting frameworks
• A simplified operational approach for organisations without large in-house sustainability teams

Our Partnerships team specialises in policy, commercial delivery and customer impact. They ensure every renewable solution is environmentally credible, commercially robust and aligned with where the market is heading.

Their remit includes: 

• Helping customers navigate emissions reporting frameworks
• Supporting renewable procurement strategies
• Designing local energy models that strengthen ESG outcomes
• Providing clarity around Scope 2 claims and clean energy evidence
• Ensuring customer materials align with recognised sustainability standards
• Acting as a bridge between regulation, energy markets and real-world delivery

Aisling summarises it well: “We help organisations decarbonise in a way that is measurable, defensible and aligned with the future energy system, not the legacy one.”

To find out how UrbanChain’s Partnerships team can support your renewable procurement, emissions reporting and credible ESG delivery, get in touch at partnerships@urbanchain.co.uk