notch

Carbon accounting and sustainability reporting with clarity, confidence and purpose.

Notch helps organisations turn carbon and sustainability reporting into something more useful than a compliance requirement.

Good reporting creates visibility. Visibility creates confidence. And confidence enables better business decisions.

Meet James Napier​

FOUNDER-LED SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
James Napier is a recognised voice in sustainability reporting, carbon management and business transformation.
As Founder and CEO of Notch, author of Sustainability Without the Noise, and co-founder of Net Zero Nation, he has helped hundreds of organisations better understand their environmental impacts, reporting obligations and opportunities for improvement.
James regularly works with businesses, industry bodies and educational institutions to simplify complex sustainability challenges and turn them into practical actions that support stronger governance, greater visibility and better decision-making.
His belief is simple: organisations make better decisions when they have better information.
Reporting is no longer just about compliance. It's becoming one of the most important sources of business intelligence available to organisations.
James Napier
Founder & CEO notch

Helping business move from reporting pressure to reporting confidence.

Notch was created to make carbon accounting and sustainability reporting more practical, accessible and useful for businesses. Whether it is SECR, Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, supplier data, net zero planning or emerging requirements such as UK CBAM – the objective is the same: clearer reporting, better visibility and more confident decisions.

Reporting confidence

Helping organisations collect, organise and understand the data they need for credible carbon and sustainability reporting.

Practical action

Turning complex requirements into clear workflows, useful insights and actions that businesses can actually implement.

Better decisions

Using reporting as the foundation for visibility, governance, risk management and long-term business performance.

FOUNDER INSIGHT

A practical guide for business that want clarity, not complexity.

James’ book, Sustainability Without the Noise, helps business leaders understand sustainability in a practical, commercially relevant way. It reflects the same belief that sits behind notch: reporting should create visibility, confidence and better decisions.

“This is a must-read for any business leader, wherever they are on their sustainability journey.  This book doesn’t lecture or browbeat. It equips. It reflects James’s authority in the field and his deep understanding of how real organisations operate. A practical handbook for leaders who want results, not rhetoric.”        Kate Anderson, CEO, SGFE

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