A growing number of companies – including F&C – are choosing to offset their carbon emissions. But at the same time, questions are being raised about the integrity of offsetting schemes. This briefing sets out the potential benefits as well as some of the pitfalls of offsetting, and gives F&C’s views on best practice in implementing an offsetting strategy. [refers to companies offsetting carbon emissions: Royal Sun Alliance, BSkyB, Silverjet, Marks & Spencer]