Carbon Reduction

Baseline Emissions Footprint

We used 2024 as the baseline date for our emissions. The baseline calculation was done using the 'GHG Protocol', covering all required Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions sources. We are a mostly remote working information technology company with 35 employees and a small serviced office with 6 desks. Our main emission sources are from our office space, remote working energy consumption, and business travel. While we prioritise public transport (trains and buses), employees also used personal vehicles for business travel, accounting for 21,325 miles last year. We operate as a paperless business, use AWS and Azure cloud services, and provide each remote employee with a standard setup of 1 laptop and 1 monitor with a 2-year refresh cycle.

Baseline emission results

Baseline emissions breakdown by source

Current Emissions Reporting

Emissions Total Q1 2025

Current emissions breakdown by source

Emissions Reduction Targets

To achieve Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets:

We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to 25.4 tCO2e by 2030. This is a reduction of 50% from our 2024 baseline.

Carbon Reduction Projects

Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives

The following environmental management measures and projects have been completed or implemented since the 2024 baseline. The carbon emission reduction achieved by these schemes equate to 7.5 tCO2e, a 14.8% reduction against the 2024 baseline.

• Office Energy Efficiency (6-desk space): Worked with our serviced office provider to optimise energy usage, including LED lighting and smart controls for our 6-desk office space. This reduced our Scope 2 emissions by 0.5 tCO2e.
• Remote Working Policy & Equipment: Implemented a formal remote working policy with guidance on energy-efficient home office setups for our employees. Standardised equipment provision to energy-efficient laptops and monitors with optimised power settings. This reduced our Scope 3 remote working emissions by 3.5 tCO2e.
• Green Travel Policy: Established a sustainable travel policy that prioritises public transport over personal vehicle use when travel is necessary, and encourages virtual meetings whenever possible. Our baseline recorded 21,325 miles of business travel in vehicles, which we've begun to reduce through modal shift to lower-carbon transport options. This reduced our Scope 3 business travel emissions by 0.5 tCO2e.
• Sustainable Procurement: Developed a sustainable procurement policy for our IT hardware that focuses on energy-efficient equipment with optimal 2-year refresh cycles and responsible e-waste management. Implemented cloud optimisation practices for our AWS and Azure infrastructure. This reduced our Scope 3 purchased goods emissions by 2.3 tCO2e.
• Paperless Operations: Maintained and enhanced our paperless business policy, implementing digital workflows throughout all operations. This has kept our Scope 3 waste emissions minimal at 0.2 tCO2e.
• Digital Efficiency: Optimised cloud resources in AWS and Azure and implemented best practices for energy-efficient code and data storage for our bespoke corporate systems. This contributed to Scope 3 reductions of 0.7 tCO2e.

Future Carbon Reduction Initiatives

In the future we hope to implement further measures such as:

• Renewable Energy: Work with our serviced office provider to switch to 100% renewable electricity tariffs for our 6-desk office space. Encourage remote workers to switch to renewable energy providers through an incentive programme, with specific focus on employees still using gas boilers.
• Energy Efficient Equipment: Continue to maintain our 2-year refresh cycle for computing equipment, whilst ensuring all new purchases meet the highest energy efficiency standards. Implement a sustainable e-waste programme to ensure responsible recycling of all replaced equipment.
• Transport Optimisation: Continue to reduce business travel emissions by decreasing personal vehicle mileage from the baseline of 21,325 miles through better journey planning, increased use of virtual meetings, and implementing a modal shift to public transport. Target an overall 40% reduction in personal vehicle mileage by 2027, with corresponding increases in rail and bus travel where journeys are necessary.
• Cloud Optimisation: Further optimise our AWS and Azure cloud usage through implementation of serverless architectures, right-sizing instances, and scheduling non-production environments to reduce compute hours.
• Literacy Training: Provide carbon literacy training for all employees to build upon existing sustainability initiatives, raising awareness and encouraging climate-positive behaviours at work and home.
• Growth-Adjusted Planning: As we anticipate annual company growth and office space expansion, develop scaled carbon reduction targets that account for this growth whilst still achieving net reductions in absolute terms.
• Supply Chain Engagement: Engage with our key suppliers to ensure they have their own Carbon Reduction Plans and are working toward Net Zero commitments, with particular focus on our IT hardware suppliers given our 2-year refresh cycle.

Declaration and Sign Off

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 006 and associated guidance and reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans.

Emissions have been reported and recorded in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the GHG Reporting Protocol corporate standard and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with SECR requirements, and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions have been reported in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard.

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body).