Carbon Reduction

Baseline Emissions Footprint

Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases that have been produced in the past and were produced prior to the introduction of any strategies to reduce emissions. Baseline emissions are the reference point against which emissions reduction can be measured.

Baseline Year: 2024

Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations.

Scope 1 (Direct Emissions): Our Scope 1 emissions consist solely of fugitive emissions from air conditioning systems in our small serviced office space (6 desks). As a technology company with no company vehicles or owned facilities with combustion equipment, our direct emissions are minimal at 0.5 tCO2e.

Scope 2 (Indirect emissions from purchased energy): Our Scope 2 emissions comprise electricity consumption in our serviced office space. With 95% of our 35 employees working remotely, our office electricity consumption is relatively low at 3.2 tCO2e. Home office electricity consumption is captured under Scope 3 remote working emissions.

Scope 3 (Other indirect emissions): Our Scope 3 emissions represent the majority of our carbon footprint at 47.6 tCO2e. These include:

• Purchased goods and services: IT equipment including laptops and monitors for 35 employees on a 2-year refresh cycle, software licences, and cloud computing services from AWS and Azure (15.8 tCO2e)
• Fuel and energy-related activities: Upstream emissions associated with the generation and distribution of purchased electricity not included in Scope 1 or 2 (1.2 tCO2e)
• Upstream transportation and distribution: Transportation of purchased IT equipment and other goods to our office and employees' homes (0.8 tCO2e)
• Waste generated in operations: Minimal waste due to our paperless business policy, primarily consisting of electronic waste from IT equipment disposal (0.2 tCO2e)
• Business travel: Employee business travel including personal vehicles and public transport (trains and buses) for business purposes (3.7 tCO2e)
• Employee commuting: Commuting emissions for the 5% of time our employees spend working from our office (2.3 tCO2e)
• Downstream transportation and distribution: Emissions associated with delivering our software products and services to customers via cloud platforms and digital distribution (0.5 tCO2e)
• Remote working: Home office emissions for our 35 employees working remotely 95% of the time in 3-bedroom homes with mixed heating systems (23.0 tCO2e)

The baseline calculation was done using the GHG Protocol, covering all required Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions sources, and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.

Baseline year emissions: 51.3 tCO2e

Current Emissions Reporting

Reporting Year: 2025

Emissions reduction targets

In order to continue our progress to achieving 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 14.6% reduction against the 2024 baseline and the measures will be in effect when performing the contract.

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.

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.

Carbon 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.

Software Distribution Optimisation: Continue to optimise our downstream transportation and distribution through improved cloud-based software delivery mechanisms and edge computing solutions to reduce data transfer emissions.

Declaration and Sign Off

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 06/21 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).