Carbon reduction plan.
Achieving Net Zero by 2030
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Commitment to achieving net zero
Colehouse Limited is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2030.
Baseline emissions footprint
Baseline year: 2023 (1/01/2023-31/12/2023)
The Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in compliance with PPN 06/21. Our Carbon Emissions in 2023 were measured in line with GHG Protocol and include the greenhouse gases stated in the Kyoto Protocol.
| Baseline year emissions: 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emissions | Total (tCO2e) | |
| Scope 1 | 0.00 | |
| Scope 2 | 7.39 | |
| Scope 3 | 0.55 | |
| Included sources | Business travel | 0.00 |
| Employee commuting | 0.55 | |
| Upstream transportation and distribution | 0.00 | |
| Downstream transportation and distribution | 0.00 | |
| Waste generated in operations | 0.00 | |
| Total emissions | 7.94 | |
Current emissions reporting
Reporting year: 2023 (1/01/2023-31/12/2023)
The Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in compliance with PPN 06/21. Our Carbon Emissions in 2023 were measured in line with GHG Protocol and include the greenhouse gases stated in the Kyoto Protocol.
| Reporting year emissions: 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emissions | Total (tCO2e) | |
| Scope 1 | 0.00 | |
| Scope 2 | 7.39 | |
| Scope 3 | 0.55 | |
| Included sources | Business travel | 0.00 |
| Employee commuting | 0.55 | |
| Upstream transportation and distribution | 0.00 | |
| Downstream transportation and distribution | 0.00 | |
| Waste generated in operations | 0.00 | |
| Total emissions | 7.94 | |
Reporting period
Colehouse Limited will publish a Carbon Reduction Plan on a yearly basis detailing emissions released from UK Operations from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023.
Baseline year and current reporting year
Due to 2023 being the first year we have measured our CO2e emissions, the report for the Baseline Year and Current Reporting year contains the same figures. Due to this, the explanations below apply to both sets of data:
Scope 1
Scope 1 is reported as 0 tCO2e in the 2023 due to Colehouse Limited having no boilers, on-site manufacturing, a fleet or f-gases to report emissions on.
Scope 2
Within Scope 2, we have measured the emissions released from working from home and the consumption of purchased gas and electricity in office. With five of Colehouse Limited employees making the most of hybrid working, we have calculated 3 out of 5 days as spent working from home and the other 2 from the office. Heating, lighting and computer consumption have all been taken into account to calculate emissions released due to working from home.
Scope 3
Business travel
The Business Travel Subset in Scope 3 is reported as 0 tCO2e in 2023 due to Colehouse Limited not currently recording the travel falling within the scope of the Subset. We are looking to ask staff to report any travel monthly and will therefore re-baseline once the subset can be confidently reported.
Employee commuting
The emissions resulting from employee commuting have been calculated at 0.55 tCO2e, considering factors such as the distance travelled, mode of transportation, and average fuel consumption. This calculation accounts for the total commuting emissions generated by our employees and the corresponding greenhouse gas emissions associated with their transportation choices.
Upstream and downstream transportation
We are currently looking to track our upstream and downstream transportation and distribution in more detail, however, we currently don’t have these figures available. Consequently, the 2 subsets in Scope 3 are reported as 0tCO2e. Due to this, we are looking at our supply chain to ensure all mileage is tracked. Once the data is available, we will re-baseline to ensure our carbon emissions can be compared fairly year on year.
Waste generated options
As of now, Colehouse Limited does not have a waste removal provider. Therefore, we do not have access to specific data regarding CO2e emissions related to waste disposal.
Emissions reduction targets
In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets:
Reducing the carbon footprint from travel by promoting cycling, use of public transportation, and use of virtual spaces such as video conferencing.
Training employees on efficient use of resources (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and promoting the recycling of office supplies and equipment. Staff are proactively engaged for suggestions on improving our pledge to fight climate change. Promoting volunteering for green community events.
Reducing energy consumption ensuring all equipment wherever possible is energy efficient and through turning off all electrical equipment at close of business. The use of thermostats reduces energy consumption.
Minimising paper use by sending invoices and communiques via email or cloud interfaces. Requesting electronic over paper based invoices and communiques from suppliers and clients whenever possible. Paper-based correspondence received is shredded and recycled.
We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to 6.35 tCO2e by 2029. This is a reduction of 20%.
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 standard¹ and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting².
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) Standard³.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors.
Signed on behalf of the Supplier:
Dan O'Connor
Date:
19 June 2024