Report results - SME Climate Hub

The Scaffolding Association's Climate Report

Submitted on 2025-09-09 · Edited on 2025-09-29

1.1 End day of the reporting period*

2024-12-31

1.1.1 Reporting year*

2024

1.2 Describe your business activities*

Trade Association

1.4 Number of employees on the end day of the reporting period*

1.4.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) or headcounts*

Full-time equivalent

1.5 Is this report being submitted on behalf of a parent company or a subsidiary? If so, please briefly explain the relationship.*

Not applicable

1.5.1 Please explain the relationship*

2.1 Net zero target year*

2035

2.1.1 Base year*

2024

2.1.2 Base year value*

5.9

Base year value confirmation*

2.2 Near-term target*

10% of absolute scope 1+2 emission reduction from my base year by 2030

2.3 Provide any additional comments or context on your net zero and near term targets.*

We are a small business and resource is limited. We are also very computer based suing cloud base systems. Therefore our net zero target has been revised since our joining.

2.4 To reduce emissions in line with my commitment, my company has a climate action plan and is taking action*

Energy consumption

3.2 Total energy consumption*

6017 kWh

3.3 Total renewable energy consumption*

0 kWh

Scope 1 emissions

3.4 Scope 1 emissions*

0 metric tons CO2e

Scope 2 emissions

3.5 Location-based Scope 2 emissions*

1.246 metric tons CO2e

3.6 Market-based Scope 2 emissions*

1.25 metric tons CO2e

Scope 1 and 2 units confirmation*

3.7 Have you taken any actions to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions in the reporting period?*

3.8 Which tools or methods did you use to calculate your Scope 1 and 2 emissions?*

3.8.1 Specify any additional details*

Some figures used in the Small Business Carbon Calculator have been estimated.

Scope 3 emissions

4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?*

Yes

Supply chain related - upstream emissions

4.1.1 Purchased goods and services*

4.1.2 Capital goods*

4.1.3 Fuel and energy related activities*

0.41 metric tons CO2e

4.1.4 Transportation and distribution (upstream)*

4.1.5 Waste in operations*

4.1.6 Business travel*

8.98 metric tons CO2e

4.1.7 Employee commuting*

2.58 metric tons CO2e

4.1.8 Leased assets (upstream)*

Customer related - downstream emissions

4.1.9 Transportation and distribution (downstream)*

4.1.10 Processing of sold products*

4.1.11 Use of sold products*

4.1.12 End-of-life treatment of products*

4.1.13 Leased assets (downstream)*

4.1.14 Franchises*

4.1.15 Investments*

4.1.16 Total scope 3 emissions*

12.0 metric tons CO2e

Scope 3 units confirmation*

4.2 Have you taken any actions to reduce scope 3 emissions in the reporting period?*

4.2.1 What actions have you taken to reduce scope 3 emissions in the reporting period?*

4.2.2 Provide any additional details*

4.3 Have you asked any of your suppliers to set a net zero target (either voluntarily or as a requirement)?*

4.3.1 What percentage of your suppliers have you asked?*

4.4 Have you communicated your commitment and actions to any of your customers?*

Yes

4.5 Which tools or methods did you use to calculate your scope 3 emissions?*

Small Business Carbon Calculator

4.5.1 Specify additional details*

Figures used in Small Business Carbon Calculator have been estimated. These will become more factual over then next few years particular the business traveling.

5.1 Do any of your existing products and/or services qualify as climate solutions or enabling solutions?*

5.2 Please confirm your solutions meet all the following safeguard requirements.*

What percentage of your total revenue came from these products and/or services last year?*

5.4 Provide descriptions/names of your solutions:*

5.5 How did you assess whether these are climate solutions?*

5.5.1 Has any third party validated this?*

5.5.2 Specify any additional details*

6.1 What governance processes do you have in place for your climate strategy? Choose as many as are applicable.*

Other (please specify)

6.1 Explain*

Non board level responsible person. We have formulated an environmental policy during 2025 which all employees have been made aware of.

6.1.1 Please describe their position and responsibility.*

6.1.2 Is this person (or another at executive and board level) also responsible for climate risk?*

6.1.3 Please describe the governance process in place*

6.2 Have you started to identify and assess your companies climate risks and opportunities?*

No - we plan to in the next 1-5 years

6.2.1 Where are the climate risks you've identified?*

6.2.1 Explain*

6.2.2 How are you managing these climate risks? Choose as many as are applicable.*

6.2.2 Explain*

6.2.3 Provide any additional comments or context on your climate risks:*

6.3 Have you integrated climate and/or nature into your company mission statement or shareholder agreements? If yes, describe how.*

6.4 Have you taken actions this year outside of your emissions to accelerate climate progress?*

7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.*

First year of reporting. Many figures have been estimated based on information available.

7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?*

Reducing scope 1+2 emissions, Limited control over energy use in buildings, Reducing emissions from business travel, Balancing emission reductions with business growth, Insufficient funding

Specify other challenges*

7.3 Has there been any third party validation of the data submitted in this report?*

1.1 End day of the reporting period*

2024-12-31

1.1.1 Reporting year*

2024

1.2 Describe your business activities*

Trade Association

1.4 Number of employees on the end day of the reporting period*

1.4.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) or headcounts*

Full-time equivalent

1.5 Is this report being submitted on behalf of a parent company or a subsidiary? If so, please briefly explain the relationship.*

Not applicable

1.5.1 Please explain the relationship*

2.1 Net zero target year*

2035

2.1.1 Base year*

2024

2.1.2 Base year value*

5.9

Base year value confirmation*

2.2 Near-term target*

10% of absolute scope 1+2 emission reduction from my base year by 2030

2.3 Provide any additional comments or context on your net zero and near term targets.*

We are a small business and resource is limited. We are also very computer based suing cloud base systems. Therefore our net zero target has been revised since our joining.

2.4 To reduce emissions in line with my commitment, my company has a climate action plan and is taking action*

Energy consumption

3.2 Total energy consumption*

6017 kWh

3.3 Total renewable energy consumption*

0 kWh

Scope 1 emissions

3.4 Scope 1 emissions*

0 metric tons CO2e

Scope 2 emissions

3.5 Location-based Scope 2 emissions*

1.246 metric tons CO2e

3.6 Market-based Scope 2 emissions*

1.25 metric tons CO2e

Scope 1 and 2 units confirmation*

3.7 Have you taken any actions to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions in the reporting period?*

3.8 Which tools or methods did you use to calculate your Scope 1 and 2 emissions?*

3.8.1 Specify any additional details*

Some figures used in the Small Business Carbon Calculator have been estimated.

Scope 3 emissions

4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?*

Yes

Supply chain related - upstream emissions

4.1.1 Purchased goods and services*

4.1.2 Capital goods*

4.1.3 Fuel and energy related activities*

0.41 metric tons CO2e

4.1.4 Transportation and distribution (upstream)*

4.1.5 Waste in operations*

4.1.6 Business travel*

8.98 metric tons CO2e

4.1.7 Employee commuting*

2.58 metric tons CO2e

4.1.8 Leased assets (upstream)*

Customer related - downstream emissions

4.1.9 Transportation and distribution (downstream)*

4.1.10 Processing of sold products*

4.1.11 Use of sold products*

4.1.12 End-of-life treatment of products*

4.1.13 Leased assets (downstream)*

4.1.14 Franchises*

4.1.15 Investments*

4.1.16 Total scope 3 emissions*

12.0 metric tons CO2e

Scope 3 units confirmation*

4.2 Have you taken any actions to reduce scope 3 emissions in the reporting period?*

4.2.1 What actions have you taken to reduce scope 3 emissions in the reporting period?*

4.2.2 Provide any additional details*

4.3 Have you asked any of your suppliers to set a net zero target (either voluntarily or as a requirement)?*

4.3.1 What percentage of your suppliers have you asked?*

4.4 Have you communicated your commitment and actions to any of your customers?*

Yes

4.5 Which tools or methods did you use to calculate your scope 3 emissions?*

Small Business Carbon Calculator

4.5.1 Specify additional details*

Figures used in Small Business Carbon Calculator have been estimated. These will become more factual over then next few years particular the business traveling.

5.1 Do any of your existing products and/or services qualify as climate solutions or enabling solutions?*

5.2 Please confirm your solutions meet all the following safeguard requirements.*

What percentage of your total revenue came from these products and/or services last year?*

5.4 Provide descriptions/names of your solutions:*

5.5 How did you assess whether these are climate solutions?*

5.5.1 Has any third party validated this?*

5.5.2 Specify any additional details*

6.1 What governance processes do you have in place for your climate strategy? Choose as many as are applicable.*

Other (please specify)

6.1 Explain*

Non board level responsible person. We have formulated an environmental policy during 2025 which all employees have been made aware of.

6.1.1 Please describe their position and responsibility.*

6.1.2 Is this person (or another at executive and board level) also responsible for climate risk?*

6.1.3 Please describe the governance process in place*

6.2 Have you started to identify and assess your companies climate risks and opportunities?*

No - we plan to in the next 1-5 years

6.2.1 Where are the climate risks you've identified?*

6.2.1 Explain*

6.2.2 How are you managing these climate risks? Choose as many as are applicable.*

6.2.2 Explain*

6.2.3 Provide any additional comments or context on your climate risks:*

6.3 Have you integrated climate and/or nature into your company mission statement or shareholder agreements? If yes, describe how.*

6.4 Have you taken actions this year outside of your emissions to accelerate climate progress?*

7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.*

First year of reporting. Many figures have been estimated based on information available.

7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?*

Reducing scope 1+2 emissions, Limited control over energy use in buildings, Reducing emissions from business travel, Balancing emission reductions with business growth, Insufficient funding

Specify other challenges*

7.3 Has there been any third party validation of the data submitted in this report?*

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