Report results - SME Climate Hub

The SME Reporting Tool

Introduction *

Commitment and Targets *

Own Emissions *

Value Chain Emissions *

(optional)

Climate Solutions *

(optional)

Management, Strategy and Climate Risk *

(optional)

Results, Challenges and Outlook *

Version 1.1.0

1.1 Reporting year

2023

1.1.1 Reporting period

from 10.2022 to 9.2023

1.2 Describe your business activities

Ontology, Taxonomy & Knowledge Architecture services

1.4 Number of employees in the reporting year

1.4.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) or headcounts

Headcounts

1.5 Let us know if your company is a parent company or subsidiary

Not applicable

2.1 Net zero target year

2050

2.1.1 Base year

2022

2.2 Near-term target

50% of absolute total emission reduction from my base year by 2030

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

Yes

Energy consumption

3.2 Total energy consumption

21974 kwh

3.3 Renewable energy

0 kwh

Scope 1 emissions

3.4 Scope 1 emissions

0 metric tons CO2e

Scope 2 emissions

3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions

6.1 metric tons CO2e

3.6 Market based scope 2 emissions

0 metric tons CO2e

3.7 Describe your plans and actions taken to reduce scope 1 & 2 emissions.

We lease our offices which are heated by oil and unfortunately we have no control over this so we will be unable to reduce Scope 2 here. We have moved electricity supply to a renewable tariff. We have implemented a 'purchasing with care' policy to favour products that are locally produced, reused, have environmental/sustainable certification, or work to reduce their environmental impact.

3.8 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy, including any tools/methods used to calculate.

Normative tool used to calculate.

Scope 3 emissions

4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?

Yes

4.1.1 Total scope 3 emissions

34.8 metric tons CO2e

Supply chain related - upstream emissions

4.1.2 Purchased goods and services

27 metric tons CO2e

4.1.3 Capital goods

0.918 metric tons CO2e

4.1.4 Fuel and energy related activities

6.11 metric tons CO2e

4.1.7 Business travel

6.9 metric tons CO2e

4.1.9 Leased assets (upstream)

0 metric tons CO2e

Customer related - downstream emissions

4.1.17 Do you have a plan and are taking action to reduce emissions from your value chain?

Yes

Our 'Purchase with care' policy promotes reduction of value chain emissions.

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

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

4.4 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy and any tools used to calculate your scope 3 emissions.

Normative tool used to calculate our scope 3 emissions.

5.1 Do you classify any of your existing goods and/or services as a climate solution?

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

Person is responsible for climate strategy at board level

6.1.1 Please describe their position and responsibility.

Managing Director, responsible for evaluating overall integrated business risks, meeting our strategic net zero commitment, and seeing pthat policy is implemented to support it.

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

Yes

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

Yes - we have identified climate risks

6.2.1 Where are the climate risks you've identified?

Both operations and value chains

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

We've started to prioritise climate risks,We've Identified plans for adaptation to mitigate these risks,We've Integrated these adaptation plans into business practices

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

We integrate this into our broader risk assessments and mitigations.

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.

Reduction in headcount has led to a reduction in power usage

7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?

Reducing scope 2 emissions,Reducing scope 3 emissions,Limited control over energy use in buildings,Balancing emission reductions with business growth,Complexities in managing supply chain emissions,Slow societal and economic progress on climate action,Insufficient policies or government incentives,Time constraints,Insufficient funding,Inaccurate or insufficient data,Low return on investment,Limited influence over suppliers

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