Report results - SME Climate Hub

LDA Design's Climate Report

Submitted on 2024-11-25

1.1 Reporting year*

2022

1.1.1 Reporting period*

from 4.2022 to 3.2023

1.2 Describe your business activities*

Consultancy for urban design, landscape architecture, planning and environmental planning

1.4 Number of employees in the reporting year*

199

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*

42% of absolute scope 3 emission reduction from my base year by 2030

60% 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.*

As an SME we were told to focus on just Scope 1 & 2, however we want to push further than this, ensuring we target Scope 3 - where most of our emissions lie.

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*

355201 kwh

3.3 Renewable energy*

181109 kwh

Scope 1 emissions

3.4 Scope 1 emissions*

14 metric tons CO2e

Scope 2 emissions

3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions*

57 metric tons CO2e

3.6 Market based scope 2 emissions*

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

Move tariffs to renewable energy, find energy saving and efficiency opportunities, advise on heating/cooling benchmark temperatures, release training.

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

Activity-based data using our energy invoices to determine kwh and % renewable. Emission factors within the Greenly platform - our carbon assessment software provider.

Scope 3 emissions

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

Yes

4.1.1 Total scope 3 emissions*

934 metric tons CO2e

Supply chain related - upstream emissions

4.1.2 Purchased goods and services*

131 metric tons CO2e

4.1.3 Capital goods*

326 metric tons CO2e

4.1.4 Fuel and energy related activities*

4.1.5 Transportation and distribution (upstream)*

4.1.6 Waste in operations*

4.1.7 Business travel*

99 metric tons CO2e

4.1.8 Employee commuting*

41 metric tons CO2e

4.1.9 Leased assets (upstream)*

104 metric tons CO2e

Customer related - downstream emissions

4.1.10 Transportation and distribution (downstream)*

4.1.11 Processing of sold products*

4.1.12 Use of sold products*

4.1.13 End-of-life treatment of products*

4.1.14 Leased assets (downstream)*

4.1.15 Franchises*

4.1.16 Investments*

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

Yes

Releasing a supplier audit to increase the accuracy and encourage action of our value chain. Amended our digital strategy to ensure we consider the environment with every decision on procurement, data centres etc. Amend our sustainable travel policy.

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

4.2.1 What percentage of your suppliers have you asked?*

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

Yes

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

Mixture of expense-based data and activity-based data, plugging into our purchase ledger and some internal data capture document.

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

5.2 What percentage of your total revenue comes from sales of climate solutions?*

5.3 Provide descriptions/names of your climate solutions:*

5.4 Methodology used to assess these as climate solutions, and third party which has validated the assessment, if any:*

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

Governance process in place

6.1 Explain*

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?*

6.2 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.*

Yes

We have a company charter created in 2021 which highlights our purpose toward the climate and ecological crisis both within our operational action and our project work.

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

Yes

We have been working on an internal process to calculate LCAs of our project designs. Majority of projects include planting and climate resilient designs. We have undertaken tree-planting in a few studios using our volunteer days.

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

Our baseline year calculation - had done a calculation the year before but only managed to get Scope 1, 2 and a few sub-categories of Scope 3 due to lack of data capture. Moving to an expense-based system has been extremely helpful.

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

Reducing scope 1 emissions, Reducing scope 3 emissions, Limited control over energy use in buildings, Reducing emissions from business travel, Complexities in managing supply chain emissions, Insufficient funding

Specify other challenges*

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

Yes

Greenly are our provider.

1.1 Reporting year*

2022

1.1.1 Reporting period*

from 4.2022 to 3.2023

1.2 Describe your business activities*

Consultancy for urban design, landscape architecture, planning and environmental planning

1.4 Number of employees in the reporting year*

199

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*

42% of absolute scope 3 emission reduction from my base year by 2030

60% 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.*

As an SME we were told to focus on just Scope 1 & 2, however we want to push further than this, ensuring we target Scope 3 - where most of our emissions lie.

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*

355201 kwh

3.3 Renewable energy*

181109 kwh

Scope 1 emissions

3.4 Scope 1 emissions*

14 metric tons CO2e

Scope 2 emissions

3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions*

57 metric tons CO2e

3.6 Market based scope 2 emissions*

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

Move tariffs to renewable energy, find energy saving and efficiency opportunities, advise on heating/cooling benchmark temperatures, release training.

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

Activity-based data using our energy invoices to determine kwh and % renewable. Emission factors within the Greenly platform - our carbon assessment software provider.

Scope 3 emissions

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

Yes

4.1.1 Total scope 3 emissions*

934 metric tons CO2e

Supply chain related - upstream emissions

4.1.2 Purchased goods and services*

131 metric tons CO2e

4.1.3 Capital goods*

326 metric tons CO2e

4.1.4 Fuel and energy related activities*

4.1.5 Transportation and distribution (upstream)*

4.1.6 Waste in operations*

4.1.7 Business travel*

99 metric tons CO2e

4.1.8 Employee commuting*

41 metric tons CO2e

4.1.9 Leased assets (upstream)*

104 metric tons CO2e

Customer related - downstream emissions

4.1.10 Transportation and distribution (downstream)*

4.1.11 Processing of sold products*

4.1.12 Use of sold products*

4.1.13 End-of-life treatment of products*

4.1.14 Leased assets (downstream)*

4.1.15 Franchises*

4.1.16 Investments*

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

Yes

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

4.2.1 What percentage of your suppliers have you asked?*

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

Yes

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

Mixture of expense-based data and activity-based data, plugging into our purchase ledger and some internal data capture document.

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

5.2 What percentage of your total revenue comes from sales of climate solutions?*

5.3 Provide descriptions/names of your climate solutions:*

5.4 Methodology used to assess these as climate solutions, and third party which has validated the assessment, if any:*

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

Governance process in place

6.1 Explain*

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?*

6.2 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.*

Yes

We have a company charter created in 2021 which highlights our purpose toward the climate and ecological crisis both within our operational action and our project work.

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

Yes

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

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

Specify other challenges*

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

Yes

Greenly are our provider.

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