Report results - SME Climate Hub

The SME Reporting Tool

Introduction *

Commitment and Targets *

Own Emissions *

Value Chain Emissions *

(optional)

Results, Challenges and Outlook *

Version 3.0

1.1 Reporting year

2024

1.1.1 Reporting period

from 10.2023 to 9.2024

1.2 Describe your business activities

I specialise in helping leaders of small & medium-sized companies address the challenge of working ON growing your business at the same time as having to work IN it. I work with you to find out what you enjoy most and then set you on the path to building a stronger, more sustainable business so that you can achieve your goals.

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

2030

2.1.1 Base year

2019

2.2 Near-term target

25% of absolute scope 1+2 emission reduction from my base year by 2025

25 of absolute scope 3 emission reduction from my base year by 2025

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

As a consulting service, our challenge is to reduce our emissions as our activities increase so that our energy intensity reduces. Our Scope 1+2 emissions relate to home-working so our focus is on encouraging energy efficiency to reduce our consumption of utilities. Our Scope 3 emissions are driven by business travel. We have a corporate travel policy to minimise travel by working virtually, and to increase our use of public transport.

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

1672 kwh

3.3 Renewable energy

543 kwh

Scope 1 emissions

3.4 Scope 1 emissions

0.21 metric tons CO2e

Scope 2 emissions

3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions

0.13 metric tons CO2e

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

Our business model is virtual / working from home / hybrid working at our clients, so our Scope 1 & 2 emissions reflect a proportion of our home utility consumption. We have a Virtual Office Stewardship policy that encourages energy awareness and efficiency at home, we have 100% renewable electricity contracts however more significant reductions now depend on changes to our home heating systems.

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

We have used our home utility bills together with published uk.gov conversion factors and compared these with the recommended figures for homeworking.

Scope 3 emissions

4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?

Yes

4.1.1 Total scope 3 emissions

5.97 metric tons CO2e

Supply chain related - upstream emissions

4.1.2 Purchased goods and services

2.6 metric tons CO2e

4.1.7 Business travel

3.37 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

We have a corporate travel policy to minimise travel by working virtually, and to increase our use of public transport. We always consider alternatives to business travel and how to maximise the value when we do travel. We have a purchasing policy to remind us of the power of our "green pound" and we consider sustainability when we make choices about our spending.

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?

Yes

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

We have used our monthly mileage returns together with published gov.uk conversion factors. We have used online tools to make spend-based estimates for the remainder of our scope 3 emissions.

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

We publish an annual impact report that shares our progress. Since our baseline year we had reduced our emissions by reducing our business travel from 2019 5.25 tCO2e to 2023 3.83 tCO2e. However this has increased in 2024 6.29 tCO2e because of international business travel, which has changed because of client needs and business growth. Since our founding we estimate out total emissions at 26.2t CO2e and we have contributed to avoidance of 35.0t CO2e, however we recognise that avoidance is not the same as removal and so we are investigating in-setting projects within our value chain.

7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?

Reducing scope 1 emissions,Reducing scope 2 emissions,Reducing scope 3 emissions,Reducing emissions from business travel,Balancing emission reductions with business growth

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