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Rhubarb Seating Limited's Climate Report
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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
Introduction *
1.1 Reporting year
*2024
1.1.1 Reporting period
*from 1.2024 to 12.2024
1.2 Describe your business activities
*Furniture manufacturing and upholstery
1.4 Number of employees in the reporting year
*17
1.4.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) or headcounts
*Full-time equivalent
1.5 Let us know if your company is a parent company or subsidiary
*Not applicable
Commitment and Targets *
2.1 Net zero target year
*2040
2.1.1 Base year
*2024
2.2 Near-term target
*10% of absolute total emission reduction from my base year by 2028
Own Emissions *
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
*68871.8 kwh
3.3 Renewable energy
*0 kwh
Scope 1 emissions
3.4 Scope 1 emissions
*196 metric tons CO2e
Scope 2 emissions
3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions
*44.9 metric tons CO2e
3.7 Describe your plans and actions taken to reduce scope 1 & 2 emissions.
*Replaced our thermostat to be electronic which allows us easier control of the heating so it is not on all of the time.
Instilled into staff to turn lights off in areas nobody is using.
Looking at renewable energy supplies however it needs to be financially viable for the business
3.8 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy, including any tools/methods used to calculate.
*Invoices from energy company and SME Climate Hub / Normative Carbon Calculator
Value Chain Emissions (optional) *
Scope 3 emissions
4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?
*Yes
4.1.1 Total scope 3 emissions
*317.313 metric tons CO2e
Supply chain related - upstream emissions
4.1.2 Purchased goods and services
*279 metric tons CO2e
4.1.3 Capital goods
*.306 metric tons CO2e
4.1.5 Transportation and distribution (upstream)
*38.6 metric tons CO2e
4.1.7 Business travel
*.407 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
Discussing more sustainable products with customers as well as implementing more conscious order collation both from our side and our suppliers to minimise the amount of trips
4.2 Have you asked any of your suppliers to set a net zero target (either voluntarily or as a requirement)?
*No
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.
*Collating invoices and used the Normative Carbon Calculator in the SME Climate Hub
Climate Solutions (optional) *
5.1 Do you classify any of your existing goods and/or services as a climate solution?
*No
Management, Strategy and Climate Risk (optional) *
6.1 What governance processes do you have in place for your climate strategy? Choose as many as are applicable.
*No processes 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
6.3 Have you integrated climate and/or nature into your company mission statement or shareholder agreements? If yes, describe how.
*No
-
6.4 Have you taken actions this year outside of your emissions to accelerate climate progress?
*Yes
We have developed our relationships with suppliers to allow us to recycle 100% of our foam waste as well source foams made from recycled content. We are also having open conversations with suppliers and customer regarding shipping to minimise our fuel consumption and the fuel consumption for our suppliers. Speaking to suppliers about any sustainable/carbon neutral alternatives that we can switch to
Results, Challenges and Outlook *
7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.
*This is the most accurately we have ever tracked our emissions and will continue to improve. Emissions will be directly impacted by turnover so will keep that in mind as we move forward as well.
7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?
*Reducing scope 3 emissions,Limited control over energy use in buildings,Electrifying the vehicle fleet and/or cutting transport emissions,Balancing emission reductions with business growth,Complexities in managing supply chain emissions,Insufficient policies or government incentives,Insufficient funding,Inaccurate or insufficient data,Limited influence over suppliers
7.3 Has there been any third party validation of the data submitted in this report?
*No
-
Rhubarb Seating Limited's Climate Report
Rhubarb Seating Limited's Climate Report - 2024
Introduction *
1.1 Reporting year
*2024
1.1.1 Reporting period
*from 1.2024 to 12.2024
1.2 Describe your business activities
*Furniture manufacturing and upholstery
1.4 Number of employees in the reporting year
*17
1.4.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) or headcounts
*Full-time equivalent
1.5 Let us know if your company is a parent company or subsidiary
*Not applicable
Commitment and Targets *
2.1 Net zero target year
*2040
2.1.1 Base year
*2024
2.2 Near-term target
*10% of absolute total emission reduction from my base year by 2028
Own Emissions *
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
*68871.8 kwh
3.3 Renewable energy
*0 kwh
Scope 1 emissions
3.4 Scope 1 emissions
*196 metric tons CO2e
Scope 2 emissions
3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions
*44.9 metric tons CO2e
3.7 Describe your plans and actions taken to reduce scope 1 & 2 emissions.
*Replaced our thermostat to be electronic which allows us easier control of the heating so it is not on all of the time.
Instilled into staff to turn lights off in areas nobody is using.
Looking at renewable energy supplies however it needs to be financially viable for the business
3.8 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy, including any tools/methods used to calculate.
*Invoices from energy company and SME Climate Hub / Normative Carbon Calculator
Value Chain Emissions (optional) *
Scope 3 emissions
4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?
*Yes
4.1.1 Total scope 3 emissions
*317.313 metric tons CO2e
Supply chain related - upstream emissions
4.1.2 Purchased goods and services
*279 metric tons CO2e
4.1.3 Capital goods
*.306 metric tons CO2e
4.1.5 Transportation and distribution (upstream)
*38.6 metric tons CO2e
4.1.7 Business travel
*.407 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
Discussing more sustainable products with customers as well as implementing more conscious order collation both from our side and our suppliers to minimise the amount of trips
4.2 Have you asked any of your suppliers to set a net zero target (either voluntarily or as a requirement)?
*No
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.
*Collating invoices and used the Normative Carbon Calculator in the SME Climate Hub
Climate Solutions (optional) *
5.1 Do you classify any of your existing goods and/or services as a climate solution?
*No
Management, Strategy and Climate Risk (optional) *
6.1 What governance processes do you have in place for your climate strategy? Choose as many as are applicable.
*No processes 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
6.3 Have you integrated climate and/or nature into your company mission statement or shareholder agreements? If yes, describe how.
*No
-
6.4 Have you taken actions this year outside of your emissions to accelerate climate progress?
*Yes
We have developed our relationships with suppliers to allow us to recycle 100% of our foam waste as well source foams made from recycled content. We are also having open conversations with suppliers and customer regarding shipping to minimise our fuel consumption and the fuel consumption for our suppliers. Speaking to suppliers about any sustainable/carbon neutral alternatives that we can switch to
Results, Challenges and Outlook *
7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.
*This is the most accurately we have ever tracked our emissions and will continue to improve. Emissions will be directly impacted by turnover so will keep that in mind as we move forward as well.
7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?
*Reducing scope 3 emissions,Limited control over energy use in buildings,Electrifying the vehicle fleet and/or cutting transport emissions,Balancing emission reductions with business growth,Complexities in managing supply chain emissions,Insufficient policies or government incentives,Insufficient funding,Inaccurate or insufficient data,Limited influence over suppliers
7.3 Has there been any third party validation of the data submitted in this report?
*No
-
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