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Edinburgh Instruments Ltd's Climate Report
Submitted on 2025-10-22
| Edited on 2025-10-27
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Introduction *
Commitment and Targets *
Own Emissions *
Value Chain Emissions *
(optional)
Climate Solutions *
(optional)
Governance, Strategy and Climate Risk *
(optional)
Results, Challenges and Outlook *
Version 3.0
Introduction *
1.1 End day of the reporting period
*2024-12-31
1.1.1 Reporting year
*2024
1.2 Describe your business activities
*26701 - Manufacture of optical precision instruments
1.4 Number of employees on the end day of the reporting period
*181
1.4.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) or headcounts
*Headcounts
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
Commitment and Targets *
2.1 Net zero target year
*2040
2.1.1 Base year
*2021
2.1.2 Base year value
*199.7
2.2 Near-term target
*50% of absolute scope 1+2 emission reduction from my base year by 2030
50 of intensity 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.
*Intensity target based on revenue
2.4 To reduce emissions in line with my commitment, my company has a climate action plan and is taking action
*Yes, the plan and action include all scope 1+2+3
Own Emissions *
Energy consumption
3.2 Total energy consumption
*778645.53 kWh
3.3 Total renewable energy consumption
*173707.53 kWh
Scope 1 emissions
3.4 Scope 1 emissions
*87.6 metric tons CO2e
Scope 2 emissions
3.5 Location-based scope 2 emissions
*81.74 metric tons CO2e
3.7 Have you taken any actions to reduce scope 1+2 emissions in the reporting period?
*Yes
3.7.1 What actions have you taken to reduce scope 1+2 emissions in the reporting period
*Climate strategy and planning,Energy efficient buildings and offices,Transport and logistics,Other
3.7.2 Provide any additional details
*Preparation of a costed Net Zero roadmap
Repair of windows & doors where applicable to prevent heat loss
Naked pipes insulation in boiler rooms
Sale of part of our petrol / diesel fleet
3.8 Which tools or methods did you use to calculate your scope 1+2 emissions?
*Own internal calculations
3.8.1 Specify any additional details
*We used the UK government conversion factors: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2024
Value Chain Emissions (optional) *
Scope 3 emissions
4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?
*Yes
Supply chain related - upstream emissions
Customer related - downstream emissions
4.2 Have you taken any actions to reduce scope 3 emissions in the reporting period?
*Yes
4.2.1 What actions have you taken to reduce scope 3 emissions in the reporting period?
*Other
4.2.2 Provide any additional details
*Changed to paper-based packaging tape
Centralisation of the supply of our PCBs
4.3 Have you asked any of your suppliers to set a net zero target (either voluntarily or as a requirement)?
*No
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?
*Own internal calculations
4.5.1 Specify additional details
*Emissions related to employees commuting estimated based on an employee survey conducted in early 2024.
Freight emissions estimated prorata of available emission reports and total costs
Climate Solutions (optional) *
Governance, Strategy and Climate Risk (optional) *
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
Edinburgh Instruments is steering board member of the REACT Centre in Glasgow (Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies)
Results, Challenges and Outlook *
7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.
*Most of 2024 has been dedicated to preparing and costing a NetZero roadmap, finding the most competitive contractors, and project planning.
Our reported gas consumption in 2024 is slightly higher than it should due to issues in getting accurate information from our supplier. As a consequence, our reporting emissions in 2025 will be slightly lower than what it should be.
We should start seeing reduction from 2025, with key projects being implemented such as solar PV, BMS upgrade and lighting control.
Our Scope 1&2 emissions combined were slightly lower in 2024 than in 2023, and we achieved 15.2% reduction from our baseline year 2021. This is mostly due to the sale of part of our fleet.
In 2024 we achieved a IR of 6.9 (Scope 1 + 2 in tCO2e per £m revenue), slightly higher than in 2023 (our IR in 2023 was 6.3) due to lower revenue but still much lower than our IR in 2021 (our IR in 2021 was 10.7).
7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?
*Reducing scope 3 emissions,Reducing emissions from business travel,Balancing emission reductions with business growth,Complexities in managing supply chain emissions,Time constraints,Insufficient funding,Inaccurate or insufficient data,Low return on investment
7.3 Has there been any third party validation of the data submitted in this report?
*No
-
Edinburgh Instruments Ltd's Climate Report
Edinburgh Instruments Ltd's Climate Report - 2024
Introduction *
1.1 End day of the reporting period
*2024-12-31
1.1.1 Reporting year
*2024
1.2 Describe your business activities
*26701 - Manufacture of optical precision instruments
1.4 Number of employees on the end day of the reporting period
*181
1.4.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) or headcounts
*Headcounts
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
Commitment and Targets *
2.1 Net zero target year
*2040
2.1.1 Base year
*2021
2.1.2 Base year value
*199.7
2.2 Near-term target
*50% of absolute scope 1+2 emission reduction from my base year by 2030
50 of intensity 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.
*Intensity target based on revenue
2.4 To reduce emissions in line with my commitment, my company has a climate action plan and is taking action
*Yes, the plan and action include all scope 1+2+3
Own Emissions *
Energy consumption
3.2 Total energy consumption
*778645.53 kWh
3.3 Total renewable energy consumption
*173707.53 kWh
Scope 1 emissions
3.4 Scope 1 emissions
*87.6 metric tons CO2e
Scope 2 emissions
3.5 Location-based scope 2 emissions
*81.74 metric tons CO2e
3.7 Have you taken any actions to reduce scope 1+2 emissions in the reporting period?
*Yes
3.7.1 What actions have you taken to reduce scope 1+2 emissions in the reporting period
*Climate strategy and planning,Energy efficient buildings and offices,Transport and logistics,Other
3.7.2 Provide any additional details
*Preparation of a costed Net Zero roadmap
Repair of windows & doors where applicable to prevent heat loss
Naked pipes insulation in boiler rooms
Sale of part of our petrol / diesel fleet
3.8 Which tools or methods did you use to calculate your scope 1+2 emissions?
*Own internal calculations
3.8.1 Specify any additional details
*We used the UK government conversion factors: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2024
Value Chain Emissions (optional) *
Scope 3 emissions
4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?
*Yes
Supply chain related - upstream emissions
Customer related - downstream emissions
4.2 Have you taken any actions to reduce scope 3 emissions in the reporting period?
*Yes
4.2.1 What actions have you taken to reduce scope 3 emissions in the reporting period?
*Other
4.2.2 Provide any additional details
*Changed to paper-based packaging tape
Centralisation of the supply of our PCBs
4.3 Have you asked any of your suppliers to set a net zero target (either voluntarily or as a requirement)?
*No
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?
*Own internal calculations
4.5.1 Specify additional details
*Emissions related to employees commuting estimated based on an employee survey conducted in early 2024.
Freight emissions estimated prorata of available emission reports and total costs
Climate Solutions (optional) *
Governance, Strategy and Climate Risk (optional) *
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
Edinburgh Instruments is steering board member of the REACT Centre in Glasgow (Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies)
Results, Challenges and Outlook *
7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.
*Most of 2024 has been dedicated to preparing and costing a NetZero roadmap, finding the most competitive contractors, and project planning.
Our reported gas consumption in 2024 is slightly higher than it should due to issues in getting accurate information from our supplier. As a consequence, our reporting emissions in 2025 will be slightly lower than what it should be.
We should start seeing reduction from 2025, with key projects being implemented such as solar PV, BMS upgrade and lighting control.
Our Scope 1&2 emissions combined were slightly lower in 2024 than in 2023, and we achieved 15.2% reduction from our baseline year 2021. This is mostly due to the sale of part of our fleet.
In 2024 we achieved a IR of 6.9 (Scope 1 + 2 in tCO2e per £m revenue), slightly higher than in 2023 (our IR in 2023 was 6.3) due to lower revenue but still much lower than our IR in 2021 (our IR in 2021 was 10.7).
7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?
*Reducing scope 3 emissions,Reducing emissions from business travel,Balancing emission reductions with business growth,Complexities in managing supply chain emissions,Time constraints,Insufficient funding,Inaccurate or insufficient data,Low return on investment
7.3 Has there been any third party validation of the data submitted in this report?
*No
-
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