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Global Disability Innovation Hub CIC's Climate Report

Submitted on 2026-05-04
| Edited on 2026-05-04

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

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2025-12-31

1.1.1 Reporting year

*
2025

1.2 Describe your business activities

*
Global Disability Innovation Hub accelerates ideas into impact for a more just world - for disabled people, and all people. GDI Hub is a world-leading Academic Research and Practice Centre based at UCL and the first WHO Global Collaborating Centre on Assistive Technology. We've worked in 40+ countries and have reached 64 million people since 2016.

1.4 Number of employees on the end day of the reporting period

*
24

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

*
2049.5

2.1.1 Base year

*
2025

2.1.2 Base year value

*
118.184

2.2 Near-term target

*

10% of intensity scope 3 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 a global research and innovation centre, our Scope-1 and Scope-2 emissions are almost NIL. Hence, our net-zero and near-term targets are primarily driven by the feasibility to measure and reduce Scope-3 emissions.

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

*
No

Own Emissions *

Energy consumption

3.2 Total energy consumption

*
0 kWh

3.3 Total renewable energy consumption

*
0 kWh

Scope 1 emissions

3.4 Scope 1 emissions

*
-0.3 metric tons CO2e

Scope 2 emissions

3.5 Location-based scope 2 emissions

*
-0.3 metric tons CO2e

3.6 Market-based scope 2 emissions

*
-0.4 metric tons CO2e

3.7 Have you taken any actions to reduce scope 1+2 emissions in the reporting period?

*
No

3.8 Which tools or methods did you use to calculate your scope 1+2 emissions?

*

Small Business Carbon Calculator

Value Chain Emissions (optional) *

Scope 3 emissions

4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?

*
Yes

Supply chain related - upstream emissions

4.1.1 Purchased goods and services

*
15.06 metric tons CO2e

4.1.2 Capital goods

*
1.21 metric tons CO2e

4.1.6 Business travel

*
85.83 metric tons CO2e

4.1.7 Employee commuting

*
14.66 metric tons CO2e

4.1.8 Leased assets (upstream)

*
1.42 metric tons CO2e

Customer related - downstream emissions

4.1.16 Total scope 3 emissions

*
118.2 metric tons CO2e

4.2 Have you taken any actions to reduce scope 3 emissions in the reporting period?

*
No

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?

*
No

4.5 Which tools or methods did you use to calculate your scope 3 emissions?

*

Small Business Carbon Calculator

Climate Solutions (optional) *

Governance, Strategy and Climate Risk (optional) *

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

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

*

Yes

GDI Hub leads an inclusive climate action and resilience workstream with a portfolio of research and innovation projects related to testing disability-inclusive climate solutions, particularly within urban infrastructure and energy access sectors. Further, GDI Hub's Travel and AI policies recognise the climate lens and present recommendations aligned to sustainable development principles.

Results, Challenges and Outlook *

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

*
This is the first time a complete emissions calculation has been done for GDI Hub. We do not have any comparative insights. As an organisation delivering multi-country development programmes, our primary source of emission is from international business travel. GDI Hub is committed to exploring ways to further optimise our travel and offset emissions.

7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?

*

Reducing scope 3 emissions,Reducing emissions from business travel

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

*

No

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Global Disability Innovation Hub CIC's Climate Report

Global Disability Innovation Hub CIC's Climate Report - 2025

Introduction *

1.1 End day of the reporting period

*
2025-12-31

1.1.1 Reporting year

*
2025

1.2 Describe your business activities

*
Global Disability Innovation Hub accelerates ideas into impact for a more just world - for disabled people, and all people. GDI Hub is a world-leading Academic Research and Practice Centre based at UCL and the first WHO Global Collaborating Centre on Assistive Technology. We've worked in 40+ countries and have reached 64 million people since 2016.

1.4 Number of employees on the end day of the reporting period

*
24

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

*
2049.5

2.1.1 Base year

*
2025

2.1.2 Base year value

*
118.184

2.2 Near-term target

*

10% of intensity scope 3 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 a global research and innovation centre, our Scope-1 and Scope-2 emissions are almost NIL. Hence, our net-zero and near-term targets are primarily driven by the feasibility to measure and reduce Scope-3 emissions.

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

*
No

Own Emissions *

Energy consumption

3.2 Total energy consumption

*
0 kWh

3.3 Total renewable energy consumption

*
0 kWh

Scope 1 emissions

3.4 Scope 1 emissions

*
-0.3 metric tons CO2e

Scope 2 emissions

3.5 Location-based scope 2 emissions

*
-0.3 metric tons CO2e

3.6 Market-based scope 2 emissions

*
-0.4 metric tons CO2e

3.7 Have you taken any actions to reduce scope 1+2 emissions in the reporting period?

*
No

3.8 Which tools or methods did you use to calculate your scope 1+2 emissions?

*

Small Business Carbon Calculator

Value Chain Emissions (optional) *

Scope 3 emissions

4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?

*
Yes

Supply chain related - upstream emissions

4.1.1 Purchased goods and services

*
15.06 metric tons CO2e

4.1.2 Capital goods

*
1.21 metric tons CO2e

4.1.6 Business travel

*
85.83 metric tons CO2e

4.1.7 Employee commuting

*
14.66 metric tons CO2e

4.1.8 Leased assets (upstream)

*
1.42 metric tons CO2e

Customer related - downstream emissions

4.1.16 Total scope 3 emissions

*
118.2 metric tons CO2e

4.2 Have you taken any actions to reduce scope 3 emissions in the reporting period?

*
No

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?

*
No

4.5 Which tools or methods did you use to calculate your scope 3 emissions?

*

Small Business Carbon Calculator

Climate Solutions (optional) *

Governance, Strategy and Climate Risk (optional) *

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

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

*

Yes

GDI Hub leads an inclusive climate action and resilience workstream with a portfolio of research and innovation projects related to testing disability-inclusive climate solutions, particularly within urban infrastructure and energy access sectors. Further, GDI Hub's Travel and AI policies recognise the climate lens and present recommendations aligned to sustainable development principles.

Results, Challenges and Outlook *

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

*
This is the first time a complete emissions calculation has been done for GDI Hub. We do not have any comparative insights. As an organisation delivering multi-country development programmes, our primary source of emission is from international business travel. GDI Hub is committed to exploring ways to further optimise our travel and offset emissions.

7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?

*

Reducing scope 3 emissions,Reducing emissions from business travel

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

*

No

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