Good Business's Climate Report

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Introduction *

Commitment And Targets *

Own emissions *

Value chain emissions *

(optional)

Actions and plans to reduce emissions *

Climate Solutions *

(optional)

Management and strategy *

(optional)

Results, challenges and outlook *

Version 1.1.0

Introduction *

reporting year

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2022

number of employees in the reporting year

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22

Commitment And Targets *

net zero target year

*

2050

Base year

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2022

comment on your net zero targets

*

We have updated our baseline year to 2022 (previously 2020). Our activities as a business were dramatically affected by the pandemic and 2022 represents the first full year post-pandemic, which therefore is more representative of the way we work in a post Covid world, particularly in relation to office versus remote working.

near-term scope 1 target

*

100

target year

*

2022

near-term scope 2 target

*

42

target year

*

2030

near-term scope 3 target

*

40

target year

*

2030

comment on your near-term targets

*

Our Scope 1 target is to ensure we remain at zero emissions every year. Our near term targets have changed as we have rebased to 2022, so that our base year better reflects our current business activities and ways of working. Our previous target was aligned to a 2020 baseline , which was severely disrupted by Covid-19.

Own emissions *

scope 2 emissions

scope 2 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

1.5

total energy consumption (kwh)

*

7838

renewable energy

*

100

purchased electricity

*

1.5

metric tons CO2e

Renewable electricity (%)

100

purchased steam

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased heating

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased cooling

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

Comment on your energy consumption

*

7,838 kWh of electricity consumed, of which 100% comes from renewable sources. In a location-based calculation this represents 1.5 tonnes of CO2e.

Value chain emissions (optional) *

scope 3 emissions

scope 3 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

102.2

List any sources of emissions excluded:

*

None

describe the calculation methodology and comment on accuracy:

*

In calculating our carbon footprint, we closely followed the guidance set out in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard , an international standard that is widely regarded as best practice for greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting and reporting. The calculations represent Good Business’ carbon footprint for the 2022 calendar year from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022. We have included all scope 1 and 2 emissions categories and relevant scope 3 emissions as follows: Scope 1: Emissions associated with sources controlled by Good Business, including heating fuel consumption. Scope 2 (Location-based): Emissions associated with purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors for the UK. Scope 2 (Market-based): Emissions associated with purchased electricity calculated using a supplier-specific emission factor. Scope 3: Emissions associated with purchased goods and services, capital goods, fuel and energy related activities, waste management, business travel, employee commuting, employees working from home and upstream leased assets. We used a spend based approach to calculate the emissions associated with purchased goods and services, waste, business travel, and upstream leased assets, using industry averages from a variety of sources including Table 19. For the emissions from capital goods we used a spend based approach using both supplier specific and industry wide emissions factors. For commuting emission we used industry average emission factors and applied them to the actuall commuting habits of our employees, gathered through an employee survey, completed by 100% of employees; and finally for homeworking emissions, we used the methodology provided by EcoAct's white paper, using employee data provided about their home electricity and gas tariffs, which was also gathered through the employee survey. All six greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol were included in the scope of the carbon footprint. This carbon footprint was calculated using a variety of different kinds of data. 39% of our footprint was calculated using actual data (Scope 2, FERA, Waste, Business Travel and Employee commuting); 43% of our footprint was calculated based on spend data (Purchased Goods and Services and Leased Assets); and the rest, 18% was calculated based on Proxy data (Capital goods)

Actions and plans to reduce emissions *

i have asked my suppliers to halve emissions before 2030 and join the un-backed race to zero campaign

*

No

i have communicated my commitment and actions to my business customers and asked them to join the un race to zero

*

No

Climate Solutions (optional) *

are you investing in climate and/or nature outside your value chain?

*

Yes

Management and strategy (optional) *

Results, challenges and outlook *

Good Business's Climate Report

Good Business's Climate Report - 2022

Introduction *

reporting year

*

2022

number of employees in the reporting year

*

22

Commitment And Targets *

net zero target year

*

2050

Base year

*

2022

comment on your net zero targets

*

We have updated our baseline year to 2022 (previously 2020). Our activities as a business were dramatically affected by the pandemic and 2022 represents the first full year post-pandemic, which therefore is more representative of the way we work in a post Covid world, particularly in relation to office versus remote working.

near-term scope 1 target

*

100

target year

*

2022

near-term scope 2 target

*

42

target year

*

2030

near-term scope 3 target

*

40

target year

*

2030

comment on your near-term targets

*

Our Scope 1 target is to ensure we remain at zero emissions every year. Our near term targets have changed as we have rebased to 2022, so that our base year better reflects our current business activities and ways of working. Our previous target was aligned to a 2020 baseline , which was severely disrupted by Covid-19.

Own emissions *

scope 2 emissions

scope 2 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

1.5

total energy consumption (kwh)

*

7838

renewable energy

*

100

purchased electricity

*

1.5

metric tons CO2e

Renewable electricity (%)

100

purchased steam

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased heating

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased cooling

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

Comment on your energy consumption

*

7,838 kWh of electricity consumed, of which 100% comes from renewable sources. In a location-based calculation this represents 1.5 tonnes of CO2e.

Value chain emissions (optional) *

scope 3 emissions

scope 3 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

102.2

List any sources of emissions excluded:

*

None

describe the calculation methodology and comment on accuracy:

*

In calculating our carbon footprint, we closely followed the guidance set out in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard , an international standard that is widely regarded as best practice for greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting and reporting. The calculations represent Good Business’ carbon footprint for the 2022 calendar year from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022. We have included all scope 1 and 2 emissions categories and relevant scope 3 emissions as follows: Scope 1: Emissions associated with sources controlled by Good Business, including heating fuel consumption. Scope 2 (Location-based): Emissions associated with purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors for the UK. Scope 2 (Market-based): Emissions associated with purchased electricity calculated using a supplier-specific emission factor. Scope 3: Emissions associated with purchased goods and services, capital goods, fuel and energy related activities, waste management, business travel, employee commuting, employees working from home and upstream leased assets. We used a spend based approach to calculate the emissions associated with purchased goods and services, waste, business travel, and upstream leased assets, using industry averages from a variety of sources including Table 19. For the emissions from capital goods we used a spend based approach using both supplier specific and industry wide emissions factors. For commuting emission we used industry average emission factors and applied them to the actuall commuting habits of our employees, gathered through an employee survey, completed by 100% of employees; and finally for homeworking emissions, we used the methodology provided by EcoAct's white paper, using employee data provided about their home electricity and gas tariffs, which was also gathered through the employee survey. All six greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol were included in the scope of the carbon footprint. This carbon footprint was calculated using a variety of different kinds of data. 39% of our footprint was calculated using actual data (Scope 2, FERA, Waste, Business Travel and Employee commuting); 43% of our footprint was calculated based on spend data (Purchased Goods and Services and Leased Assets); and the rest, 18% was calculated based on Proxy data (Capital goods)

Actions and plans to reduce emissions *

i have asked my suppliers to halve emissions before 2030 and join the un-backed race to zero campaign

*

No

i have communicated my commitment and actions to my business customers and asked them to join the un race to zero

*

No

Climate Solutions (optional) *

are you investing in climate and/or nature outside your value chain?

*

Yes

Management and strategy (optional) *

Results, challenges and outlook *

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