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Kindred CSR's Climate Report
Submitted on 2024-07-08
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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 3.0
Introduction *
1.1 Reporting year
*2022
1.1.1 Reporting period
*from 11.2022 to 10.2023
1.2 Describe your business activities
*Business to Business ESG Consultancy
1.4 Number of employees in the reporting year
*1
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
Commitment and Targets *
2.1 Net zero target year
*2050
2.1.1 Base year
*2022
2.2 Near-term target
*100% of absolute scope 1+2 emission reduction from my base year by 2030
50 of intensity scope 3 emission reduction from my base year by 2035
2.3 Provide any additional comments or context on your net zero and near term targets.
*Kindred CSR is a micro, 100% remote service based business that runs from a home office. We have a very small carbon footprint that mostly consists of our purchased goods and services, travel and waste.
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
*2003.67 kwh
3.3 Renewable energy
*809.325 kwh
Scope 1 emissions
3.4 Scope 1 emissions
*0.242 metric tons CO2e
Scope 2 emissions
3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions
*0.00 metric tons CO2e
3.6 Market based scope 2 emissions
*0 metric tons CO2e
3.7 Describe your plans and actions taken to reduce scope 1 & 2 emissions.
*We have 100% renewable electricity. Repairs have been made to the roof of the building we work in, bringing it up to current regulations for insultation. During work hours we only heat the room(s) we are working in with a low wattage electric heater, allowing us to save on energy consumption by avoiding switching on the gas central heating.
3.8 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy, including any tools/methods used to calculate.
*The Scope 1 &2 calculations were based on energy consumption data collected form the household bills, which was then proportioned to the Sqm of the space dedicated to work.
We used Normative to calculate the carbon footprint
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
*1.02 metric tons CO2e
Supply chain related - upstream emissions
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 are currently putting in place a Sustainable Procurement Policy, Roadmap and supplier processes where we will be requesting them to sign a Code of Conduct and Supply Chain Assessment (short term). Long term we will put in place requirements for our suppliers to reduce their carbon footprint.
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?
*No
4.4 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy and any tools used to calculate your scope 3 emissions.
*Spend based calculation using our Financial data from our accounts. We used Normative to do the calculation.
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.
*Person is responsible for climate strategy at board level
6.1.1 Please describe their position and responsibility.
*The Founder and CEO is responsible for our ESG strategy, including our Environmental impact
6.1.2 Is this person (or another at executive and board level) also responsible for climate risk?
*Yes
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.
*Yes
-
6.4 Have you taken actions this year outside of your emissions to accelerate climate progress?
*Yes
We have recently signed up to Ecologi to support carbon offsetting/avoidance projects.
Results, Challenges and Outlook *
7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.
*Our baseline was lower than our 2023 footprint calculation as we saw a significant rise in our growth and spending.
7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?
*Reducing scope 3 emissions,Complexities in managing supply chain emissions,Time constraints,Limited influence over suppliers
7.3 Has there been any third party validation of the data submitted in this report?
*No
-
Kindred CSR's Climate Report
Kindred CSR's Climate Report - 2022
Introduction *
1.1 Reporting year
*2022
1.1.1 Reporting period
*from 11.2022 to 10.2023
1.2 Describe your business activities
*Business to Business ESG Consultancy
1.4 Number of employees in the reporting year
*1
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
Commitment and Targets *
2.1 Net zero target year
*2050
2.1.1 Base year
*2022
2.2 Near-term target
*100% of absolute scope 1+2 emission reduction from my base year by 2030
50 of intensity scope 3 emission reduction from my base year by 2035
2.3 Provide any additional comments or context on your net zero and near term targets.
*Kindred CSR is a micro, 100% remote service based business that runs from a home office. We have a very small carbon footprint that mostly consists of our purchased goods and services, travel and waste.
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
*2003.67 kwh
3.3 Renewable energy
*809.325 kwh
Scope 1 emissions
3.4 Scope 1 emissions
*0.242 metric tons CO2e
Scope 2 emissions
3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions
*0.00 metric tons CO2e
3.6 Market based scope 2 emissions
*0 metric tons CO2e
3.7 Describe your plans and actions taken to reduce scope 1 & 2 emissions.
*We have 100% renewable electricity. Repairs have been made to the roof of the building we work in, bringing it up to current regulations for insultation. During work hours we only heat the room(s) we are working in with a low wattage electric heater, allowing us to save on energy consumption by avoiding switching on the gas central heating.
3.8 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy, including any tools/methods used to calculate.
*The Scope 1 &2 calculations were based on energy consumption data collected form the household bills, which was then proportioned to the Sqm of the space dedicated to work.
We used Normative to calculate the carbon footprint
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
*1.02 metric tons CO2e
Supply chain related - upstream emissions
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 are currently putting in place a Sustainable Procurement Policy, Roadmap and supplier processes where we will be requesting them to sign a Code of Conduct and Supply Chain Assessment (short term). Long term we will put in place requirements for our suppliers to reduce their carbon footprint.
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?
*No
4.4 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy and any tools used to calculate your scope 3 emissions.
*Spend based calculation using our Financial data from our accounts. We used Normative to do the calculation.
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.
*Person is responsible for climate strategy at board level
6.1.1 Please describe their position and responsibility.
*The Founder and CEO is responsible for our ESG strategy, including our Environmental impact
6.1.2 Is this person (or another at executive and board level) also responsible for climate risk?
*Yes
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.
*Yes
-
6.4 Have you taken actions this year outside of your emissions to accelerate climate progress?
*Yes
We have recently signed up to Ecologi to support carbon offsetting/avoidance projects.
Results, Challenges and Outlook *
7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.
*Our baseline was lower than our 2023 footprint calculation as we saw a significant rise in our growth and spending.
7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?
*Reducing scope 3 emissions,Complexities in managing supply chain emissions,Time constraints,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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