Carbon Reduction Plan
Carbon Reduction Plan
Publication date: 31/01/2024
Commitment to achieving Net Zero
Smarta Water Ltd is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050
Baseline Emissions Footprint
Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases that have been produced in the past and were produced prior to the introduction of any strategies to reduce emissions. Baseline emissions are the reference point against which emissions reduction can be measured.
Baseline Year: 2024
Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations.
Scope 1 emissions include direct emissions from a company’s owned or controlled sources. This includes on-site energy, such as natural gas and fuel, refrigerants, and emissions from combustion in owned or controlled boilers and furnaces, as well as emissions from fleet vehicles (e.g. cars, vans, trucks, helicopters for hospitals). Scope 1 emissions also encompass process emissions that are released during industrial processes and on-site manufacturing (e.g. factory fumes, chemicals).
Scope 1 is not relevant as we do not control or own sources that produce emissions.
Scope 2 encompasses indirect emissions associated only with the generation of purchased or acquired energy.
Scope 2 has been calculated using energy consumed in electricity/heating, staffing and the size of facilities for the company headcount.
Energy consumed in kWh is paired with an England-specific emissions factor. Electricity usage is paired with the residual mix emission factor in England.
Heating was calculated in a similar manner, from energy consumption, heating is under the operational control of the company, thus emissions from heating fall under scope 2.
For spend-based calculations, EXIOBASE Multi-Regional Environmentally Extended Input Output (EEIO) Model is used to calculate upstream emissions from expenditure data. The multi-regional EEIO emission factors contain the average ‘cradle-to-gate’ greenhouse gas emissions generated by purchasing a specific product or service, based on the industry.
In the calculations, the world-wide average for the different industries is used. In order to be consistent with the spend-based methodology, the activities not covered by EXIOBASE were addressed by coupling emission factors per unit of activity (e.g. kgCO2-eq/kWh), taken from the British ministerial department DEFRA (Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs), with their respective cost per unit of activity (e.g. EUR/kWh) taken from relevant sources (e.g. EUROSTAT, the statistical office of the European Union).
We have referred to the GHG Protocol’s definition of Scope 3 emissions, where they divide these into upstream and downstream emissions:
Upstream emissions encompass the indirect greenhouse gas emissions within a company’s value chain related to purchased or acquired goods (tangible products) and services (intangible products) and generated from cradle to gate.
Downstream emissions include the indirect greenhouse emissions within a company’s value chain related to sold goods and services and emitted after they leave the company’s ownership or control.
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Emissions Reduction Targets
We will reduce our carbon emissions from Scope 2 and 3 emissions to achieve NetZero by 2050 and will put in place interim targets to ensure sufficient progress is made.
In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction strategies:
Requiring our suppliers to confirm their commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050.
Focus on making operational cost-savings through increasing awareness of energy use and efficiency in all aspects of the business, from procurement, supplier management, operational delivery and in the execution of projects.
Promoting the use of mixed mode commuting amongst staff. for example rail and walk or park and cycle to alleviate congestion along key routes into the office.
Participating in events and promote campaigns/awareness raising schemes such as Workwise Week, Walk to Work Day, Green Transport Week, Bike Week and European Mobility Week.
Prioritising environmental responsibility throughout the design and execution of future office refurbishments. For example, by reducing the use of fossil fuels with biogas and other low/no carbon fuels at sites when replacement is needed.
Reducing emissions by choosing renewable energy and low carbon fuels.
Reducing business travel by air, rail, and road through effective measurement and implementing a sustainable travel policy.
Working with suppliers and customers to understand our collective emissions and environmental standards within supply chains. For example, by collaborating where possible on areas we can look to collectively improve across issues like pollution, water resources used, greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and any other impacts a business’s operations and the operations of suppliers could have on the planet.
Replacing desktop PCs, when necessary, with lower energy laptops along with continued support and enablement of hybrid working.
Baseline Year Emissions: 2024
Emissions
Total (tCO2e)
Scope 1
0
4.1
Scope 2
15.1
Scope 3 (Including Sources)
Total Emissions
19.2
Current Emissions Reporting
Reporting Year: 2024
Emissions
Total (tCO2e)
Scope 1
As above
As above
Scope 2
As above
Scope 3 (Including Sources)
Total Emissions
As above
Carbon Reduction Projects
Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives
The following environmental management measures and projects have been completed or implemented since the baseline.
We have made a conscious effort to only source ethical, responsible suppliers and are committed to reducing our environmental impact, adopting a ‘reduce, reuse, and recycle’ approach and investing in green technologies.
We adopt hybrid working , all staff work from home a minimum of twice a week, leading to tangible reductions in travel, leading to a significant reduction in our carbon footprint.
We continue to educate our staff to reduce their carbon impact both in and outside of work, and integrate climate consideration into decision making.
In pursuit of our commitments and in addition to the activities already completed and commenced, in the future we hope to implement further measures such as:
Working towards enhanced supplier engagement and monitoring in relation to the purchase of goods and services.
Further engage our people, promoting a general approach of reduce, reuse and recycle, transition in-house data storage to more lower carbon cloud-based solutions and favour and adopt energy efficient equipment and offices.
By fostering a culture of energy efficiency, we will improve our organisation’s energy use and deliver long term sustainability.
Declaration and Sign Off
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 06/21 and associated guidance and reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans.
Emissions have been reported and recorded in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the GHG Reporting Protocol corporate standard[1] and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting[2].
Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with SECR requirements, and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions have been reported in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard[3].
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body).
Signed on Behalf of the Supplier:
Smarta Water Managing Director.
Date 01.02.2024