Carbon Reduction Statement & Plan – 22/23
Supplier name: Optima Training & Consultancy Limited
Publication date: 01/07/2023
Commitment to achieving Net Zero
Optima Training & Consultancy 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.
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Baseline Year: 2023 (July 22-June 23) |
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Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations. |
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Due to no Prior reporting, 2023 will be our starting point and baseline. |
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Baseline year emissions: |
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EMISSIONS |
TOTAL (tCO2e) |
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Scope 1 |
0 – no owned property or vehicles. |
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Scope 2 |
5124kg (25,000kwh/year of electricity usage) |
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Scope 3 (Included Sources) |
Our business is entirely digital and paperless, however we are office based so employee commuting is our one notable Scope 3 emission vector. We have 25 employees who commute an average of 10 miles each way each day. 25x260x20x0.24788 (staff x working days x miles/day x Lower Medium car of unknown type emissions) – 32,224.4kg |
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Total Emissions |
37,378.4kg |
Current Emissions Reporting
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Reporting Year: 2023 (July 22-June 23) |
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EMISSIONS |
TOTAL (tCO2e) |
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Scope 1 |
0 – no owned property or vehicles. |
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Scope 2 |
5124kg (25,000kwh/year of electricity usage) |
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Scope 3 (Included Sources) |
Our business is entirely digital and paperless, however we are office based so employee commuting is our one notable Scope 3 emission vector. We have 25 employees who commute an average of 10 miles each way each day. 25x260x20x0.24788 (staff x working days x miles/day x Lower Medium car of unknown type emissions) – 32,224.4kg |
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Total Emissions |
37,378.4kg |
Emissions reduction targets
In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets.
We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to 30000 tCO2e by 2028. This is a reduction of 19.8% This will primarily be achieved by replacing our desktop computers as they are renewed with efficient laptops and transitioning to a hybrid working environment.
Carbon Reduction Projects
Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives
Company car schemes to get employees into EV’s Transition to hybrid working
Provision of laptops in favour of desktop PC’s
Our next office upgrade will be to a greener premise utilising more renewable energy sources.
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 standard1 and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting2.
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) Standard3.
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:
William Gamble – Director
Date: 01/07/2023
1https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard
2https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting
3https://ghgprotocol.org/standards/scope-3-standard
