POLICIES&PROCEDURES
CarbonReduction Plan(CRP)
1.Introduction
ThinkEmploymentLtdarecommittedtoreducingourcarbonfootprintbyimplementingand followingaCarbonReductionPlan(CRP). WeaimtomeettheneedsofthisCRPthrougheffective communicationandcollaboration. ThinkEmploymentiscommittedtoachievingNetZeroemissions by2050.
WhyshouldThinkEmploymentmeasureourcarbonfootprint?
Humanactivityhasalreadyincreasedtheglobaltemperatureby1°Ccomparedtopre-industrial levels,andthelast22yearshaveheld20ofthehottestyearseverrecorded;climatechangeisn’t goingtohappen,itishappening.Tomitigateagainstfurtherdestruction,worldnationssignedthe ParisAgreement2015tolimitglobalwarmingto1.5°C,orwellbelow2°C.Thisisimportantbecause thehottertheearthgets,themorefrequentlywewillexperiencetheeffectsofclimatechange,and themoreseveretheywillbe.
ForUKbusinessesthismeanshigherriskofflooding,disruptedsupplychains,moreheatwaves (puttingserversanddataatrisk),reducedcropyieldsandstuntedeconomicgrowth Importantly eachriskcomeswithextremerisktohumanhealth,safetyandwellbeing Iftheviabilityofhuman lifeisnotreasonenough,notonlyaretherepotentiallegislativerisksastheUKGovernmentseeksto reachitsnet-zerotarget,buttherearealsorisksassociatedwiththetransitiontoalowcarbon economythroughtaxesandcarbonpricing Withriskscomeopportunities:wehavetheopportunity tolimitourvulnerabilitytofluctuationsinfossilenergypricing,increaseefficiencies,limitriskof supplychaindisruptionandincreaseemployeewellbeingandengagement Consumersare increasinglyenvironmentallyconsciousandasconcernsaroundclimatechangegrow,consumers willmorewillinglyinvestinproductsandservicesassociatedwithbusinessesactivelymeasuring, managingandreducingemissions.Ineverychoicewemakewecanchoosetoaccelerateclimate changeorbepartofthesolution.Measuringcarbonemissionsprovidesaconsistent,accurateand transparentlookattheamountofgreenhousegasthebusinesscreatesandhelpstoidentifywhich processesarecontributingthemosttoclimatechange.Effectivemanagementofrisksand identificationofopportunitiescanoptimisevaluecreation.Animportantsteptounlockingthisvalue isunderstandinghowyouractivitiesgenerategreenhousegasemissionsandthenidentifyinghow youcanminimisethem.Onthebasisthat‘whatgetsmeasuredgetsmanaged’,thefirststepto reducingyourcarbonfootprintistomeasureit.
Factsaboutclimatechange
1.Climatechangecouldbeirreversibleby2030-theworld’scarbonemissionshavecontinuedto increaseyearonyeardespitescientistswarningthatglobalcarbonpollutionmustbecutinhalfover thenextdecadetoavoidcatastrophicirreversibledamagetoourplanet.
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2.Weusemoreoftheearth’sresourcesthanitcanrenew-TheUK’sOvershootDay2021wasthe 19thofMay,thisisthedatewhenourdemandfornaturalresourcesandservicesinagivenyear exceedswhattheearthcangenerateinthatyear.Bynowweareusingresourcestheearthwon’tbe abletorestore.
3.By2050,30-50%ofthetotalspeciesfoundonearthwillbeextinct-Theexpectedrateofspecies extinctionisaround5speciesayear,we’recurrentlylosingupto1,000timesthenormalrate. Ecosystemdegradationisalreadyaffectingthewellbeingofatleast3.2billionpeople–40%ofthe world’spopulation.
4.Thewealthiest51%oftheworld’spopulationaccountfor86%ofglobalCO2emissions–Yetthe world’spoorestdisproportionatelysuffertheeffectsofclimatechange,itisnotjustaclimatecrisis, butahumanitariancrisistoo.
5.Climatechangeiscreatingarefugeecrisis-Asglobaltemperaturesincrease,millionsofpeople arefleeingtheirhomestoavoidtheimpactsofdroughtsandextremestorms Andthesenumbersare settorise,estimatingthatupto200millionpeoplecouldbedisplacedbyclimatechangeby2050 Themoregreenhousegaswepumpintotheatmosphere,thehottertheearthgets
2.Aim
Weasacompanyaimto:
Educateandraiseawarenessamongstaffandourlearners Encouragecontinualprofessionaldevelopmentforrelevantstaff Establishclearreportingofourplanwithtimelyupdates AchieveNetZeroby2050
Tofullycaptureacarbonfootprint,theGreenhouseGas(GHG)Protocolhassplitemissions upinto3scopes:
Definition Source Scope 1 Direct GHG emissions from sources owned by the organisation Onsite combustion of fuels (natural gas) or from company owned vehicles Scope 2 Indirect emissions, consumed by the company, but not directly created Purchased electricity and gas 2
Emissionsarearecordofthegreenhousegasesthathavebeenproducedinthepastand wereproducedpriortotheintroductionofanystrategiestoreduceemissions.Baseline emissionsarethereferencepointagainstwhichemissionsreductioncanbemeasured. WhenidentifyingThinkEmployment’sEmissionFootprint,thefollowingwasconsidered:
Definition Source Scope 3 Indirect emissions outside of a company boundary, but still related to company activities Sources include the supply chain, emissions produced by employee commuting and end of-life treatment of a product BaselineEmissionsFootprintBaseline
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3.Targets
BaselineYear:2021
AdditionalDetailsrelatingtotheBaselineEmissionscalculations
Allofficesareinleasedbuildingswiththereforelimitedscopetoinfluencetheresourceefficiencyofthepremises,althoughresourceuseisnotconsideredtobe significant Pre-Covid,trainersandskillscoachesweretravellingtodelivertrainingandmeetwithapprentices,butthepandemichasresultedinThinkEmployment utilisingvirtuallearningprogrammes,andsignificantlyreducingbusinesstravel,andinturnairandcarbonemissions Weanticipatethatinthefuturetherewillbea hybridapproachtodeliveringcourses,meaningemissionswillremainbelowpre-Covidlevels Althoughminimisingthecompany’senvironmentalfootprintissomething thatmanagementaremindfulof,andalignswiththecompany’svalues,itissomethingthatiscurrentlyunder-developedintermsofformalmanagement,monitoringand reporting Therearelimiteddirectemissionsandwastegenerationsfromoperations Themainwastestreamsgeneratedaregeneralofficewaste,electronicsandused/ outofdatetrainingmaterials Themovetovirtuallearningroomshasledtoareductioninphysicaltrainingmaterials Areviewofoptionstofurtherdigitalisematerials wouldpresentanopportunitytominimiseresourceuseandthereforewaste,aswellastoreducecosts Wedorecognisethatrunningawebsiteresultsintheaverageof 10,000viewspermonthresultinginapossible800kgsofcarbonperyear
Baselineyearemissions:
CurrentEmissionsReporting
EMISSIONS TOTAL(tCO2e) Ourcompany2020totalcarbonfootprintis:23 23 tCO2e Or:0 516tCO2e/employee Scope1 0%/0 Scope2 95%/22 1tCO2eemissions Scope3(Includedsources) 5%/1 13tCO2eemissions TotalEmissions 23 23tCO2eemissions
ReportingYear:2023 EMISSIONS TOTAL(tCO2e) Ourcompany2021totalcarbonfootprintis:28 6 tCO2e Or:0 817tCO2e/employee Scope1 0 6 Scope2 3 9tCO2eemissions Scope3(Includedsources) 31.4tCO2eemissions TotalEmissions 35 87tCO2eemissions 4
*Thecurrentemissionreportingishigherthanpreviouslyduetotheliftofcovidrestrictionsandcentres beingopentostaff,ThinkEmploymentreportsannuallyinJulyontargets Weexpectemissionstorise slightlyduetolearnersattendingcentresbutour2050planwillremainineffect.
Emissionsreductiontargets
InordertocontinueourprogresstoachievingNetZero,wehaveadoptedthefollowingcarbonreduction targets.
Reduceabsolutecarbon,travel,energyemissionsby5%eachyearonaverage.
Weprojectthatcarbonemissionswilldecreaseoverthenextfiveyearsto18.23tCO2eby2026.Thisisa reductionagainstthesetargetscanbeseeninthegraphbelow:
ThinkEmploymenthavecommittedtosignuptoSBTImeasuresbyAugust2023toaccuratelyset targets Thefollowingenvironmentalmanagementmeasuresandprojectshavebeenimplemented sincethe2020baseline Inthefuturewehopetoimplementfurthermeasuressuchas:
Furtherchangesinemployeecontractstorepresentmoreflexibilityandpromotionofhybrid workingtosupportreductioninthelevelofscope3emissions.
Reinstatingthecarshareschemetoreducethenumberofcarsvisitingoffices. Introduceacycletoworkscheme.
Movingtoapaperlessorganisationbylimitingtheuseofprinters/photocopiers. Encouragementofstafftousepublictransportwhenvisitingoffices. EducateourstaffandlearnerswithmeaningfulCPDinsustainabilityandthereductionof individualscarbonfootprint.
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DeclarationandSignOff
ThisCarbonReductionPlanhasbeencompletedinaccordancewithPPN06/21andassociated guidanceandreportingstandardforCarbonReductionPlans.Emissionshavebeenreportedand recordedinaccordancewiththepublishedreportingstandardforCarbonReductionPlansandtheGHG ReportingProtocolcorporatestandard13andusestheappropriateGovernmentemissionconversion factorsforgreenhousegascompanyreporting14.
Scope1andScope2emissionshavebeenreportedbySECRrequirements,andtherequiredsubsetof Scope3emissionshavebeenreportedinaccordancewiththepublishedreportingstandardforCarbon ReductionPlansandtheCorporateValueChain(Scope3)Standard15.
ThisCarbonReductionPlanhasbeenreviewedandsignedoffbyourdirectorandtheboardof Governance.
4.Reviewofthepolicy
ASeniorManagerwillreviewthispolicyannuallyormorefrequentlywherethereare significantchangesincircumstances.
Authorised by: Director – Mr Richard Hallam Board of Governors Chair
Amendments:
Jan 2020 – Policy released
July 2021 – Data updated
Feb 2022 – Progress checked against targets
June 2022 – IT / Facilities Manager updated to Head of IT & Facilities
July 2022 – Updated figures
Feb 2022 – Updated figures
July 2023 – Updated figures
Feb 2024 - Updated figures
be disseminated to: All Staff Policy Ref: 060
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Head of IT
Facilities Issue Date: January 2020 Review Due: February 2024
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