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CARBON REDUCTION PLAN
Here are the details from our carbon reduction plan
Supplier Name: Opus Business Systems Ltd T/a Opus Telecoms
Publication Date: October 2024
Commitment to achieving Net Zero
Opus 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: 2019-2020
Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations.
This is the first time we have reported our carbon footprint, so this calculation establishes our baseline.
The year is based on our Financial Year and runs May-April.
The primary operations and activities that account for scope 1 and 2 emissions include the use of fuel for company vehicles and electricity consumption. The base year emissions cover 100% of scope 1 and 2 emissions.
Scope 3 emissions reporting includes Business travel/Hotel Stays, Business Mileage (Non-Company Car) and Waste generated in operations *assumption
Our baseline deviates from the requirements of PPN 06/21 as there is no historic reporting in Scope 3 for –
Employee commuting
Upstream transportation and distribution
Downstream transportation and distribution.
Baseline year emissions:
EMISSIONS
TOTAL (tCO2e)
Scope 1
13.84 tCO2e
Scope 2
27.99 tCO2e
Scope 3
(Included Sources) Business travel/Hotel Stays, Business Mileage (Non-Company Car) Waste generated in operations
39.96 tCO2e
Total Emissions
81.78 tCO2e
Current Emissions Reporting
Reporting Year: May 2023-April 2024
EMISSIONS
TOTAL (tCO2e)
Scope 1
0 tCO2e*
Scope 2
37.81 tCO2e
Scope 3
(Included Sources)
Business travel/Hotel Stays, Business Mileage (Non-Company Car),
Waste generated in operations, Employee commuting
Upstream transportation and distribution, Downstream transportation and distribution.
82.15 tCO2e
Total Emissions
119.96 tCO2e
*There is no gas supply at the premises and all company owned vehicles are electric so there is no data to report in scope 1.
Emission Reduction Targets
Our baseline target was set whilst not measuring sections of scope 3 due to no historic reporting.
Our target needs to increase to take in consideration the growth in the company and the slow phased return to work from the office.
Focusing on carbon reduction per employee will produce a more accurate report on what Opus is doing to reduce their overall carbon footprint. Opus is committed to reducing their CO2 footprint however they must take into consideration the growth of the Opus group in terms of business and employees. Therefore, measuring CO2 output per employee is a more relative metric for Opus to track and reduce.
In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we project that carbon emissions will decrease per employee by 14% over the next five years.
Progress against these targets can be seen in the graph below:
Carbon Reduction Projects
Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives
The following environmental management measures and projects have been completed or implemented since the 2019 baseline.
- Electric company vehicles only
- Closed London office reducing railway travel
- Hybrid working
- Implement timers to automatically switch off TVs in head office
- To effectively manage our environmental impacts, we continue to operate an ISO14001 certified environmental management system
- Annual Environmental Awareness training for all staff
- Implement the use of energy efficient lighting in all areas of head office (partially complete)
- Exec Board leading by example demonstrating best practice behaviours in carbon reduction starting with the introduction of electric only company vehicles
Future Carbon Reduction Initiatives
In the future we hope to implement further measures such as:
- Gaining B Corp Certification
- Implement the use of energy efficient lighting in all areas of head office
- Implement salary sacrifice scheme for electric vehicle leasing
- Continuing to work with our landlord to switch electricity supply to renewable energy
- Continuing to work with our landlord to install solar panels for the building
- Continued investment in technology enabling us to interact remotely by means of reducing business travel
- Look into using a hotel booking platform enabling businesses to reduce and remove their carbon footprint from hotel bookings
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 and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.
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.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the Exec Board (or equivalent management body).
Signed on behalf of the Supplier:
Michael O’Donnell
Date: October 2024
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