Carbon Assessment

In 2021 we started to incorporate measuring our operational carbon emissions, and to make that an integral part of our accounts process. It's actually a very natural fit for accounting. We already know the distance traveled and type of transport used when the team make mileage and transport claims - so all we need to do is to add in the emissions factor for each type of transport and we gain an idea of the greenhouse gas emissions.

The aim of doing this is to be more aware of our emissions and to identify and highlight areas where we can reduce our emissions and impact. 

Here's how our scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions break down

• Scope 1: 4.6 tonnes CO2
• Scope 2: 4.7 tonnes CO2
• Scope 3: 7.7 tonnes CO2

Our warehouse is already powered by a renewable electricity supply, the heating is from a wood pellet boiler, the lights are low energy and on motion detectors. By far the bulk of our operational emissions are scope 3 emissions to do with transport.

Scope 3 breakdown

You can see that our main scope 3 emissions are to do with flights, then waste, then road transport.

Our operational carbon emissions are just over 17 tonnes

Yearly comparison

Here you can see how our operational emissions compare, year on year.