Aspire Carbon Reduction Plan
Supplier name: Aspire Technology Solutions Ltd
Publication date: 19/04/2024
Commitment to achieving Net Zero
Aspire Technology Solutions 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: November 2021 – October 2022 |
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| Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations. | |
| The figures provided below are from our initial ESG audit/assessment undertaken by Sustainable Advantage, a leading independent ESG & utilities consultancy.
*Scope 2 Emissions baseline is zero as no gas supply to offices and 100% of electricity purchased is green renewable energy. **Scope 3, Category 9 baseline is zero as we do not use transportation providers, distributors, and retailers for transportation and distribution of products. All transportation and distribution is undertaken in company owned vehicles and reported in Scope 1 |
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| Baseline year emissions: | |
| EMISSIONS | TOTAL (tCO2e) |
| Scope 1 | 150 |
| Scope 2 | 0* |
| Scope 3 (Included Sources) |
250 of which 50 Category 4, 20 Category 5, 40 Category 6, 130 Category 7 and 0 Category 9** |
| TOTAL EMISSIONS | 400 |
Current Emissions Reporting
Reporting Year: March 2022 – February 2023 |
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| Additional Details relating to the Current Emissions calculations. | |
| The figures provided below are from our most recent ESG audit/assessment undertaken by Carbon Neutral Britain, a leading Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and conducted in accordance with the ISO 14064-1:2018 Specification for the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals.
We have also normalised our GHG emissions reporting year to align with the company’s financial reporting year. |
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| Baseline year emissions: | |
| EMISSIONS | TOTAL (tCO2e) |
| Scope 1 | 58.14 |
| Scope 2 | 282.50 |
| Scope 3 (Included Sources) |
429.85 of which: 0.19 Category 4 (Upstream transportation and distribution) 42.84 Category 5 (Waste generated in operations) 2.42 Category 6 (Business Travel) 192.70 Category 7 (Employee Commuting) 0.46 Category 9 (Downstream transportation and distribution) 191.24 Remaining Scope 3 Categories |
| TOTAL EMISSIONS | 770.49 |
Emissions Reduction Targets
In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets:
| Initiative | Target Reduction | By When |
| Carbon offsetting by buying carbon credits in the “voluntary market” | 770.49 tCO2e (100%) | 2024 (achieved) |
| Reduce Waste to Landfill | 12 tCO2e (28%) | 2025 |
| Investigate EV Vehicle Leasing Scheme for staff private vehicles and encourage non-car transport options | 28 tCO2e (15%) | 2027 |
| Implementation of Sustainability Working Group to generate ideas for additional emission reduction initiatives | N/A | 2022 (achieved) |
We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to 40 tCO2e by 2027. This is a reduction of 5.2% with residual carbon emissions being offset through the purchase of carbon credits in the voluntary market.
Carbon Reduction Projects
Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives
The following environmental management measures and projects have been completed or implemented since 2020:
- Moved to a new premises with no gas supply, and energy efficient LED lighting and low carbon heating/cooling systems
- Moved our primary datacentre to a facility that is 100% powered by green renewable energy
- Introduced electric and hybrid electric vehicles into our company fleet
- Reduced business travel through increased uptake of video conferencing and online collaboration tools
- Implemented an employee travel scheme with incentives to use public transport, car share or cycle to work
- Introduced a EV leasing scheme for staff private vehicles
- Established a sustainability working group
The carbon emission reduction achieved by these schemes is included in our current emissions footprint for 2022/23.
In the future we hope to implement further measures such as:
- Increased use of fully electric vehicles in the company fleet
- Greater take up of EV Salary Sacrifice scheme
- Reduced diversion of waste to landfill through a new WEEE waste service provider, Born Good
- Investigating initiatives to further promote non-car travel to work options
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 board of directors (or equivalent management body).
Signed on behalf of the Supplier:
Robert Fraser, Chief Revenue Officer, Aspire Technology Solutions
Date: 19/04/2024