Carbon Reduction Plan
Supplier name: Thesis Technology Products Ltd
Publication date: October 2023
1. Commitment to achieving Net Zero
Thesis Technology Products Ltd. is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.
2. 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. This Carbon Reduction plan (CRP) is the baseline year 2022/23.
| Baseline year: 2022/23 | |
| Additional details relating to the baseline emissions calculations:
Our organisation has not previously assessed or reported emissions. The first reporting period is our baseline. The following Scope 3 emissions were measured: – Employee business travel – Employee commuting – Freighting emissions – Manufacturing – Waste disposal – Water usage – Purchased goods and services
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Baseline year emissions: |
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| EMISSIONS | TOTAL (tCO2e) |
| Scope 1 | 2.31 tCO2e |
| Scope 2 | 10.96 tCO2e |
| Scope 3 | 258.14 tCO2e |
| Total Emissions | 271.41 tCO2e |
3. Current Emissions Reporting
| Reporting year: 2022/23 | |
| EMISSIONS | TOTAL (tCO2e) |
| Scope 1 | 2.31 tCO2e |
| Scope 2 | 10.96 tCO2e |
| Scope 3 | 258.14 tCO2e |
| Total Emissions | 271.41 tCO2e |
This equates to a Carbon Intensity per employee of 8.10 tCO2e based upon 33.19 FTE employees during the measurement period.
4. Emissions reduction targets
In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets:
A reduction of 7 tCO2e by 2023/24. This is a reduction of 2.6%.
We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to 253.89 tCO2e. This is a reduction of 6.45%.
5. Carbon Reduction Projects
Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives: |
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Activity |
Completion date |
Scope |
| Commitment to measuring the carbon footprint of business activities annually in order to make efficient and direct improvements to reduce carbon emissions. |
2023 |
1,2,3 |
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LED lighting introduced in manufacturing and office areas. We actively encourage the use of natural light. |
2023 |
2 |
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Printer cartridge recycling (via postal schemes and local recycling centres. |
2023 |
3 |
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Double sided printing where possible to reduce paper usage. |
2022 |
3 |
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Procurement of a cardboard only recycling bin and a separate bin for mixed dry recycling. |
2023 |
3 |
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Installation of a food compost bin for employee food waste |
2023 |
3 |
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Changes made to product packaging to biodegradable poly bags and cardboard inserts. |
2023 |
3 |
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Cycle to Work scheme offered to all employees to encourage less car usage. |
2022 |
3 |
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Changes to sales strategy to reduce business travel. |
2023 |
3 |
6. Future Carbon Reduction Plans
Future Carbon Reduction measures planned to 2030:
Carbon Reduction Plans: |
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Activity |
Target date |
Scope |
| ISO14001 certification – documents submitted for initial assessment |
2024 |
1,2,3 |
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Installation of Solar PV panels with battery back up |
2026 |
2 |
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Insulate external walls to reduce heat loss |
2026 |
1,2 |
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Replace company diesel vehicles with electric vehicles. |
2028 |
1 |
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Actively encourage more car share arrangements with suitable staff incentives. |
2025 |
3 |
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Installation of EV charging point for company-owned and employee-owned vehicles |
2026 |
1,3 |
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Investigate alternatives to PVC for manufacture of our main product |
2030 |
3 |
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Reduce frequency of raw material deliveries to monthly instead of fortnightly |
2024 |
3 |
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Switch to a green energy supplier |
2026 |
2 |
7. 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[1] and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting[2].
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[3].
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the Thesis Technology board of directors.
[1]https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard
[2]https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting