Carbon Reduction Plan
Supplier Name – HR GO PLC
Publication Date – 18th May 2023
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been produced in response to PPN 06/21 and covers all HR GO operations.
Commitment to achieving Net Zero
HR GO is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050 and this will cover Scope 1, 2 and those Scope 3 categories that are applicable to our business (waste, business travel and employee commuting).
Baseline Emissions Footprint
The baseline emissions are based on information in the reporting year of 2021 and produced prior to the introduction of any strategies to reduce emissions.
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Baseline Year: 2021 |
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Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations. |
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HR GO has selected the baseline year of 2021 as this links to the company’s financial year. All information provided from Scopes 1, 2 and 3 have been collected from recorded business data. There is no record of F-Gas / Emergency Generators / Fire Extinguishers as no refills or generators were required in the business during the reporting year. This will be recorded in the next report if these have been reported. Given the use of better data collection procedures, the baseline year 2021 was recalculated for the categories of purchased electricity, waste and employee commuting, thus reflecting more accurately HRGO´s type of business and, therefore, GHG emissions produced by the company. Company vehicles – Car mileage used in the GHG inventory was estimated from financial records. Going forward, it will be implemented an effective way of reporting on this aspect and information on the actually miles travelled will be available in the next report. Gas and electricity purchased- Emissions related to Gas and Electricity were quantified with consumptions of gas and electricity. Defra Conversion Factors (2021) for gas and electricity for Electric Vehicles were used. The GHG emissions from electricity purchased was recalculated in order to include updated suppliers´ emissions factors for the electricity tariff contracted. Some HR GO offices use electricity from 100% renewable sources. Business Travel (Cars)- Car mileage used in the GHG inventory was estimated from financial records. Going forward, it will be implemented an effective way of reporting on this aspect and of collecting this data. Business Travel (Air)- Greenhouse emissions from Air Travel were quantified based on the distance travelled (returned) and DEFRA Emissions factors for 2021. Waste- GHG emissions from waste were recalculated adopting a better methodology for estimating the quantity of waste produced, based on the average of days worked in the office per employee. However, we will improve the collection of waste data with a survey to capture the quantity of waste produced in the different waste streams which will be conducted and included in future statements. Employee Commuting – Employee commuting GHG emissions for 2021 were recalculated based on an employee survey conducted in 2022 to 12 offices. This survey captured data for car commuting (diesel, petrol and hybrid cars). This data allowed estimating the GHG emissions for all 29 Offices based on the average miles travelled for each type of car (diesel, petrol and hybrid). Going forward we will be conducting an employee survey to the remaining offices to capture typical commuting types, car, bus, rail, other. Scope 3 does not include upstream and downstream transportation of goods as HR GO services do not involve transportation of goods to clients or from suppliers. Therefore, these two categories are not applicable to HR GO activities. The recalculation of GHG emissions in 2021 due to the use of an improved methodology to estimate GHG emissions from waste and employee commuting explains the lower HRGO GHG emissions in 2021 from the previous report. |
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Baseline/ Current year emissions: 2021 |
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EMISSIONS |
TOTAL (tCO2e) |
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Scope 1 -Gas (36.29 tCO2e) - Company cars (8.94 tCO2e) |
45.22 |
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Scope 2 - Electricity purchased (16.71 tCO2e) - Electricity purchased- electric cars (3.58 tCO2e) |
20.29 |
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Scope 3 (Included Sources) - Waste (6.61 tCO2e) -Business Travel- cars (28.70 tCO2e) -Business Travel- Air (62.02 tCO2e) - Employee Commuting (69.7 tCO2e) |
167.03
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Total Emissions |
232.54 |
Current Emissions Reporting
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All information provided from Scopes 1, 2 and 3 have been collected from recorded business data. There are no records for F-Gas / Emergency Generators / Fire Extinguishers as no refills or generators were required in the business during the reporting year. This will be recorded in the next report if these have been reported. Company vehicles – Car mileage used in the GHG inventory was estimated from financial records. Going forward, it will be implemented an effective way of reporting on this aspect and information on the actually miles travelled will be available in the next report. Gas and electricity purchased- Emissions related to Gas and Electricity were quantified with consumptions of gas and electricity. Defra Conversion Factors (2022) for gas and electricity for Electric Vehicles were used. The GHG emissions from electricity purchased was calculated with the suppliers´ emissions factors for the electricity tariff contracted (market based). Some HR GO offices use electricity from 100% renewable sources. Business Travel (Cars)- Car mileage used in the GHG inventory was estimated from mileage claims and DEFRA Emissions factors for 2022. Business Travel (Air)- Greenhouse emissions from Air Travel were quantified based on the distance travelled (returned) and DEFRA Emissions factors for 2022. Waste- GHG emissions from waste were recalculated adopting a better methodology for estimating the quantity of waste produced, based on the average of days worked in the office per employee. However, we will improve the collection of waste data with a survey to capture the quantity of waste produced in the different waste streams which will be conducted and included in future statements. DEFRA emissions factors for 2022 were used. Employee Commuting – Employee commuting GHG emissions were recalculated based on an employee survey conducted in 2022 to 12 offices. This survey captured data for car commuting (diesel, petrol and hybrid cars). This data allowed estimating the GHG emissions for all 29 Offices based on the average miles travelled for each type of car (diesel, petrol and hybrid). Going forward we will be conducting an employee survey to the remaining office to capture typical commuting types, car, bus, rail, other. Scope 3 does not include upstream and downstream transportation of goods as HR GO services do not involve transportation of goods to clients or from suppliers. Therefore, these two categories are not applicable to HR GO activities. |
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EMISSIONS |
TOTAL (tCO2e) |
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Scope 1 -Gas (17.85 tCO2e) - Company cars (22.60 tCO2e) |
40.45
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Scope 2 - Electricity purchased (11.60 tCO2e) - Electricity purchased- electric cars (1.73 tCO2e) |
13.33
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Scope 3 (Included Sources) - Waste (5.67 tCO2e) -Business Travel- cars (8.48 tCO2e) -Business Travel- Air (91.78 tCO2e) - Employee Commuting (59.79 tCO2e) |
165.72
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Total Emissions |
219.50 |
Emissions reduction targets
There was a reduction of 5.6% of GHG emissions from 2022 to the baseline (2021), notably due to the reduction of GHG emissions on gas consumption, miles travelled in company cars, business travel by car and employee commuting.
In order to continue progress to achieving Net Zero, HR GO continues to explore opportunities to reduce emissions. We have set a number of carbon reduction targets such as:
Scope 1 and 2 Emissions
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· Increase in 25% the usage of electric company cars in the next 5 years from baseline year; |
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· 10% reduction on gas / electric GHG emissions within the offices in the next 5 years from baseline year; |
Scope 3 emissions
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· 5% reduction of GHG emissions from employee commuting in the next years from baseline year; |
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· 5% reduction of GHG emissions from waste production in the next 5 years from baseline year; |
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· 2% reduction of GHG emissions from air travelling in the next 5 years from baseline year; |
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· Increase in 10% the usage of electric cars in business travel in the next 5 years from baseline year. |
In the next 5 years and with these measures implemented we project that carbon emissions will decrease to a total of 220.93 tCO2e by 2027. This is a reduction of circa 5% over the next 5 years.
Carbon Reduction Projects
The following environmental management measures and projects are currently ongoing and it is expected to be fully evaluated the impact on the reduction of Greenhouse emissions in the next carbon footprint assessment.
Environmental Measures:
- Use of electric cars- HR GO already has electric company cars and is increasing the usage of electric cars by 25% in the next 5 years from baseline year. This measure is extended to rented cars used for business travel.
- Use of electricity from renewable sources: Some HR GO offices purchase electricity produced from 100% renewable sources and the electricity agreements expired on 31.03.23 have been renewed under a British Gas Zero Carbon Electricity.
- Electricity consumption reduction- HR GO will launch a campaign and a project to encourage electricity consumption reduction. A plan will be drafted with consideration of any costings of rolling out the campaign and any changes recommended.
- Natural Gas Consumption reduction- HR GO will investigate the possibility of using more efficient heating equipment. This measure is still under investigation.
- Driving Efficiency- HRGO is launching a project to plan on more effective driving and use of vehicles and will investigate the commercials of any proposed actions.
- Waste reduction – HR GO will launch a campaign and a project to encourage waste reduction. A plan will be drafted with consideration of any costings of rolling out the campaign and any changes recommended.
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 board of directors (or equivalent management body).
Signed on behalf of the Supplier:
John Parkinson
Sydney Parkinson
Roddy Barrow
Cindy Hare
Date: 18th May 2023
[1]https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard
[2]https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting