Sutcliffe Projects Limited

Carbon Reduction Plan

Through CPDs and internal training, Sutcliffe management and wider team are fully aware of the Paris Agreement that the UK Government has committed to which aims to halt the effect of climate change through decarbonisation and reaching Net Zero by 2050. As such, the goal to reduce carbon emission by 45% by 2030 and 100% by 2050 is at the forefront of all design decisions made by Sutcliffe across all departments.

Commitment to achieving Net Zero

Sutcliffe Projects Limited 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: 1st September 2023 – 31st August 2024

Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations. 

Sutcliffe reports GHG emissions in accordance with the ISO 14064:1-2018 and GHG Emissions Protocol Accounting and Reporting Standards.

The International Organisation of Standardisation (ISO) created the ISO 14064 standard in 2006, updating in 2018 to specify the principles and requirements at the organisational level for the quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions and removals. It includes requirements for the design, development, management, reporting and verification of an organization’s GHG inventory.

The “Greenhouse Gas Protocol – Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard” (GHG Protocol, 2011) developed in a partnership of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Resource Institute (WRI) follow a similar methodology mirroring those of the ISO standard.

By using the two most widely recognised and used emission standards in the world, Sutcliffe ensure all measurements, calculations and subsequent offsetting are completed to the most regulated and accurate standards possible, in conjunction with an independent carbon assessor.

Baseline year emissions:

Emissions:  TOTAL (tCO2e)

Scope 1: 11.94

Scope 2: 9.52

Scope 3 (Included Sources): 68.63

Total Emissions: 90.09

Current Emissions Reporting

Reporting Year: 1st September 2023 – 31st August 2024

EMISSIONS: TOTAL (tCO2e)

Scope 1: 11.94

Scope 2: 9.52

Scope 3: 68.63

Total Emissions: 90.09

Emissions Reduction Targets

In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets:

To achieve a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030, Sutcliffe will reduce its emissions by 45.04 tCO2e from the ‘Baseline’ (first year) assessment by 2030.

This will require a reduction of 7.14% (6.43 tCO2e) per year from the ‘Baseline’ (first year) assessment of the organisation. A further reduction of 2.5% (2.25 tCO2e) each year is then required in order to achieve Net Zero.

Should significant changes to the business size and structure occur in the future we will amend the ‘baseline’ assessment year, as well as look at intensity values (tCO2e per million turnover, FTE or other metric), to further track and implement reduction strategies.

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 2023-24 baseline assessment.

Carbon reduction initiatives implemented to date:

  • Continued certification to ISO 14001: Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
  • Sutcliffe electric company car policy
  • Flexible working policy
  • Virtual meetings policy
  • Implementation of Sutcliffe benefits portal including season ticket loans for public transport
  • Carbon literacy training
  • Carbon Neutral accreditation achieved through verified carbon offset certification

In the future we hope to implement further measures such as:

  • Net zero commercial vehicle policy
  • Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps at Sutcliffe head office
  • Further roll out of carbon training to all staff
  • Zero carbon supply chain collaboration initiative

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 standard1 and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting2.

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) Standard3.

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors.

Signed on behalf of the Supplier:

Sean Keyes

CEO

Sutcliffe

Date: 31/10/2024