Carbon Reduction Plan.
Digi2al became carbon negative in Nov 2023.
Our focus is now on being Net Zero by 2025.
Contributing to Net Zero emmissions by 2050 is something we are passionate about achieving. We have set out below our current footprint and what we will do to achieve our goal.
The period of 30th September 2021 to 30th September 2022 was both our first and our baseline year. We waited to assess our operating model, including the impact on our carbon footprint, as we moved out of the pandemic lockdown environment into the post-pandemic ways of working. We downsized our office space to reflect our ambition to limit our office carbon footprint and encourage, where possible, working from home.
Digi2al’s tCO2e emissions emanate from our Scope 3 business and commuter travel, which we minimise as a matter of course. We find it necessary to maintain certain physical meetings with clients and colleagues, both to create the most operational benefit from our interactions and to satisfy some client security protocols.
We will now detail why we are not recording Scope 1, Scope 2 and most Scope 3 emissions.
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Digi2al does not own, operate or control boilers, furnaces, vehicles; nor do we own or control process equipment that may result in chemical production emissions.
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Digi2al teams work from home for the majority of our business, however we also deploy teams to work on client sites where necessary. We currently maintain a small office in a managed office facility so there are indirect, consequential emissions released into the atmosphere associated with our consumption of purchased electricity, heat, steam and cooling. These emissions occur at sources that Digi2al does not own or control. However, as a tenant of our office space, we keep pressure on the managed service provider to continue to develop innovative ways to collectively reduce our carbon emissions. Examples of this innovation include:
Turning equipment off during no-occupancy periods, adjusting temperature set points, understanding equipment life cycle, and maintaining—and replacing—equipment for maximum efficiency.
Real estate contributes to greenhouse gas emissions around the world. These emissions come from a variety of sources: from the manufacturing of building materials like steel and cement, to the buildings themselves and the energy that powers them.
At almost every location, lighting is based on office schedules, occupancy, and the amount of daylight that enters the space. These smart lighting controls—which offer dimmer lights when daylight is strong, and brighter lights when it isn’t—help conserve electricity across locations.
One large-scale initiative with a huge sustainability impact was the rollout of carbon dioxide sensors across 32 sites internationally.That data is used to address problems in buildings experiencing high carbon dioxide levels. The team installed indoor air quality (IAQ) sensors to measure volatile organic compounds (VOC), carbon dioxide levels, and other IAQ parameters.
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Digi2al does not own, operate or control upstream or downstream transportation and distribution or waste generated in operations.
Baseline year emissions:
30th September 2021 to 30th September 2022
| Emissions | Total (tCO2e) | |
|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | 0 | |
| Scope 2 | 0 | |
| Scope 3 (including Sources) |
4. Upstream transportation and Distribution: 5. Waste generated in operations: 6. Business travel: 7. Employee commuting: 9. Downstream transportation and distribution: |
0 0 10.55 1.4 0 |
| Total Emissions | 11.95 | |
Reporting Year:
30th September 2022 - 30th September 2023
| Emissions | Total (tCO2e) | |
|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | 0 | |
| Scope 2 | 0 | |
| Scope 3 (including Sources) |
4. Upstream transportation and Distribution: 5. Waste generated in operations: 6. Business travel: 7. Employee commuting: 9. Downstream transportation and distribution: |
0 0 10.55 1.1 0 |
| Total Emissions | 11.65 | |
Emissions reduction targets
In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets.
We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to 10.76 tCO2e by 2027. This is a reduction of 10%.
Carbon Reduction Projects
Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives
The following environmental management measures and projects have been implemented since the 2021-22 baseline. The carbon emission reduction achieved by these schemes equate to 0.12 tCO2e, a 1% reduction against the 2021-22 baseline and the measures will be in effect when performing the contract.
We will:
Identify further opportunities to maximise our remote working and collaboration across our teams to maintain our low levels of business travel and communicate this message across our team.
Explore future initiatives to select rail and green energy vehicle travel for business, where viable.
Maintain pressure on our office space managed service provider to represent our desire to reduce our carbon footprint in line with our carbon reduction plan.
Longer-term planning
We keenly await new development in green energy vehicle technology, including the range and power provision, to reduce our reliance on fossil fuelled vehicles. Our company goal is to move to green equivalent vehicles as soon as they become operationally viable.
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).
Roo Reynolds, Director
30th September 2023