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.

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Baseline Year: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2025

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Hand and Millar Management Consulting LLP’s baseline reporting year is 2025 as it is the first year in which the company is measuring its emissions in order to execute a Carbon Reduction Plan for future years, with the goal of emitting net zero carbon by 2050 at the latest.

 

As Hand and Millar Management Consulting LLP owns and controls the full extent of its business operations, all parts of Hand and Millar Management Consulting LLP fall within the scope of this Carbon Reduction Plan.

 

Hand and Millar Management Consulting LLP is a hybrid-working company with rented business premises. It has no company vehicles which would use electricity, gas, or petrol, or waste disposal or recycling services. Hand and Millar Management Consulting LLP’s GHG emissions derive from electricity consumed at the business premises and employee and contractor business travel.

 

Emissions for the baseline year were calculated using the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s condensed conversion factors for 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2024).

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Scope 1 Emissions --- 0 tCO2e

Scope 2 Emissions --- 3.075 tCO2e

Scope 3 Emissions --- 6.453 tCO2e

Total Emissions      --- 9.528 tCO2e

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Emissions reduction targets

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

 

We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to 8.0 tCO2e by 2028. This is a reduction of 16%.

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Carbon reduction initiatives

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We will achieve these targets by implementing policies to reduce business travel and, where possible, to limit business travel to day return (reducing hotel usage) and public transport (reducing emissions from travel by petrol car).

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Hand and Millar Management Consulting LLP’s policies require that:

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• Travel to client sites is strictly limited and requires prior business approval.

• Travel to client sites must be by public transport where possible.

• Accommodation for business travel must be booked at hotels with measurable and ambitious net-zero commitments.

• Emissions from travel to client sites are reported on in regular client contract review meetings to encourage client support of remote working and emissions minimisation.

• Travel for internal corporate purposes is strictly limited and requires prior business approval.

• Travel for internal corporate purposes must be by public transport where possible.

• Accommodation for internal corporate purposes is booked at hotels with measurable and ambitious net-zero commitments.

• All employees must use one of their two volunteer days per annum to undertake environmental, sustainability, or ecological support volunteering.

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Certification against ISO 14001 is also under consideration by the company and is being assessed via our Quality Management System to determine if it is right and proportionate for a business of our size and turnover.

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Hand and Millar Management Consulting LLP also intends to participate in verified carbon offsetting projects in order to offset our total emissions. Senior leadership is currently considering offsetting options. Our objective under this plan is to become carbon-neutral by 2030.

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Declaration and sign-off

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This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 06/21 and associated guidance and reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans.

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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 use the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.

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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.

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This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by Partners in line with Hand and Millar Management Consulting LLP’s quality management system.

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Date: 02 January 2025

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