Carbon Emissions

2024 Carbon Reduction Plan

Publication date: March 2024. YTD Estimates: as of end of March 2024.

Commitment to achieving Net Zero: Broomwell Healthwatch is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2045.

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 emissions:

Baseline Year: 2023
Baseline year emissions:
EMISSIONS	TOTAL (kgCO2e)
Scope 1	5790
Scope 2	4050
Scope 3	63791
Total Emissions	73631

 

Estimated Current Emissions Reporting:

Reporting Year: 2024
EMISSIONS	TOTAL (kgCO2e)
Scope 1	1900 ytd, 6000 projected total
Scope 2	1350 ytd, 4000 projected total
Scope 3	15950 ytd, 63500 projected total
Total Emissions	19200 ytd, 73500 projected total

 

Emissions reduction targets
In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have already adopted the following carbon reduction measures.

1. Ensuring all electricity provision comes from renewable source
2. Reducing electricity consumption by ensuring that unused devices are switched off
3. Eliminating single use plastics from the office
4. Switching all three business vehicles from diesel/petrol to petrol hybrid vehicles

Given business use cases, the increase in business post-pandemic leading to a commensurate increase in staff numbers, and the fact that people who meet our recruiting requirements are often not located within easy commuting distance from the business, we project that it will be difficult to reduce CO2 emissions in the near to medium future.
Consequently, we are looking into UK Woodland Carbon Code credits and Pending Issuance Units, with the target being to offset all current and future carbon emissions.

Declaration and Sign Off
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed with the best data available and the best estimates possible where data was not available.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the directors.