Climate Policy

CARBON REDUCTION PLAN

Vedette Consulting Limited

Publication date: 2 Jan 2024

Commitment to achieving Net Zero

Vedette is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050. We recognise the urgent need to rapidly decarbonise the UK public sector and the supply chain that supports it, along with the whole of UK industry and global emissions.

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: 2022-23
Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations:
This is based on figures from 01 October 2022 to 30 September 2023, calculated with our independent carbon reduction partner, Planet Mark. It is calculated on a slightly different basis to future years (scope 3 emissions were not delineated into categories). This was a 26.8% reduction in per employee carbon consumption from the previous year.
Baseline year emissions:
EMISSIONS	TOTAL (tCO₂e)
Scope 1	1.5 tCO₂e (4.7%) – all from emissions derived from gas used to heat our head office.
Scope 2	0.2 tCO₂e (0.6%) – from electricity and water/waste services purchased to cover our head office (paid to landlord).
Scope 3(Included Sources)	29.9 tCO₂e (94.6%) – principally from business travel and hotels stays.
Total Emissions	31.6 (tCO₂e)

Current Emissions Reporting

Reporting Year: 2023-24
EMISSIONS	TOTAL (tCO₂e)
Scope 1	3 tCO₂e (10.5%)This is from emissions derived from gas used to heat our head office. This represents an increase of 100% since the baseline period, due to increasing our office space by 150% to accommodate our growth from 8 to 26 employees.
Scope 2	0.4 tCO₂e (1.4%)This is from electricity and water / waste services purchased to cover our head office (paid to landlord)
Scope 3(Included Sources)	25.2 tCO₂e (88.1%) including:Category 4 (Upstream transportation & distribution): 0.2 tCO₂e (<1%) We order relatively few products; delivery-related emissions therefore are low. Category 5 (Waste generated in operations): >0.1 tCO₂e (<1%) We generate little to no waste in facilities not owned or controlled by us. Category 6 (Business travel) 22 tCO₂e (78.7%) This has reduced since the last period despite growth in staff numbers; this is a result of a substantial reduction in air travel, travel by public transport wherever possible, switch from petrol/diesel vehicles to electric (using the initiative with Octopus EV that we have set up), and replacement with video meetings where possible. Category 7 (Employee commuting): 0 tCO₂e (0%) This is accounted for as zero – our employees work from home as their principal place of work; all travel on company business is accounted for as business travel. Category 9 (Downstream transportation & distribution): 0 tCO₂e (0%) This is accounted for as zero – our product is consultancy work, it is not shipped or transported after use. The bulk of the remainder is made up of emissions related to hotel stays.
Total Emissions	28.6 (tCO₂e)

Emissions reduction targets

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

We estimate that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to approximately 22 tCO₂e by 2029. This is a reduction of 20% from our current state.

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 baseline. The company have twice yearly education interventions with Planet Mark, who debrief our current behaviours and progress, and highlight future plans and best practice across industries such as ours. The carbon emission reduction achieved by these current schemes equates to 3 tCO₂e, a 9.5% reduction against the 2023 baseline and the measures will be in effect when performing the contract.

We have invested in high-quality video-conferencing and virtual collaboration tools to reduce the perceived need for face to face meetings in certain contexts.
We provide evidence-based carbon reporting to our major clients, such as Home Office and MOD.
We have increased visibility of our partnership with Octopus Electric Vehicles, and are actively encouraging staff to switch to electric vehicles when they are looking to change their cars.
We encourage the use of public transport whenever possible – and make it mandatory to/within London, Reading, and Bristol (noting that many of our client sites are difficult or impossible to reach by public transport in a timely manner).
We have substantially reduced the use of air travel (and look to use alternative means of travel wherever possible).

Measures we are implementing during 2025-2026:

Incentivising a car-sharing scheme for team members and the consultants who work with us on a project-by-project basis.
Looking to introduce provision of railcards (paid for by company) to younger members of the team to encourage train use.
Working with clients to align on carbon reduction goals, advocating for virtual or hybrid workshops in place of face-to-face events where appropriate.
Conducting and acting upon the findings of an energy audit on our headquarters to identify any potential wastage from equipment, lights, and heat loss, working with our landlord to implement measures (including exploring installation of solar PV and battery technology).
Linking the provision of EV charger at head office within building lease with landlord.

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 Vedette Consulting Ltd:

Steve Shirley

Date: 23/12/2024

[1]https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard

[2]https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting

[3]https://ghgprotocol.org/standards/scope-3-standard