Carbon Reduction Plan August 2023

Carbon Reduction Plan August

Carbon Reduction Plan 2023 Created by: Environment Committee DATE: 17 August 2023 TOPIC: Burges Salmon Carbon Reduction Plan - 2023 Commitment to achieving Net Zero In accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Policy Note 06/21 1 and the Technical Standard 2 we confirm that Burges Salmon LLP is committed to achieve Net Zero no later than 2050. Please see under ‘Emissions reduction targets’ below for details of our shorter-term Net Zero target of 2026 and our Science Based Target for a 50% reduction in absolute emissions by 2030 (against a 2019 baseline year). 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: 2019 Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations. We have adopted 2019 as the baseline emissions year for the Carbon Reduction Plan as it is the baseline year for our Science Based Targets. Baseline year emissions: EMISSIONS TOTAL (tCO 2e) Scope 1 254 1 PPN 0621 Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans Jan22.docx (publishing.service.gov.uk) 2 Microsoft Word - PPN 0621 Technical standard for the Completion of Carbon Reduction Plans.docx (publishing.service.gov.uk) WORK185691\v.3 WORK783468\v.1 1 99998.270 Classification: Confidential