Carbon Reduction Plan - Burges Salmon LLP - 25 March 2025

Carbon Reduction Plan - Burges Salmon LLP - 25 March

Carbon Reduction Plan 2025Created by:Environment CommitteeDATE: March 2025TOPIC: Burges Salmon Carbon Reduction Plan – 2025Commitment to achieving Net ZeroIn accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Policy Note 06/21 1 and theTechnical Standard 2 we confirm that Burges Salmon LLP is committed to achieve Net Zerono later than 2050.Please see under ‘Emissions reduction targets’ below for details of our shorter-term Net Zerotarget of 2026 and our Science Based Target (SBT) for a 50% reduction in absoluteemissions by 2030 (against a 2019 baseline year).Baseline Emissions FootprintBaseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases that have been produced in thepast and were produced prior to the introduction of our current strategies to reduceemissions. Baseline emissions are the reference point against which emissions reductioncan be measured.Baseline Year: 2019Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations.We have adopted 2019 as the baseline emissions year for the Carbon Reduction Plan as it isthe baseline year for our Science Based Targets. These figures were calculated by our previouscarbon consultants (Sage) and have been kept in the 2025 report for consistency with the 2023and the 2024 reports.Baseline year emissions:EMISSIONS TOTAL (tCO 2e)Scope 1 2541https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0621-taking-account-of-carbonreduction-plans-in-the-procurement-of-major-government-contracts2https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60ba4d208fa8f57ce980b5b7/PPN_0621_Technical_standard_for_the_Completion_of_Carbon_Reduction_Plans__2_.pdfWORK202499\v.21