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Black Skies Blue Ltd's Climate Report
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Introduction *
Commitment and Targets *
Own Emissions *
Value Chain Emissions *
(optional)
Climate Solutions *
(optional)
Management, Strategy and Climate Risk *
(optional)
Results, Challenges and Outlook *
Version 1.1.0
Introduction *
1.1 Reporting year
*2023
1.1.1 Reporting period
*from 6.2023 to 5.2024
1.2 Describe your business activities
*Sustainability Consultancy. We combine a small garden office with home working and occasional co-working spaces.
1.4 Number of employees in the reporting year
*3
1.4.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) or headcounts
*Headcounts
1.5 Let us know if your company is a parent company or subsidiary
*Parent company
Commitment and Targets *
2.1 Net zero target year
*2045
2.1.1 Base year
*2023
2.2 Near-term target
*25% of intensity scope 1+2 emission reduction from my base year by 2030
2.3 Provide any additional comments or context on your net zero and near term targets.
*We have set what we feel to be conservative targets until we have a better understanding of where we can make substantial change.
Own Emissions *
3.1 To reduce emissions in line with my commitment, my company has a plan and is taking action
*No
Energy consumption
3.2 Total energy consumption
*790 kwh
3.3 Renewable energy
*790 kwh
Scope 1 emissions
3.4 Scope 1 emissions
*0 metric tons CO2e
Scope 2 emissions
3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions
*178.1 metric tons CO2e
3.7 Describe your plans and actions taken to reduce scope 1 & 2 emissions.
*Our footprint is small and can feel hard to control given our size. We already have a renewable energy supplier for our small office. In the year 24/25 our near term plan is to understand our emissions and improve our measurement and data, this will be an ongoing goal. In 25/26 we plan on investigating investment opportunities including green roof insulation and solar panels for our small office. In this year we also plan to consider a shared e-bike for the company as many of our local meetings are easier by bike. Finally, we plan to improve the understanding of our suppliers commitment to the climate and want to include an estimate of emissions from our subcontractors.
3.8 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy, including any tools/methods used to calculate.
*We have used the guidance provided to create a simple spreadsheet which lists scope 2 activities by KWh based on manufacture guidance where possible (laptop, LED lights etc), estimated where not. This is followed by GHG conversion. We have estimated hours per day and days per year.
Value Chain Emissions (optional) *
Scope 3 emissions
4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?
*Yes
Supply chain related - upstream emissions
4.1.7 Business travel
*35.4 metric tons CO2e
Customer related - downstream emissions
4.1.17 Do you have a plan and are taking action to reduce emissions from your value chain?
*Yes
Our plan is to 1) understand our supply chain emissions better and then 2) understand the actions our suppliers are taking. We have a preferred suppliers policy and want to be able to gather the data required to put it into action for the top 25% of our suppliers.
4.2 Have you asked any of your suppliers to set a net zero target (either voluntarily or as a requirement)?
*No
4.3 Have you communicated your commitment and actions to any of your customers?
*No
4.4 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy and any tools used to calculate your scope 3 emissions.
*For scope 3 business travel has been calculated based on actual journeys but using crow flies distance for rail and google maps for bus, car and bike. Home working (not required in this report but estimated at 0.1kgCO2e) has been calculated on an FTE basis using the guidance provided. Data accuracy is low throughout and this is a key area of improvement for us.
Climate Solutions (optional) *
5.1 Do you classify any of your existing goods and/or services as a climate solution?
*No
Management, Strategy and Climate Risk (optional) *
6.1 What governance processes do you have in place for your climate strategy? Choose as many as are applicable.
*Governance process in place
6.2 Have you started to identify and assess your companies climate risks and opportunities?
*No - we plan to in the next 1-5 years
6.3 Have you integrated climate and/or nature into your company mission statement or shareholder agreements? If yes, describe how.
*No
-
6.4 Have you taken actions this year outside of your emissions to accelerate climate progress?
*No
-
Results, Challenges and Outlook *
7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.
*This is our first full year calculating our emissions
7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?
*Reducing scope 2 emissions,Reducing scope 3 emissions,Limited control over energy use in buildings,Slow societal and economic progress on climate action,Time constraints,Lack of skills and knowledge,Insufficient funding
7.3 Has there been any third party validation of the data submitted in this report?
*No
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Black Skies Blue Ltd's Climate Report
Black Skies Blue Ltd's Climate Report - 2023
Introduction *
1.1 Reporting year
*2023
1.1.1 Reporting period
*from 6.2023 to 5.2024
1.2 Describe your business activities
*Sustainability Consultancy. We combine a small garden office with home working and occasional co-working spaces.
1.4 Number of employees in the reporting year
*3
1.4.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) or headcounts
*Headcounts
1.5 Let us know if your company is a parent company or subsidiary
*Parent company
Commitment and Targets *
2.1 Net zero target year
*2045
2.1.1 Base year
*2023
2.2 Near-term target
*25% of intensity scope 1+2 emission reduction from my base year by 2030
2.3 Provide any additional comments or context on your net zero and near term targets.
*We have set what we feel to be conservative targets until we have a better understanding of where we can make substantial change.
Own Emissions *
3.1 To reduce emissions in line with my commitment, my company has a plan and is taking action
*No
Energy consumption
3.2 Total energy consumption
*790 kwh
3.3 Renewable energy
*790 kwh
Scope 1 emissions
3.4 Scope 1 emissions
*0 metric tons CO2e
Scope 2 emissions
3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions
*178.1 metric tons CO2e
3.7 Describe your plans and actions taken to reduce scope 1 & 2 emissions.
*Our footprint is small and can feel hard to control given our size. We already have a renewable energy supplier for our small office. In the year 24/25 our near term plan is to understand our emissions and improve our measurement and data, this will be an ongoing goal. In 25/26 we plan on investigating investment opportunities including green roof insulation and solar panels for our small office. In this year we also plan to consider a shared e-bike for the company as many of our local meetings are easier by bike. Finally, we plan to improve the understanding of our suppliers commitment to the climate and want to include an estimate of emissions from our subcontractors.
3.8 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy, including any tools/methods used to calculate.
*We have used the guidance provided to create a simple spreadsheet which lists scope 2 activities by KWh based on manufacture guidance where possible (laptop, LED lights etc), estimated where not. This is followed by GHG conversion. We have estimated hours per day and days per year.
Value Chain Emissions (optional) *
Scope 3 emissions
4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?
*Yes
Supply chain related - upstream emissions
4.1.7 Business travel
*35.4 metric tons CO2e
Customer related - downstream emissions
4.1.17 Do you have a plan and are taking action to reduce emissions from your value chain?
*Yes
Our plan is to 1) understand our supply chain emissions better and then 2) understand the actions our suppliers are taking. We have a preferred suppliers policy and want to be able to gather the data required to put it into action for the top 25% of our suppliers.
4.2 Have you asked any of your suppliers to set a net zero target (either voluntarily or as a requirement)?
*No
4.3 Have you communicated your commitment and actions to any of your customers?
*No
4.4 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy and any tools used to calculate your scope 3 emissions.
*For scope 3 business travel has been calculated based on actual journeys but using crow flies distance for rail and google maps for bus, car and bike. Home working (not required in this report but estimated at 0.1kgCO2e) has been calculated on an FTE basis using the guidance provided. Data accuracy is low throughout and this is a key area of improvement for us.
Climate Solutions (optional) *
5.1 Do you classify any of your existing goods and/or services as a climate solution?
*No
Management, Strategy and Climate Risk (optional) *
6.1 What governance processes do you have in place for your climate strategy? Choose as many as are applicable.
*Governance process in place
6.2 Have you started to identify and assess your companies climate risks and opportunities?
*No - we plan to in the next 1-5 years
6.3 Have you integrated climate and/or nature into your company mission statement or shareholder agreements? If yes, describe how.
*No
-
6.4 Have you taken actions this year outside of your emissions to accelerate climate progress?
*No
-
Results, Challenges and Outlook *
7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.
*This is our first full year calculating our emissions
7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?
*Reducing scope 2 emissions,Reducing scope 3 emissions,Limited control over energy use in buildings,Slow societal and economic progress on climate action,Time constraints,Lack of skills and knowledge,Insufficient funding
7.3 Has there been any third party validation of the data submitted in this report?
*No
-
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