We have been collecting and calculating our greenhouse gas emissions for three years and we have continued to improve on our data collection and emissions analysis processes.
In the last financial year, for the first time, our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory has been verified for both Sirius Facilities GmbH and BizSpace Ltd in line with international best practice by Achilles, a global data validation company that provides assurance services for GHG emissions data.
Achilles Carbon Reduction programme
The Achilles Carbon Reduction programme is an Accredited Greenhouse Gas Certification Scheme. Since 2008, Achilles has delivered the Carbon Reduce Certification Scheme (formerly known as CEMARS) under licence from Toitū Envirocare. The programme meets and exceeds best practise for GHG measurement, management, and reporting, and is aligned to the WRI GHG accounting protocol, compliant with Science Based Targets and is accredited to ISO 14065 and ISO/IEC 17065. These changes and improvements to our measurement and verification mean that a direct comparison to our previous years’ emissions reports is not particularly meaningful, however, where possible comparative data is provided. Going forward, our greenhouse gas emissions reporting will continue to improve, which will support our decarbonisation ambitions and our evolving net zero pathway.
For full details on our scope emissions and decarbonisation commitments please see page 42 of our Annual Report and Accounts 2023.