Notes for Completion

Where an In-Scope Organisation has determined that the measure applies to the procurement, suppliers wishing to bid for that contract are required at the selection stage to submit a Carbon Reduction Plan which details their organisational carbon footprint and confirms their commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050.

Carbon Reduction Plans are to be completed by the bidding supplier and must meet the reporting requirements set out in supporting guidance and include the supplier’s current carbon footprint and its commitment to reducing emissions to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050.

The CRP should be specific to the bidding entity, or, provided certain criteria are met, may cover the bidding entity and its parent organisation. In order to ensure the CRP remains relevant, a Carbon Reduction Plan covering the bidding entity and its parent organisation is only permissible where the detailed requirements of the CRP are met in full, as set out in the Technical Standard and Guidance, and all of the following criteria are met: 

• The bidding entity is wholly owned by the parent;
• The commitment to achieving net zero by 2050 for UK operations is set out in the CRP for the parent and is supported and adopted by the bidding entity, demonstrated by the inclusion in the CRP of a statement that this will apply to the bidding entity;
• The environmental measures set out are stated to be able to be applied by the bidding entity when performing the relevant contract; and
• The CRP is published on the bidding entity’s website.  

Bidding entities must take steps to ensure they have their own CRP as soon as reasonably practicable and should note that the ability to rely on a parent organisation’s Carbon Reduction Plan may only be a temporary measure under this selection criterion.
The Carbon Reduction Plan should be updated regularly (at least annually) and published and clearly signposted on the supplier’s UK website. It should be approved by a director (or equivalent senior leadership) within the supplier’s organisation to demonstrate a clear commitment to emissions reduction at the highest level. Suppliers may wish to adopt the key objectives of the Carbon Reduction Plan within their strategic plans.
A template for the Carbon Reduction Plan is set out below. Please complete and publish your Carbon Reduction Plan in accordance with the reporting standard published alongside this PPN.

Carbon Reduction Plan Template

Supplier name: Elite Teams Limited (Elite Teams)

Publication date: 20^th October 2022

Commitment to achieving Net Zero

Elite Teams is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2030.

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.

* Elite Teams provide insourcing consulting services on NHS premises and hence have no water/waste disposal/purchased products and services/downstream transport and distribution related emissions. Further, there is no employee commuting as all staff work from home.

Emissions reduction targets

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

We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next six years to 8.3 tCO₂e by 2028. This is a reduction of 55%.

The plan to achieve Net Zero is:

1.Reach the target by 2030

2.Emission Reduction:

      Scope 1: Elite Teams do not use gas for heating and do not own vehicles. Therefore, this scope is not applicable.

      Scope 2: Elite Teams staff work from home so emissions from electricity usage are classified as Scope 3.

      Scope 3: To achieve a reduction in scope 3 emissions, the company will

      i. Encourage and support their staff to use green tariffs for their electricity

      ii.Encourage their staff to switch to use electric heaters if their electricity is already supplied from renewable sources

      iii.Support staff to switch to battery vehicles for their business travels, this can be achieved over four phases in time.

3.Offsetting:

The remaining carbon emissions after implementing the reduction initiatives will be offset using accredited carbon offset providers whose projects do not rely on tree-planting such as reforestation. This is because these projects can be vulnerable to the consequences of climate changes such as wildfires.

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 2022 baseline. The carbon emission reduction achieved by these schemes equate to 10.3 tCO2e, a 55% reduction against the 2022 baseline and the measures will be in effect when performing the contract

1. Encouraging staff in using electricity from green tariffs and then switching to electric heaters, electric vehicles
2. Minimise the need to business travels where online meetings can be held alternatively.

In the future we hope to implement further measures such as encouraging business partners and suppliers to be aware of Net Zero requirements

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 and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.

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.

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body).

Signed on behalf of the Supplier:

Dr Deepak Kejariwal, Director

Date: 30^th Oct 2022