Carbon Reduction Plan

Last Updated: January 2025

Carbon Reduction Plan Forecast for the 12 month period ending 31 December 2025 prepared as at 07 January 2025.

This is an updated carbon reduction plan produced by DigiBlu UK Limited (“DigiBlu”) (the “Company”) Registration No.: 12015792, registered office: Co. CBHC Limited, Steeple House, Suite 3 Floor One, Church Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1NH on 07 January 2025.

1. Introduction

DigiBlu is committed to reducing its carbon emissions over time with the objective of achieving Net Zero carbon emissions in line with UK Government targets.

DigiBlu made its Net Zero pledge in support of the UK Government’s commitment that, with effect from 30 September 2022, “In-Scope Organisations” are required to monitor their carbon emissions’ output and comply with effective carbon reduction targets. In Scope Organisations comprise all Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies which, along with their suppliers of goods and or services through Crown Commercial Services (“CCS)” framework agreements, are required to comply with the UK Government’s Carbon Reduction targets.

Digiblu is pleased to report that, despite an increase in its employee headcount to 32 employees in the 2025 forecast, the Company has been able to reduce the total forecast amount of CO2 (“tCO2e”) that it will generate during 2025 by 11% to 34.2 tonnes for the year ending 31 December 2025 (please see Table 1 below).

Table 1

2. Baseline Emissions Footprint

The first step towards developing a Carbon Reduction target for the Company was to develop a “Baseline Emissions” record of the volume of Green House Gases (“GHG”) produced by DigiBlu directly or indirectly through its trading activities during the baseline year 2022/23. This period was prior to the introduction of any strategies to reduce emissions. Baseline Emissions are therefore the reference point against which emissions reduction can be measured over time.

3. Forecast tCO2e emissions for 2025:

DigiBlu is focused on scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions from the following source activities:

Scope 1 tCO2e direct emissions from direct operations of the business;
Scope 2 tCO2e indirect emissions from electricity purchased;
Scope 3 tCO2e indirect emissions from assets not directly owned by DigiBlu, that would not have been created other than for the business transactions of DigiBlu, e.g. those created by an outsourced provider of services to DigiBlu.

The DigiBlu carbon reduction plan is aligned with supporting the overall UK Government goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees centigrade above pre-industrial levels.

To make valid comparisons between the GHG forecasts for 2024 and 2025, we need to consider two main variables:

What would the tCO2e generated in 2024 increase to if the growth of the Company had continued with that rate of GHG increasing on a linear trajectory without direct positive action by the management team to reduce the GHG emissions?
What is the forecast tCO2e of GHG that will be produced by DigiBlu after taking account of the positive changes that are being introduced by the Company?

Table 1 shows that the 2022/23 average GHG generated per employee was 1.4 tCO2e. With positive management action and co-operation from all the Company’s employees DigiBlu has managed to reduce the 2025 forecast to 1.1 tCO2e per employee which represents a 21 per cent reduction in DigiBlu’s carbon emissions per employee. The three in scope sources of GHG listed at the foot of the preceding page comprises the Company’s Corporate Carbon Footprint or “CCF” being generated because of the Company’s business trading activity.

The principal sources of carbon and other GHG emissions in a professional services business such as DigiBlu are:

Business travel
Employee commuting
Remote working
Waste generated in operations
Fuel and energy related activities.

Please note that tCO2e within Scope 1, 2 and 3 is measured in Metric Tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in accordance with the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Green House Gas Protocols (March 2004)[1].

It is positive to report that the forecast GHG emissions for the year ending 31 December 2025 has reduced to 1.1 tCO2e per employee, making the total forecast tCO2e for the current (2025) year-end to be 34.2 tCO2e including taking account of the increase in employee headcount. Please see table 2 overleaf for the apportionment of GHG emissions between Scope 1 – direct emissions and Scope 2 and Scope 3 – indirect emissions.

EMISSIONS TOTAL (tCO2e) extrapolated to year ending 31 December 2025

Table 2

4. Emissions reduction target

Digiblu has set a global carbon ambition to be carbon neutral in line with UK Government targets.

DigiBlu will update its Carbon Reduction Plan on an annual basis in line with growth of the Company’s changes in trading and in accordance with any changes in guidance issued by the UK Government as greater understanding and awareness of this complex problem emerges.

To give an indication of direction of travel, DigiBlu confirms that the tCO2e generated per employee (1.1 tCO2e) has reduced by 21% when compared to the 2022/23 forecast (1.4 tCO2e) per employee. This is a very favourable outcome for the Company which is required to manage its growth in line with the requirements of its investors whilst being mindful of the strategic importance of making an appropriate contribution to the UK and global governments’ objectives to deliver global warming reduction objectives.

5. Carbon Reduction Projects

We are pleased to report that three of the four Directors that act in an Executive capacity within the Company have now acquired electric vehicles and this initiative results in zero emissions being generated at the point of use where it is practicable to use such vehicles used for business journeys.

Against the carbon emission reduction target set out above in Section 4 and taking account of organic growth in the Company’s operations, Digiblu remains committed to achieve carbon net zero in line with the UK Government’s targets. Digiblu will target the following net zero projects:

Reducing business travel emissions further to build upon the 21% reduction in tCO2e per employee that has been achieved since the 2022/23 Baseline Emissions forecast was created. DigiBlu will specifically encourage employees to travel by mass transport systems wherever possible. Where individual car journeys are the only option available then peripatetic employees will be encouraged to a move to electric vehicles with zero carbon emissions at the point of use.
Reducing office electricity use and procuring 100% renewable energy for residual needs.
Encouraging employees to acquire solar power generation panels and battery storage to export surplus supply to the national grid to offset power draw down during times when solar panel power generation is reduced due to inclement weather.
Providing Digiblu teams with tools that enable them to calculate and reduce the carbon emitted when conducting client work.
Using nature-based solutions and carbon-reduction technologies to remove, or offset, more carbon than DigiBlu emits into the atmosphere each year.
Investing in services and solutions that help Digiblu clients profitably decarbonise their businesses and provide solutions to other sustainability challenges and opportunities.
Requiring our third party suppliers, representing 75% of our total third party supplier spend to align with DigiBlu’s target for a net zero strategy in line with UK Government targets.

6. 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 Green House Gases (“GHG”) Reporting Protocol corporate standard and uses the appropriate UK Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (“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 on behalf of DigiBlu UK Limited.

An updated Carbon Reduction Plan will be issued during quarter one of 2026.

Signed on behalf of the Supplier:

Victor Gysin

CEO Digiblu UK Ltd

Date: 07 January 2025

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