Our Net Zero Commitment and Carbon Reduction Plan

Signalise is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2030. The board of directors made this commitment on 27/04/2024.

Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases produced in the past and were made prior to the introduction of any strategies to reduce emissions. Baseline emissions are the reference point against which emissions reduction can be measured.

Signalise has established a baseline measurement against all applicable scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions in 2024, covering the period 1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023. We became established in late 2019 and have been fully remote since starting, meaning Scopes 1 and 2 do not apply. We are a micro SME without fixed offices and minimal international travel; hence, we are already working at a low emission rate. This brings environmental benefits, which we have been keen to maintain since starting the business. Staff in-person meetings are occasional, and travel is encouraged to be as environmentally sustainable as possible.

Our greatest source of emissions is freelance interpreters’ travel to and from assignments. Signalise Co-op has calculated all scope 3 emissions; the following baseline measurement only covers the required subset of scope 3 emissions, including: upstream and downstream transportation and distribution, waste generated in operations, business travel and commuting. We know and understand all our scope 3 emissions; however, for the purposes of this Carbon Reduction Plan, we have only included the Scope 3 subcategories required.

The following section describes each activity using the GHG protocols. Activities highlighted in bold are considered within the scope of our footprint calculations.

• Fuels – We have no sites that burn fuel.
• Bioenergy – We have no sites which burn biofuels.
• Refrigerant & other – We have no sites with this type of equipment.
• Passenger vehicles – We have no vehicles for this purpose. Freelance interpreters will use these vehicles to get to and from appointments.
• Delivery vehicles – We have no delivery vehicles.
• SECR kWh pass & delivery vehicles – We do not own assets for either purpose.

• UK electricity – We do not own or control any sites using UK electricity.
• Overseas electricity – We do not own or control any sites that use overseas electricity.
• UK electricity for EVs – We do not own or operate any EVs.
• SECR kWh UK electricity for EVs – We do not own or operate any EVs.
• Heat and steam – We do not own or control any sites generating Heat or Steam.

• Transmission and distribution – We have no sites with T&D grid loss.
• UK electricity T&D for EVs – We do not own or operate any EVs.
• Water supply – We have no sites using water resources.
• Water treatment – We have no sites carrying out water treatment.
• Material use – We have no sites using materials within this scope.
• Waste disposal – We have no sites generating waste material.
• Business travel - air – We do have individuals occasionally travelling by air for work purposes.
• Business travel - sea – We have no business travel by sea.
• Business travel - land – We do have individuals travelling by land for work purposes.
• Freighting goods – We have no freighting goods within our operations.
• Hotel Stay – We do have individuals staying in hotels for work purposes.
• Managed assets - electricity – We do have managed Cloud assets that consume electricity and other resources.
• Managed assets - computer equipment - We do have computer equipment for staff.
• Managed assets - vehicles – We have no managed vehicles.
• Homeworking – We do have individuals working from home.

Scope 1 - 0

Scope 2 - 0

Scope 3 (Included Sources)

Business travel – air/land – We have individuals travelling by air/land for work purposes.

• Interpreters travelling to assignments - 13.89 Tonnes of CO2e Car & Van Details 50,500 miles in an Average Car, Unknown Fuel, Average car average value plus Bus and rail
• Staff travel to client meetings/presentations - 1.238 Tonnes of CO2e Car & Van Details 4500 miles in an Average Car, Unknown Fuel, Average car average value
• Air - 0.00 Tonnes of CO2e - no flights in this year Hotel Stays – We have individuals staying in hotels for work purposes.
• 0 nights in hotels is 0.000 tonnes of CO2e based on an average of 20 kg CO2e per night. Managed assets --- electricity/ computer equipment – managed Cloud assets that consume electricity and other resources.
• 0.08355 tonnes of CO2e per year for 3 web apps Managed assets - computer equipment for staff.
• 0.16095 tonnes of CO2e based on 4 FTE staff using 1.5 monitors each and laptops

Total Emissions 15.3725 tonnes of CO2e Carbon intensity per employee (4 FTE) =

3.843125

Reporting Year: 2024 EMISSIONS TOTAL (tCO2e) Scope 1 0 Scope 2 0 Scope 3 (Included Sources)

Business travel – air/land – We have individuals travelling by air/land for work purposes.

• Interpreters travelling to assignments - 17.325 Tonnes of CO2e Car & Van Details 63,000 miles in an Average Car, Unknown Fuel, Average car average value plus Bus and rail
• Staff travel to client meetings/presentations - 1.238 Tonnes of CO2e Car & Van Details 4500 miles in an Average Car, Unknown Fuel, Average car average value
• Air - 0.00 Tonnes of CO2e - no flights in this year Hotel Stays – We have individuals staying in hotels for work purposes.
• 20 nights in hotels is 0.4 tonnes of CO2e based on an average of 20 kg CO2e per night. Managed assets --- electricity/ computer equipment – managed Cloud assets that consume electricity and other resources.
• 0.08355 tonnes of CO2e per year for 3 web apps Managed assets - computer equipment for staff.
• 0.169 tonnes of CO2e based on 4.2 FTE staff using 1.5 monitors each and laptops

Total Emissions 20.11935 tonnes of CO2e Carbon intensity per employee (4.2 FTE) =

4.79032

Although the emissions in the business increased, this reflected the growth in business and increased travel. To continue our progress toward achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets.

• Improve data and reporting to improve the accuracy of carbon accounting.
• Review levels of service delivery for remote and in-person appointments.
• Review sector-specific science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets.
• Produce a complete carbon reduction plan annually. We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to 10.059675 tCO2e by 2028. This is a reduction of 50%.

Graph to be produced in the following year in 2025

Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives The following environmental management measures and projects have been completed or implemented since the 2023 baseline. The carbon emission reduction achieved by these schemes equates to 0.000 tCO2e, a 0 %ge reduction against the 2023 baseline and the measures will be in effect when performing the contract.

• Continued working from home for all employees
• Encouraged use of remote solutions where applicable / appropriate
• Supply chain vetted in line with ISO9001, ISO27001 to check for sustainability and quality and corrective measures requested if standards are not in line with our own In the future, we hope to implement further measures such as:
• Use survey to assess and monitor use of electric versus petrol / diesel vehicles of freelance suppliers
• Encourage use of public transport rather than private vehicles of freelance suppliers
• Considering green hosting for our web apps

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 06/21 and associated guidance and reporting standards 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 1 and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting 2.

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 3.

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:

Jennifer Bird

Date: 26/09/2024

Our full Carbon Reduction Plan can be downloaded here