Carbon reduction plan
Publication date: 14 July 2026
Reporting period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Baseline year: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Commitment: Global Initiative Ltd is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.
Baseline and current year
This is Global Initiative Ltd’s first formal organisational greenhouse gas emissions assessment. The company has adopted 2024 as its baseline year, using available business records, staff information, and reasonable estimates to reconstruct emissions for that period.
The 2025 figures represent the company’s current reporting year and have been compared with the 2024 baseline. Future Carbon Reduction Plans will continue to report progress against the 2024 baseline.
Emissions reporting
Global Initiative Ltd has assessed its greenhouse gas emissions across Scope 1, Scope 2, and the relevant Scope 3 categories required for this Carbon Reduction Plan. Emissions have been calculated in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the applicable UK Government greenhouse gas conversion factors for each reporting year.
The calculations use available business records, including electricity expenditure, waste transfer information, staff commuting data, travel information, and supplier information. Where complete consumption or weight data was not available, reasonable estimates and documented assumptions have been used.
Emissions source
Baseline year 2024 emissions, tCO2e
2025 reporting year emissions, tCO2e
Scope 1, direct emissions from owned or controlled sources
Nil
Nil
Scope 2, purchased electricity
3.20
2.65
Scope 3, business travel
Nil
Nil
Scope 3, employee commuting
1.55
1.17
Scope 3, waste generated in operations
0.006
0.003
Scope 3, upstream transportation and distribution
Nil
Nil
Scope 3, downstream transportation and distribution
Nil
Nil
Total emissions
4.76
3.82
Scope 1 emissions
Global Initiative Ltd reported no Scope 1 emissions in either the 2024 baseline year or the 2025 reporting year.
The company does not operate vehicles owned by the company, generators, or other equipment that directly burns fuel. The building’s previous gas heating system was replaced with heat exchange systems before the reporting periods covered by this plan. There were therefore no direct emissions from fuel combustion under the company’s ownership or control during either year.
Before finalising this section, confirm that there was no refrigerant leakage or replenishment associated with the heat exchange systems during 2024 or 2025, as this could constitute a Scope 1 fugitive emission.
Scope 3 emissions
Global Initiative Ltd is a software and digital services business. It does not manufacture, warehouse, ship, or distribute physical goods as part of its normal operations.
Scope 3 emissions have therefore been assessed in the context of the company’s actual activities. Employee commuting and waste generated in operations have been estimated using available business records, staff information, and reasonable assumptions.
Business travel emissions were reported as 0.00 tCO2e for both years because the company’s travel and expense records identified no business travel during the relevant periods. Travel between employees’ homes and the office has been included separately under employee commuting.
Upstream transportation and distribution is limited to occasional deliveries of office and IT equipment. These activities were considered immaterial and have been reported as 0.00 tCO2e for the purposes of this initial assessment. The company will review this category annually and will introduce more detailed data collection if the level of activity increases.
Downstream transportation and distribution is not applicable because Global Initiative Ltd provides digital services and does not distribute physical products to customers.
The company will continue to review its Scope 3 emissions annually and improve the quality of its reporting as more complete information becomes available.
Emissions reduction targets
Global Initiative Ltd is committed to reducing its operational emissions and achieving Net Zero by 2050.
The company will review its emissions annually and measure progress against the 2024 baseline year. Its initial objective is to reduce avoidable emissions through continued energy efficiency improvements, responsible procurement, waste reduction, lower carbon commuting and travel choices, and the continued use of digital working practices.
Carbon reduction projects and environmental management measures
Environmental responsibility is incorporated into Global Initiative Ltd’s management arrangements alongside its ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified management systems. The company applies practical environmental controls across its operations and will continue to apply these measures when performing contracts under the framework.
Completed and ongoing measures include:
Replacement of lighting throughout the building with more energy efficient lighting.
Triple glazing at the rear of the building and refurbishment of the listed windows at the front.
Replacement of storage heating, gas heating, and electric water boilers with heat exchange systems.
Improvement of the building’s EPC rating from F to B.
Recycling of office waste and reduction of avoidable general refuse wherever practical.
Encouragement of environmentally considerate decisions in relation to travel, purchasing, printing, energy use, and day to day business activity.
Use of digital collaboration and remote working practices where appropriate to reduce unnecessary travel.
Consideration of environmental impact when selecting suppliers, hosting arrangements, equipment, and office improvements.
Future measures
Future measures will include an annual review of emissions data, continued monitoring of electricity consumption, further refinement of Scope 3 data collection, and consideration of additional opportunities to reduce emissions from purchased services, staff travel, waste, and other operational activities.
Declaration and sign off
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and approved by the board of Global Initiative Ltd. Global Initiative Ltd confirms its commitment to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050 and to applying the environmental management measures set out in this plan when performing the relevant contract.
Gareth Nixon, Director
Appendix A – EPC rating improvement
Certificate
Rating
Score
Building emission rate
2017 certificate
F
149
103.01 kgCO2/m²/year
2024 certificate
B
50
14.75 kgCO2/m²/year
https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/4625-6274-8571-2285-0973
The building’s Energy Performance Certificate has not been used to calculate reported greenhouse gas emissions. Scope 2 emissions have been calculated using actual electricity consumption for the reporting period and the applicable UK Government greenhouse gas conversion factor. The EPC is cited separately as evidence of the improvements made to the energy efficiency of the company’s premises.
Appendix B – Scope 1 Purchased Electricity Calculations
Scope 2 Purchased Electricity Calculations
Purchased Electricity Calculations Electricity consumption was estimated from the company’s annual electricity expenditure because complete meter consumption data was not available. The calculation used the following assumptions:
Three electricity supplies, each with a standing charge of £1.86 per day.
Two supplies charged at 45.55p per kWh.
One day and night supply accounting for 45% of the total annual electricity cost.
An equal split between day and night consumption for the day and night supply.
UK Government greenhouse gas conversion factors for the relevant reporting year.
Year
Annual electricity cost
Standing charges deducted
Estimated consumption
Conversion factor
Scope 2 emissions
2024 baseline
£8,981.00
£2,042.28
15,465 kWh
0.20705 kgCO2e per kWh
3.20 tCO2e
2025 reporting year
£8,747.00
£2,036.70
14,957 kWh
0.17700 kgCO2e per kWh
2.65 tCO2e
Estimated electricity consumption reduced by approximately 3.3% between 2024 and 2025. Reported Scope 2 emissions reduced by approximately 17.3%, reflecting both the reduction in estimated electricity use and the lower UK electricity conversion factor in 2025. These figures are estimates and will be replaced or refined using supplier consumption statements or meter data in future reporting periods.
Appendix C – Scope 3 Commuting Calculations
Employee commuting emissions were estimated using information provided by all nine members of staff regarding their usual mode of transport, commuting frequency and return journey distance.
Where staff provided a range, the midpoint of that range was used. Weekly commuting patterns were calculated using an estimated 46 working weeks per year, allowing for annual leave and public holidays. Monthly journeys were calculated across 12 months.
Emissions were calculated using the UK Government greenhouse gas conversion factors for national rail, local bus, petrol hybrid vehicles and average cars. Walking and cycling were treated as producing no direct operational greenhouse gas emissions.
The annualised employee commuting footprint for the current travel pattern is estimated at 1.17 tCO2e.
The calculation includes some conservative assumptions. Where a commute involved a combination of walking and bus travel but the distance split was not available, the full journey was treated as bus travel. Public electric bus journeys were calculated using the average local bus factor because route specific emissions information was not available.
Appendix D – Scope 3 Waste Generated Calculations
Waste generated in operations was estimated using the company’s commercial waste transfer information and observed bin usage.
Global Initiative Ltd has one 240 litre commercial refuse bin and one 240 litre dry mixed recycling bin, each collected once every two weeks. Allowing for the office closure over Christmas, 25 collections were assumed each year. In 2024, both waste streams were estimated to use the full available capacity, equivalent to 6.0 cubic metres of refuse and 6.0 cubic metres of dry mixed recycling. In 2025, recycling remained at the full available capacity, while refuse use was estimated at 66 per cent, equivalent to 3.96 cubic metres.
As weighed collection data was not available, volumes were converted to estimated weights using reasonable bulk density assumptions. General refuse was estimated at 100 kg per cubic metre, and dry mixed recycling at 53.9 kg per cubic metre.
ODS confirms that general waste is sent to an Oxfordshire Energy Recovery Facility rather than landfill. Emissions were therefore calculated using the applicable UK Government factors for energy recovery and recycling for each reporting year.
Year
Refuse (tonnes)
Recycling (tonnes)
Total estimated waste emissions (tCO2e)
2024 baseline
0.600
0.323
0.00592
2025 reporting year
0.396
0.323
0.00337
Estimated waste emissions reduced by approximately 43% between 2024 and 2025, principally because of the reduction in general refuse generated.