Supplier name: Home Connections

Publication date: 1st May 2025

Commitment to achieving Net Zero

Home Connections is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2035

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.

Baseline Year: 2025

Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations.

Please note that this is our first Carbon Reduction plan, subsequently our base line is the same as our current reporting year

Baseline year emissions:
EMISSIONS	TOTAL (tCO2e)
Scope 1	None
Scope 2	6.15 tCO2e
Scope 3 (Included Sources)	Waste: 0.75 tCO2e Commuting: 0.22 tCO2e Business Travel: 0.899 tCO2e Upstream Transportation Downstream Transportation Total scope 3: 1.869 tCO2e
Total Emissions	8.02 tCO2e

Current Emissions Reporting

Reporting Year: 2025
EMISSIONS	TOTAL (tCO2e)
Scope 1	None
Scope 2	6.15 tCO2e
Scope 3	Waste: 0.75 tCO2e Commuting: 0.22 tCO2e Business Travel: 0.899 tCO2e Upstream Transportation Downstream Transportation Total scope 3: 1.869 tCO2e
Total Emissions	8.02 tCO2e

Emissions reduction targets

The figures above currently exclude the carbon associated with many of our staff who WFH. We plan to monitor this more carefully to report a more comprehensive plan in 2026

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 five years to 4.01 tCO2e by2030. This is a reduction of 50%

Progress against these targets can be seen in the graph below:

Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives

Home Connections believes that reducing the environmental impact of its business helps us to play our part in the world-wide programmes to look after the planet by reducing waste and reducing energy consumption through prevention, reuse and recycling wherever possible.

Home Connections has switched to using LED lighting in our office to reduce our carbon footprint. More impactful than this, however, is the fact that we have recently downsized from three offices to one, promoting working from home to reduce the time and costs associated with commuting, as well as the emissions. This decision alone has significantly affected our environmental impact, reducing our emissions by over 90%. Similarly, we are moving towards holding service management meetings online to reduce business travel and the associated emissions.

All Home Connections staff are equipped with Energy Star laptops that conform to HMG's technology standards for environmental IT. We use NaviSite’s cloud hosting platform, as cloud hosting typically requires less energy than dedicated hosting.

As part of our commitment to net zero, we have contributed to a subsidy scheme that provides people with bikes to enable them to cycle to work rather than using cars or public transport.

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[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:

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Date: 1st May 2025