Carbon Reductions Plan – Liberata UK Limited – July 2025
Commitment to Achieving Net Zero
Liberata UK Limited is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2040.
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 2020
Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations.
The baseline carbon footprint has been calculated using the energy consumption and emissions from the sources included in supplier’s SECR report for the year ending December 2020. Those Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions required in addition by the Carbon Reduction Plan Guidance were then calculated and added to the SECR totals.
The year 2020 is the earliest period for which reliable collated datasets are available but comprises a period when company operations were atypically constrained by Covid-related influences, and as a result, the baseline carbon footprint is also atypically low.
While Liberata remains committed to achieving Net Zero by the stated date, once a thorough review of data and operational activity has been conducted relative to a potentially new ‘business as usual’ in the post-pandemic world, the organisation may adopt a more typical period to calculate a revised baseline and target progress trajectory, against which to report progress.
Baseline year emissions: Creation of an initial baseline.
EMISSIONS
Scope 1
Scope 2
Scope 3
Total Emissions
TOTAL (tCO2e)
310.8
222.3
74.7
607.8
Current Emissions Reporting
Reporting Year: 2024
EMISSIONS
Scope 1
Scope 2
Scope 3
Total Emissions
TOTAL (tCO2e)
42.0
33.9
162.5
238.4 (-61% compared to the baseline)
Year-on-Year Comparison of Emissions by Source
The figures below illustrate the relative percentages of total emissions by source for the current reporting year compared to those for the baseline year (2020) and help to illustrate which sources represent the greatest changes in emissions when compared to the baseline year.
Note that the calculations for each year, incorporate a significant proportion of estimated data. Although these estimations are considered acceptably robust for the present purpose, it is to be hoped that improved data acquisition procedures will improve the accuracy of the calculations in subsequent years.
Figure 1 Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 (tonnes CO2e)
Figure 2 Greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 (tonnes CO2e)
Emissions Reduction Targets
In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction target:
- Achieve a 100% reduction of direct carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions by 2040.
This year, there has been a partial reforecasting of the baseline emissions with the inclusion of fugitive emissions in the baseline dataset. This additional 89.7 tCO2e has therefore uplifted the baseline to a figure of 607.8 tCO2e.
Progress against these targets can be seen in the figures below. Figure 3 shows the reduction in actual emissions from 2020 to 2024, with a decline from 607.8 tCO2e to 238.4 tCO2e. It is worth noting that this is in spite of the addition of business travel for air, rail, and bus to the transport analysis for 2023 and 2024. It is further worth noting that rail and bus travel, for want of more accurate data, are currently calculated on a spend-based analysis using the DEFRA factors for land and rail transport; meaning that the transport figure is likely exaggerated.
It is also worth noting that there has been a remarkable drop in fugitive emissions which is disproportionate to the drop seen in electricity and natural gas related emissions. This is likely due to the vacation of some sites (or the surrender of responsibility) which occurred in the 2024 financial period.
Progress against these targets can be seen in the graph below:
Figure 3 Actual Carbon Emissions by Emissions Source (tonnes CO2e)
Figure 4 Actual vs Forecast Carbon Emissions by Year (tonnes CO2e)
Figure 4 shows the forecasted target emissions against the calculated actual emissions for each of the realised years. As can clearly be seen, since 2022 Liberata has been well in advance of its projected emissions targets and in 2024 achieved total emissions of 238.4 tCO2e in contrast to the projected target of 486.2 tCO2e. This puts us ahead of our 2032 target of 243.1 tCO2e by almost 5 tonnes.
Given the inclusion of additional emissions sources, as previously mentioned, potential for improving data quality, and the likely requirement that Liberata UK Ltd will need to include yet further scopes of emissions in future reporting as we move towards Net Zero (e.g., purchased goods and services, downstream leased assets, etc.), the business will undertake a boundary analysis within the next financial year to determine a suitable time period and its applicable datasets for re-baselining.
This will allow Liberata UK Ltd to more consistently track performance against a full greenhouse gas inventory in line with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol.
Carbon Reduction Projects
Complete carbon reduction initiatives
The following environmental management measures and projects have been completed or implemented since the 2020 baseline:
- Office Lighting – Automatic movement sensor lighting installed.
- Use of office electrical equipment e.g., copiers, printers, PCs, kitchen equipment – Employee awareness of personal control measures. Copiers/printers automatically go into sleep mode when not in use. Other office equipment switched off after use.
- Hot water – Use of energy efficient water heater in kitchens (point-of-use boiler). Regularly serviced and descaled. Regular weekly monitoring.
- Air Conditioning – Regular servicing and maintenance of the air conditioning. Local control of BMS system per floor to optimise efficiency.
It is worth highlighting that the reduction attributable to the implementation of these measures may not necessarily have been the most visible and fully reflected in a year-on-year comparison, since the baseline reporting period (2020) corresponds to a period when company operations were temporarily constrained (due to the implications of the Coronavirus pandemic on ‘business as usual’) and significant changes such as the rationalisation of operational floor space and downsizing of premises were parts of the 2024 operational developments.
Nevertheless, the measures will continue to remain in effect when performing the contract and the savings should become apparent if and when a baseline is adopted which represents a more typical operating period – but as can be seen in the preceding section, there has been a significant reduction in this most recent reporting period compared to the 2020 baseline.
Ongoing Carbon Reduction Initiatives
The following have been implemented and are ongoing:
- Travel mileage reduction such that home and hybrid working is supported where practical to reduce travel.
- Awareness-raising where environmental awareness training is being delivered.
- Electric and hybrid vehicles salary sacrifice scheme launched in April 2025.
- Cycle to work scheme launched in June 2025.
- Continued procurement of energy supplies from renewable sources.
- Continued decarbonisation of heating systems.
- Increased reuse and recycling of consumables.
- Increased co-location of data services to low carbon centres.
- Rationalisation of operational activity and infrastructure spaces.
- Review of available operational activity-based greenhouse gas datasets and move towards improved data quality.
Pending Carbon Reduction Initiatives
There are also several pending energy efficiency & carbon reduction initiatives:
- Before the end of 2025 we plan to implement further measures:
- Achieve ISO 14001 certification.
- Before the end of 2026 we plan to:
- Implement ESOS audit recommendations from Phase 3 i.e., upgrade all lights to LEDs.
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 i.e., the following have duly been considered and included relative to the business’ operational boundary:
- Scope 1: Direct emissions from owned/controlled assets
- Scope 2: Indirect emissions from purchased energy
- Scope 3: Indirect emissions from the value chain
- Category 3. Fuel and energy related activities (optional)
- Category 4. Upstream transportation and distribution
- Category 5. Waste generated in operation
- Category 6. Business travel
- Category 7. Employee commuting
- Category 9. Downstream transportation and distribution
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the Board of Directors of Liberata UK Limited.
Charlie Bruin – Chief Executive Officer
Liberata UK Ltd
July 2025
