Meeting the Reporting Requirements
This Carbon Reduction Plan complies with PPN 06/21, as published by the Cabinet Office in June 2021. This document will be reviewed and updated annually in accordance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Baseline Carbon Emissions
Baseline year: 2024-2025 |
Additional Details relating to the baseline emissions calculations. Link3 Recruitment is a private limited SME company. While we are not obligated to report our emissions under the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) regulations, we are committed to environmental responsibility. To demonstrate this commitment, we began recording our emissions in 2025, which serves as our baseline for measuring and improving our environmental impact. |
Our total baseline emissions for 2024-2025 are 19,973.41[ME1] kg CO2. I get 19,973.41 based on the figures included below |
2024-2025 Carbon Emissions Overview
To ensure transparency and a comprehensive assessment of our environmental impact, we are recording emissions data associated with our office at Sterling House, Fulbourne Road, Walthamstow, London, England, E17 4EE.
In our baseline year, we operated with 27.5 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees. Our operations are office-based, with staff working primarily from our Farncombe Estate offices. To ensure transparency, we have recorded emissions data associated with our office unit of 174.2 square metres.
Because we do not control our own utilities, we applied government-published UK office benchmarks for electricity, gas, and water consumption per square metre. Waste emissions have been estimated using the government conversion factors and industry assumptions for office-generated waste
As our business grows, we anticipate a proportional increase in emissions. This potential rise is factored into our Carbon Reduction Plan, ensuring that we take appropriate measures to mitigate and offset any increases while maintaining our commitment to sustainability.
Scope 1 | Although we do not maintain fleet vehicles, we have 3 company-owned Director’s vehicles. During the baseline year, we have estimated the mileage of these vehicles to be in line with the commuting mileage for the individuals, as business travel has been calculated separately. As part of our commitment to improving accuracy and reducing our environmental impact, we aim to implement more precise tracking methods in the future for company-owned vehicles. Based on this, our total Scope 1 emissions for the baseline year are 209 kg CO2e | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Scope 2 | Since our office does not purchase tariffs and instead receives energy, gas and water through our rental agreement with the owners of the office building, we have added these to our Scope 3 emissions. Therefore, our Scope 2 emissions for the baseline year is 0.0 kg CO2e. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Scope 3 |
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Emission Reduction Targets
To continue our progress toward achieving Net Zero by 2045, we have adopted an Absolute Contraction Approach to carbon reduction. Our targets are as follows:
· 2035: Target of 50% Carbon reduction to 9,986.7 kg CO2e
· 2040: Target of 75% Carbon reduction to 4993.35 kg CO2e
· 2045: Target of 100% Carbon reduction to Net Zero
Figure 1: Our carbon reduction targets by year
Carbon reduction projects
The carbon reduction opportunities outlined in this section, once fully implemented, will reduce our GHG emissions annually, aligning with our goal of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2045.
Scope 1 actions
· Offset any residual CO2 emissions through the purchase of equivalent carbon emissions credits from an International Carbon Reduction & Offset Alliance (ICROA) provider
· Measure Director vehicle mileage more directly for accurate emissions reporting
Scope 2 actions
No action required.
Scope 3 actions
· Offset any residual CO2 emissions through the purchase of equivalent carbon emissions credits from an International Carbon Reduction & Offset Alliance (ICROA) provider
Business travel (including employee commuting)
· Recruit within the local area to reduce travel needs
· We will interrogate our data from travel to better understand if and where carbon reductions can be made
· Continue to encourage the use of walking or public transport, particularly trains
· Encourage car sharing
· Continue to support and encourage hybrid/homeworking
· Encourage the continued use of virtual meeting platforms where possible
· Promote cycling to work by providing information and participating in cycle-to-work schemes
Rented energy and water use
· Work with our office landlords to begin more accurately measuring our energy and water consumption and waste output onsite
· Introduce power management policies for hardware such as laptops, PCs, printers
Waste management and reduction
· Work towards a paperless office
· Work with our waste management provider to ensure we prioritise sustainability
· Complete waste audits to maximise recycling and minimise waste production
Declaration and sign-off
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 and use the appropriate government emission conversion factors for GHG 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 Link3 Recruitment
Signature: M Pembleton
Name: Max Pembleton
Position: Director
Date: 22/10/25