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: 2025-2026

Additional details relating to the baseline emissions calculations:

HG Maintenance and Refurbishments Limited is a private limited SME company. We are therefore not obligated to report our emissions under the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) regulations. We will be using the current reporting year (2025-26) as our baseline moving forward. Where primary activity data was unavailable, reasonable estimates have been applied based on related available data and industry-standard assumptions.

To provide a comprehensive view of our organisation’s emissions, we are reporting our emissions data associated with our office situated at Acorn Court Business Centre, Butts Street, Leigh, WN7 3DD. During our baseline year, we had 23 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees within our organisation.

We expect to grow and employ more staff as we expand. This will increase our carbon footprint initially, though we will put measures in place to reduce the impact proportionally. 

Water consumption has been estimated using the size and function of the premises, employee occupancy levels and operational activities alongside the amount paid in bills, though we do not have access to the volume of water used. The estimate includes water used for employee welfare facilities. Wastewater treatment volumes have been assumed to be broadly equivalent to water consumption, allowing for minor losses through evaporation and other non-discharge uses.

Employee commuting emissions have been calculated using the average daily round-trip commuting distance, multiplied by the number of employees using each method of transport and an estimated 225 working days per year, accounting for weekends, annual leave and UK public holidays.  

Where actual consumption records, mileage logs or supplier-specific emissions data were not available, such as for water usage, conservative assumptions have been used to ensure that the baseline provides a reasonable representation of the organisation's operational carbon footprint. Future reporting periods will seek to replace estimated data with measured data where practicable to improve the accuracy of emissions reporting and support ongoing carbon reduction initiatives.

Actions to reduce Scope 1 emissions: 

•  Implement a vehicle replacement strategy that prioritises lower-emission vehicles and emerging low-carbon technologies 

•  Continue the phased replacement of older vehicles with Euro 6-compliant vehicles, achieving a fully Euro 6 fleet by 2028

•  Monitor vehicle fuel consumption and driver performance to identify opportunities to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions 

•  Provide eco-driving guidance and training to drivers to encourage smoother driving practices, reduced idling and more efficient vehicle operation 

•  Optimise route planning and vehicle scheduling to minimise unnecessary mileage and fuel consumption 

•  Explore the feasibility of alternative fuels and charging infrastructure to support future fleet decarbonisation 

•  Offset any residual CO2 emissions through the purchase of equivalent carbon emissions credits from an International Carbon Reduction & Offset Alliance (ICROA) provider

Actions to reduce Scope 3 emissions: 

Business travel and employee commuting 

•  Recruit locally where possible to reduce employee commuting distances 

•  Encourage the use of virtual meeting platforms to reduce the need for business travel 

•  Promote car sharing and other sustainable travel options amongst employees 

•  Encourage the use of public transport where operationally practical 

•  Review employee travel patterns periodically to identify opportunities for further emissions reductions 

Waste management and resource efficiency 

•  Continue to maximise recycling rates across all operational activities 

•  Work with our waste management providers to prioritise recycling and resource recovery over disposal 

•  Undertake periodic waste reviews to identify opportunities to reduce waste generation 

•  Continue the recovery and beneficial reuse of used engine oil generated through vehicle maintenance activities 

•  Reduce office paper consumption through the increased use of digital systems and electronic record keeping

Environmental stewardship 

•  Review opportunities to expand environmental initiatives that contribute to biodiversity enhancement and carbon sequestration 

•  Explore opportunities to support tree planting or wildflower meadows

•  Offset any residual CO2 emissions through the purchase of equivalent carbon

• emissions credits from an International Carbon Reduction & Offset Alliance (ICROA) provider

Declaration and sign off

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 006 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 13 and uses the appropriate government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting. 14

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with SECR requirements (where required), 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. 15

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:

……SCroft………………………………………………

Date: …03/09/2026…………………….……….