CARBON FOOTPRINT REPORT FOR 2020-2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ACH Consulting has produced the following Carbon Footprint for the April 2020 - March 2021 financial year. A carbon footprint is a valuable use of data available within the business to quantify carbon emissions during a specific year. This is then related to our previous years to inform trends and analysis.
ACH emitted a total of 103.50 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) for the financial year of 2020-2021, equivalent to approximately 3.17 tCO2e per Full - Time Equivalent (FTE) employee. This is a decrease of 13% in last year's carbon dioxide emission per full-time equivalent employee. A large contributor to the decrease from the previous year is due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and travel restrictions, as well as replacing a fleet vehicle with a hybrid model.
During the 2020-21 financial year, carbon emissions due to transport were the largest contributor at 92% of total emissions. This is on-trend with previous reports and continues to be an area to focus on.
This report contains recommendations of ways ACH can work to reduce emissions for transport which was the primary leading carbon source. Some of these recommendations and others include:
When upgrading vehicles investing in Electric Vehicles (EV) or Hybrid's as a low-carbon alternative.
Minimise vehicle use by using phone calls, video calls or email where possible.