CARBON FOOTPRINT REPORT FOR 2021-2022
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ACH Consulting has produced the following Carbon Footprint for the April 2021 - March 2022 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 123.42 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) for the financial year of 2021-2022, equivalent to approximately 3.35 tCO2e per Full - Time Equivalent (FTE) employee. This is an increase of 6% in last year's carbon dioxide emission per full-time equivalent employee. Last year was heavily affected by the pandemic, which saw much less demand on our office resources. Though the pandemic has now ended, there were still some restrictions in place for a period of time.
During the 2021-22 financial year, carbon emissions due to transport were the largest contributor at 93% 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.