| Abaqus Ltdis Carbon Neutral
This means we did not add to global warming in the year of certification as we saved the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as we produced.
About us We are a small but accomplished accountancy practice based in Gloucestershire that specialises in helping companies achieve their full potential.
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Targets
We are committed to reducing our Carbon Footprint by
1. Reducing emissions from energy use by 5% year on year
2. Reducing our value chain emissions 5% year on year
3. Switch electricity to renewable supplier
4. Challenging our IT suppliers about their carbon policy
5. Investigating an Energy Assessment for our premises
Emissions
Our Net Emissions is the total amount of greenhouse gases we produced in the year once the amount we saved has been taken into account.
Net Emissions
-0.3
tCO2e
Carbon FootprintThis is the total amount of greenhouse gases we produced in the year. Actual Emissions 1.7 tCO2e Equivalent to 1.4 flights London-New York | Carbon HandprintThis is the total amount of greenhouse gases we saved in the year. Offsets Purchased 2.0 tCO2e Emissions Avoided 0.0 tCO2e |
Benchmarks
Our benchmarks allow us to compare our emissions with the average amount that other organisations in our industry sector produce.
Emissions relative to size 24 tCO2e per £m | Industry Sector Comparison 17% more than average |
History
This chart shows how our emissions have changed over the last 5 years.
Activities
We are providing renewable energy in IndiaWe have invested in a carefully selected range of offsetting projects, like this one that provides biogas for cooking from manure in India, shifting people away from using wood, which can causes ocular and respiratory infections . All of our projects have been certified to reduce carbon emissions and have strong additional benefits including health benefits, saving low-income families money and reducing deforestation. All projects in this portfolio are Gold Standard Certified |
We are moving to a renewable electricity supplierWe have committed to switch out energy supplier to purchase 100% renewable electricity by the end of the year (2021). This will reduce our carbon footprint by 236 kg CO2e. |
‘Go Climate Positive’ is a membership programme that makes it easy for businesses to calculate, reduce and offset their carbon emissions. It is designed to adhere to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and Corporate Value Chain Standard.