Telana Carbon Reduction Plan

Telana is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2030, and has been Carbon neutral since 2022. 

Our Commitment to achieving Net Zero

Telana is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2030.

We are Carbon Neutral since 2022.

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: 2019 / 20

Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations. 

Our baseline emissions have been calculated on the basis of the headcount in our organisation in the year 1st Aug 2019 – 31st July 2020, using data previously collected at the time.

Scope 3 sources include:

  • Business usage car mileage (and taxis)
  • Business usage Rail and air travel
  • IT Equipment (eg laptops etc)
  • IT infrastructure for internal projects
  • IT infrastructure for customer based projects that are not billed directly to the customer

Note that the majority of staff are office based with no travel to customers, hence Scope 2 emissions exceed Scope 3.

Baseline year emissions: 2019/20

EMISSIONS

TOTAL (tCO2e)

Scope 1

0

Scope 2

22.789

Scope 3 

(Included Sources)

19.135

Total Emissions

41.924

 

With an average headcount of 41 for the Baseline Year, this equates to emissions / employee of 1.023 tCO2e.

 

Our Calculation Methodology

Our carbon emissions are calculated in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. We have used the UK Government’s official conversion factors for greenhouse gas reporting to determine our emissions in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO 2e). Our reporting covers all Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, and all Scope 3 emissions deemed material to our operations.

 

Current Emissions Reporting

Current emissions are detailed as below. Two areas have impacted the total emissions figures:

  1. Working from the office – there has been increased travel to visit clients and work from our offices, hence higher emissions.
  2. Increased headcount meaning increasing the potential for emissions.

 

Measurement Year: 2024

Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations. 

Our current emissions have been calculated on the basis of the headcount in our organisation in the year 1st January 2024 – 31st December 2024 using data collected at the time.

Scope 3 sources include:

  • Business usage car mileage (and taxis)
  • Business usage Rail and air travel
  • IT Equipment (eg laptops etc)
  • IT infrastructure for internal projects
  • IT infrastructure for customer based projects that are not billed directly to the customer

Note that travel to the office and  customers has increased, hence relatively  high Scope 3 emissions compared to Scope 2.

Current year emissions:

EMISSIONS

TOTAL (tCO2e)

Scope 1

0

Scope 2

17.782

Scope 3 

(Included Sources)

19.756

Total Emissions

37.538

 

With an average headcount of 90, this equates to emissions / employee of 0.417 tCO2e, a reduction of 59.23% from the baseline

For the 2024 reporting period, we have neutralized our total emissions of 37.538 tCO 2e by purchasing and retiring an equivalent volume of certified carbon credits. Our portfolio of offsets is aligned with internationally recognised standards.

 

Summary details for our progress to date are:

 

 

Total Emissions

(tCO2e)

Average headcount

Emissions per head (tCO2e)

Change cf Baseline

2019/20  Baseline

41.924

41

1.023

2020/21

17.533

47

0.373

-63.52%

2021/22

32.680

76

0.433

-57.67%

2022/23

43.887

102

0.430

-57.92%

2024

37.538

90

0.417

-59.23%

Note: 2020/21 was the year of the COVID pandemic with practically 0 employee business travel; from 2021/22 increased travel to the office and client site took place as business practices returned towards normal.

 

Emissions reduction targets

In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets.

We are targeting carbon emissions that decrease over the next five years to 0.3 tCO2e PER HEAD by 2027. 

In order to then achieve net zero, we will also purchase appropriate Carbon offsets.

Carbon Reduction Projects

Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives

The following environmental management measures and projects have been completed or implemented since the 2019/20 baseline. 

  • Take -on of more “green” accommodation space in London.
  • Replacement of some IT equipment used by staff.
  • Move of on-premise servers to the cloud.
  • Increased use of Video and web based client and internal calls.
  • Introduced new services to identify changes customers can make, and applied the same principles ourselves.
  • Cycle to work and electric car scheme.
  • Introduction of a Flexible Working Policy.

The carbon emission reduction achieved by these schemes equate to approximately 5.5 tCO2e, or 0.58 tCO2e per team member – a reduction of  a 62% reduction against the 2019 baseline.

Future Carbon Reduction Initiatives

We are currently working in the following measures:

  • Increased focus on working with landlords of our offices to focus on Carbon reduction based operational initiatives
    • Intelligent heating and lighting systems
    • Use of renewable electricity
    • Availability of Electric vehicle charging stations
  • Refresh and use more efficient IT equipment
  • Review of expenses policy to potentially incentivise usage of electric vehicles and public transport
  • Support of initiatives encouraging staff to adopt personal “green” behaviours (Eg “Count us in”  https://count-us-in.com/ )

Governance

Ultimate responsibility for the delivery of this Carbon Reduction Plan rests with Belen Ripoll, our Chief People & Operations Officer. The plan and its targets have been reviewed and approved by the Telana’s Senior Management team and have received final sign-off from our CEO, Andre Azevedo.

Progress against our reduction targets will be monitored annually and reported to the management team to ensure we remain on track to meet our commitments and our ultimate goal of achieving Net Zero by 2030.