Carbon reduction plan
Wellbeing For Us is committed to working in partnership with others to ensure that in all areas of our activities, we can drive real and lasting positive environmental impact.
Sustainability statement
Wellbeing For Us recognises that climate change has a sustained negative impact on all our lives, and particularly on young people and their mental health. We are committed to working in partnership with others to ensure that in all areas of our activities we can drive real and lasting positive environmental impact.
Commitment to achieving Net Zero
Wellbeing For Us is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2030.
Calculating our emissions footprint
To set clear targets and implement initiatives to reduce our carbon emissions, we have calculated our emissions footprint based on the year ending July 2022.
Baseline year 2022
- Scope 1 – Direct greenhouse gas emissions that occur from sources that are controlled or owned by Wellbeing For Us (e.g., fuel combustion in boilers, furnaces, vehicles). Total (tCO2e) 80.55 / 68%
- Scope 2 – Indirect greenhouse gas emissions associated with the purchase of electricity, steam, heat and cooling (gas and electricity use in buildings). Total (tCO2e) 36.71 / 31%
- Scope 3 – All sources not within Wellbeing For Us’s scope 1 and 2, including:
- Business travel (vehicle, air and rail)
- Employee commuting
- Disposal and treatment of waste generated in operations
- Printing, paper
- Upstream transportation and distribution
- Downstream transportation and distribution Total (tCO2e) 0.95 / 1%
Total emissions = 118.21 tCO2e
Although the company has a long-standing commitment to sustainability, there is no historic baseline for Wellbeing For Us. From the start of the formation of Wellbeing For Us we have adopted remote working and sustainability policies. We do have a head office premises and workers that conduct face to face however they are less than 30% of the main workforce.
Reducing our carbon footprint
- Buildings and energy use
- Business travel and employee commuting
- Waste
- Printing and paper
- Transportation and distribution – accordion
- Organisational culture and ways of working
- Further initiatives planned.
Emissions reduction targets
To continue our progress to achieving net zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets.
We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to 28 tCO2e by 2027. This is a reduction of 25%.
Declaration
This carbon reduction plan has been completed in accordance with the Procurement Policy Note 06/21 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 and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.
Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with SECR requirements, 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.
Wellbeing For Us has reviewed the policy on:
December 12th 2024
Review to take place: December 12th 2026
Maria Murphy Head of Development