Carbon Reporting – SECR & PPN

Is your business ready for its carbon reporting requirements?

Carbon reporting is becoming an increasingly important part of business compliance, public-sector procurement and supply-chain requirements.

For some businesses, Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) requires energy use and greenhouse gas emissions to be disclosed within the annual report. For businesses bidding for relevant central government contracts, a Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) may also be required as part of the procurement process.

Getting the reporting right is important. But carbon reporting can also provide something more useful than compliance alone.

It can give you a clearer understanding of where your emissions come from, where energy and resources are being used and where there may be opportunities to reduce costs.

BSUK can help you understand what applies to your business, gather the relevant information, calculate your emissions and prepare clear, credible reporting.

Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR)

SECR applies to quoted companies and to qualifying large unquoted companies and LLPs, subject to the relevant exemptions and group reporting rules.

For unquoted companies and LLPs, the qualifying thresholds include more than 250 employees, turnover of more than £36 million and a balance sheet total of more than £18 million, with at least two of the three criteria applying.

SECR reporting includes information on energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions, together with other required disclosures.

BSUK can help you:

• Establish whether your organisation is within scope
• Gather and review the relevant energy and emissions data
• Calculate your greenhouse gas emissions
• Apply the appropriate reporting methodology
• Prepare the information required for your annual reporting
• Review previous reporting for consistency and completeness

The aim is to make sure your reporting is accurate, clear and appropriate for your business.

Carbon Reduction Plans for public-sector procurement

If you are bidding for relevant central government contracts, you may need to provide a Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) as part of the procurement process.

The current PPN 006 applies to relevant central government procurements above £5 million per year including VAT, where the measure is relevant and proportionate. It requires bidding suppliers to provide a CRP confirming their commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050 and setting out their carbon footprint and environmental management measures.

A compliant CRP needs to include the required greenhouse gas emissions information and be published and appropriately approved and signed off.

BSUK can help you prepare a Carbon Reduction Plan that covers the required information, including relevant Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions, together with your carbon reduction commitments and environmental management measures.

That means your CRP is prepared for the procurement requirement rather than simply being a generic sustainability statement.

More than just calculating your carbon footprint

Your carbon footprint tells you more than how many tonnes of CO₂e your business produces.

It can also show where energy, transport, purchasing, waste and other business activities are contributing to your emissions.

That information can help identify areas where your business may be able to:

• Reduce energy consumption
• Improve operational efficiency
• Reduce waste
• Review purchasing and supply-chain activity
• Improve transport and travel practices
• Reduce associated operating costs

The objective is to make your carbon reporting useful to the business, not simply another compliance exercise.

What can BSUK help with?

SECR reporting
Understand your requirements and prepare the information needed for compliant annual reporting.

Carbon Reduction Plans
Prepare a CRP for relevant public-sector procurement requirements.

Carbon footprint calculations
Calculate and report relevant Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions using appropriate reporting methodologies.

Data collection and review
Gather, check and organise the information required to produce reliable carbon reporting.

Carbon reduction planning
Use the results to identify practical opportunities to reduce emissions and improve efficiency.

Historical data
Review previous carbon reporting and help maintain consistency between reporting periods.

Ongoing support
Keep your reporting up to date as your business, emissions profile and requirements develop.

Need help understanding your carbon reporting requirements? Talk to BSUK.