Carbon analysis, built to be audited.

A full carbon footprint that survives auditor scrutiny — organisational boundaries, activity data across all three scopes, and a baseline year structured for the disclosures you'll have to make next.

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Annual programme
from £1kper reporting year
Timeline6 – 10 weeks
StandardGHG Protocol · ISO 14064
EngagementFixed fee, no retainers
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What is a carbon footprint?

A carbon footprint is a structured inventory of the greenhouse gases your organisation is responsible for, expressed in tonnes of CO₂ equivalent across a defined boundary and reporting year.

Done properly, it isn't a spreadsheet of guesses. We set a clear organisational boundary, gather real activity data — energy, travel, freight, purchased goods — and apply recognised emission factors to calculate Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions to the GHG Protocol.

The output is a baseline year: the number every future target, disclosure and reduction claim will be measured against. Get the baseline wrong and everything built on it is wrong, so we build it to survive third-party verification from day one.

The three scopes.

The GHG Protocol splits emissions into three scopes. Most of your footprint — and most of the work — sits in Scope 3.

Scope 1

Direct emissions

Fuel burned on site and in owned vehicles — gas boilers, company fleet, refrigerants.

Scope 2

Purchased energy

Electricity, heat and steam you buy. Reported both location-based and market-based.

Scope 3 · upstream

Supply chain

Purchased goods & services, capital goods, business travel, commuting, waste.

Scope 3 · downstream

Use & end of life

Distribution, use of sold products, and end-of-life treatment of what you sell.

Data quality

Evidence trail

Every figure traceable to a source — invoice, meter, supplier factor — and rated for quality.

Verification

Audit-ready

Structured so an external assuror can sign it off against ISO 14064-1 without rework.

What's included.

Every carbon engagement delivers the following. No add-ons, no surprise scope creep.

  • Organisational and operational boundary definition
  • Activity-data collection templates and supplier outreach
  • Full Scope 1, 2 and 3 inventory to the GHG Protocol
  • Location-based and market-based Scope 2 figures
  • Baseline year set and documented for future targets
  • Data-quality assessment and emission-factor register
  • Plain-English report with the three biggest reduction opportunities
  • Hand-over workbook so you can maintain it in future years

Our process.

A first baseline runs over four short phases. Most of the elapsed time is waiting on data, so we chase it for you.

ScopeWeek 1
Boundary set, reporting year agreed, data-collection plan and owners assigned.
CollectWeeks 2 – 5
Activity data gathered across energy, travel, freight and purchased goods.
CalculateWeeks 5 – 8
Emission factors applied, Scope 1/2/3 modelled, results quality-checked.
ReportWeeks 8 – 10
Baseline documented, report written, reduction priorities presented.
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Frequently asked.

Do we really need Scope 3?

For most organisations Scope 3 is 70–90% of the footprint, and it's now expected by B Corp, SBTi and the major disclosure frameworks. We scope it pragmatically — material categories first — rather than chasing every line to false precision.

What data do you need from us?

Energy bills, mileage and travel records, a purchase ledger, and waste and water figures where available. We provide templates and do the supplier chasing; you provide access and a point of contact.

Is the footprint verification-ready?

Yes. We build to ISO 14064-1 so that if you later want independent assurance, the inventory and evidence trail stand up without being rebuilt.

How does the baseline year work?

The baseline is the fixed reference point for your targets. We document the methodology and a recalculation policy so the baseline stays comparable if your business structure changes.

How often should we measure?

Annually. The first baseline is the heavy lift; subsequent years reuse the same structure and are faster and cheaper.

Ready when you are

Find out what your real footprint is.

A free 15-minute call. We'll tell you what data you already have, where the gaps are, and what a credible baseline would take.

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