Carbon Reduction Plan
Overview
Asckey Data Services Ltd (Asckey) is a software development company that develops facilities management and compliance applications. We also offer HSCN hosting and bespoke software development. We operate from one site and rent the top floor space at 1 Cabot House, Compass Point Business Park, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire PE27 5JL.
The Government does not currently mandate a Carbon Reduction Plan; however, it is becoming increasingly important for businesses of all sizes due to growing environmental awareness and potential future regulations.
Responsibility of achieving Net Zero
Asckey is committed to safeguarding the environment and minimising our environmental impact as best we can. The Management Team takes the lead responsibility in meeting the requirements of Asckey’s Environmental Policy, which includes becoming Net Zero by 2030.
The Management Team is responsible for ensuring there is appropriate provision and resources to achieve and maintain certification to the ISO14001:2015 Environmental Standard. As part of this standard, Asckey continues to develop strategies, set targets, and implement initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint.
Carbon reduction scopes and objectives
As a software development company, our environmental impact is low. To continue our progress toward achieving Net Zero, we have created the following business objectives for carbon reduction targets.
Scope | Objective | Target |
1 – Direct Emissions | Reduce business mileage by holding remote meetings. (Environmental Impact Uid: 8) | 40% of all meetings to be held remotely |
1 – Direct Emissions | Reduce Carbon Footprint (Environmental Impact Uid: 8, 1, 5) | Become carbon net zero by 2030 |
2 – Indirect Emissions (Purchased Energy) | Reduce energy consumption (Environmental Impact Uid: 1) | Reduce units of energy consumed by 5% |
Carbon reduction scopes 1, 2, and 3 categorise greenhouse gas emissions for a comprehensive understanding of a company’s carbon footprint. Scope 1 covers direct emissions from owned or controlled sources, like fuel combustion in company vehicles. Scope 2 encompasses indirect emissions from purchased energy (electricity, heating, cooling). Scope 3 includes all other indirect emissions within a company’s value chain, such as those from suppliers and product use.
At Asckey, we develop our software in-house, and as a business, very little is outsourced. However, to support Scope 3, we conduct a Supplier Checklist on all suppliers where environmental accreditations are taken into consideration.
Reporting
We monitor and report on our carbon footprint as much as we can to meet the objectives listed above. The reporting is done internally and is shown as evidence towards our ISO 14001 accreditation. However, as we share a workspace, we are unable to provide true statistics and are unable to make changes to the building or to the fixtures and fittings without the owner’s permission.
We have been recording our carbon footprint since 2019, and over the last 6 years as shown below. The emissions tracked include the following:
- Mileage to and from client visits/events
- Alternative travel e.g. trains and planes
- Accommodation for overnight stays when visiting clients
- Building electricity consumption is divided by 2, as our business only operates on one of the two floors.
Year | kg CO2e |
2019-2020 | 15126.81 |
2020-2021 | 5275.958 |
2021-2022 | 7226.437 |
2022-2023 | 5597.139 |
2023-2024 | 1617.43 |
2024-2025 | 1626.879 |
Over the last 6 years, we have reduced our emissions by 89.25%. We aim to reduce this further by increasing the number of remote meetings to 60%. Asckey aims to become Net Zero by 2030, and this will be achieved by offsetting our remaining emissions.
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