From your figures to a signed plan
Five steps. The only part that takes your time is gathering the figures, and most of them are already on your bills.
The steps
Tell us about your company and deadline
Use the short form. Tell us which tender or framework the plan is for and when you need it.
We send a figures checklist
We reply by email with a checklist for one reporting year (usually your last financial year) and confirm how to pay.
You send your figures
You complete the checklist from your own records. If something is missing or unclear we ask you. We do not fill gaps with guesses.
We calculate and write the plan
We multiply each figure by the matching factor from the government's conversion factors for company reporting, total the results by scope, and write the plan in the structure of the official PPN 006 template. You receive it within two working days of us receiving your figures.
Your directors review, approve, sign and publish
The directors check the figures and the wording, approve the plan, sign and date it, and publish it on your website. The plan must then be updated at least once a year.
The figures you will need
All for the same twelve month period. Leave out anything that does not apply to you.
| Figure | Unit | Where it usually comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | kWh | Supplier bills or annual statement |
| Electricity | kWh | Supplier bills or annual statement |
| Fuel bought for company vehicles and equipment | Litres, by fuel type | Fuel card statements and receipts |
| Company vehicle distance (if you do not have litres) | Miles or km, by vehicle type | Mileage logs, telematics, MOT records |
| Business travel | Miles or km by mode, hotel nights | Expense claims and booking records |
| Employee commuting | Miles or km by mode, as totals | A short staff travel survey |
| Waste | Tonnes, by disposal route | Your waste contractor's reports |
| Deliveries to you and from you by other firms | Vehicle km, by van or lorry | Delivery counts and typical distances |
Please send commuting figures as company totals. We do not need, and do not want, information about named employees.
What you receive
- Your Carbon Reduction Plan as an editable Word document and a PDF.
- The section order, headings and declaration wording of the official PPN 006 template.
- Baseline and current emissions in tonnes of CO2e for Scope 1, Scope 2 and the five required Scope 3 categories.
- An appendix listing every calculation line: your figure, the factor applied and the official table it comes from.
- Signature, name, job title and date lines left blank for your director.
What stays with you
- The figures You supply them and you are responsible for their accuracy. We do not audit or verify them.
- The targets and measures We set out the ones you give us. The commitments are the company's own.
- Approval and signature Your directors must review, approve and sign the plan before it is used.
- Publication You publish the plan on your own website and keep it up to date each year.
Where the method comes from
We follow the government's technical standard for completing Carbon Reduction Plans and use the UK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting. If a factor we need has not been checked against the official publication, we do not use a stand-in. We tell you and leave that line open until it has been.