Carbon Reduction PlanCordage Professional Services LimitedVersion 1.2, September 2026

Net zeroby 2050.

This is our plan for reaching net zero across Scope 1, 2 and 3 by 2050 at the latest. It measures our first year of trading, shows where our emissions come from and records what we already do to keep them low.

Reporting period
4 September 2025 to 31 August 2026
Baseline
22.83 tCO2e
Standard
Procurement Policy Note 006
TOTAL BASELINE EMISSIONS 22.83 tCO2eEMPLOYEE COMMUTING 19.04 83%TRAVEL2.14 9%POWER1.63 7%WASTE 0.03 <1%1234ELEVATION, NOT TO SCALE
Fig. 1

Our baseline year, measured. The dimension string over the street is drawn to scale: its full length is our total of 22.83 tCO2e, divided by source. Numbered notes are the measures already in place, set out in section 04.

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01 Commitment

Our commitment.

Cordage Professional Services Limited is committed to achieving net zero emissions across Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 by 2050 at the latest.

We are the planning and architectural consultancy within Cordage Group: a team of seventeen working from one electrically heated office at Unit 5, Clovelly Business Park, Southbourne.

We hold no company vehicles and hold most meetings beyond our local area by video call, so our own footprint is small. The largest part of it is our team travelling to work by car.

02 Baseline year

Where our emissions come from.

22.83tCO2e
Total emissions, 4 September 2025 to 31 August 2026
1.34tCO2e
Per person, across a team of seventeen
83%
From staff commuting
Employee commuting19.04 tCO2e
83%
Business travel2.14 tCO2e
9%
Electricity1.63 tCO2e
7%
Waste0.03 tCO2e
<1%
Fig. 2

Emissions by source. Each square is one per cent of the total.

ScopeEmission sourcetCO2eShare
Scope 1Gas (no supply) and company vehicles (none held)0.000%
Scope 2Purchased electricity, location based1.637%
Scope 3.4Upstream transportation and distribution0.000%
Scope 3.5Waste generated in operations0.03<1%
Scope 3.6Business travel2.149%
Scope 3.7Employee commuting19.0483%
Scope 3.9Downstream transportation and distribution0.000%
Total emissions22.83100%

Calculated with the UK Government greenhouse gas conversion factors for company reporting 2026, published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Categories 4 and 9 are nil: we provide professional services and do not buy goods for onward distribution or sell products. This is our first reporting period, so current emissions and baseline emissions are the same.

03 Target

Net zero by 2050, at the latest.

We will report our emissions against this baseline in every update of the plan, so progress can be measured year by year.

Fig. 3

Scale bar, one segment per year, from our baseline year to 2050.

04 Measures in place

What we already do.

These measures were in place throughout the reporting period and are reflected in the figures. The numbers match the notes on the drawing.

1

Electric heating

Our office is heated electrically and has no gas supply.

2

Video calls by default

Meetings beyond our local area are held by video call as standard.

3

No company vehicles

We hold no owned or leased vehicles.

4

Separated waste

General waste and mixed recycling are separated and collected weekly.

05 Governance

Owned, reviewed and published.

Plan owner

Jake Russell, Director

Review

By the directors, at least once a year

Next update

By 31 August 2027, then at least annually

Standard

PPN 006 and its reporting standard

Boundary

Cordage Professional Services Limited, operational control

Conversion factors

UK Government, 2026 set

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 006 and the associated reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in line with Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting requirements, and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions in line with the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard. The plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors.

Signed Carbon Reduction PlanVersion 1.2PDFLinked once signed

Cordage Professional Services Limited. Registered in England and Wales, company number 16693352.