Our Commitment
Promedics is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2045.
What does Net Zero mean in practice?
To achieve Net Zero, we will be aiming to reduce emissions in line with guidance published by the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi). Targets can be defined as "science-based" when they align with the scale of reductions required to limit global temperature increases to 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial temperatures. To achieve Net Zero under this scenario, we will need to reduce our absolute emissions by 90% from our baseline year. SBTi also recommends that organisations commit to near-term targets (that cover a minimum of 5 years/maximum of 10 years from the baseline year), as well as long-term targets.
Our near-term targets:
- Reduce our scope 1 emissions by 48% from a 2022 baseline by 2030.
- Reduce our location-based* scope 2 emissions by 48% from a 2022 baseline by 2030.
- Reduce our market-based* scope 2 emissions to zero by 2030.
- Reduce our scope 3 emissions by 42% from a 2023 baseline by 2030.
Our long-term targets:
- Reduce our total scope 1, location-based scope 2 and scope 3 emissions by at least 90% by 2045.
- Neutralise any residual emissions using verified carbon offsets.
Emissions covered by our targets:
- Scope 1 emissions: direct greenhouse gas emissions that occur from sources owned or controlled by a company, such as emissions from the combustion of fuels in on-site boilers, furnaces, or vehicles.
- Scope 2 emissions: indirect greenhouse gas emissions that result from the generation of purchased electricity, steam or other forms of energy consumed by a company.
- Scope 3 emissions: all other indirect greenhouse gas emissions that occur in an organisation’s value chain, including emissions from upstream and downstream activities.
*Purchased electricity can be measured in two ways; the location-based method reflects the average emissions intensity of grids on which energy consumption occurs, whilst the market-based method reflects emissions from the electricity that companies have purposefully chosen (or their lack of choice). A market-based method therefore takes into account the purchase of electricity via a verified renewable energy tariffs. We will report and set targets based on both methods, but our market-based results will be used in final reporting.
Our Carbon Footprint
Baseline Emissions
Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases that have been produced in the past and were produced before the introduction of any strategies to reduce emissions. Baseline emissions are the reference point against which emissions reduction can be measured.
We have set our baseline year for scope 1 and 2 emissions as the pt of January 2022 to the 31st of December 2022. and our base year for scope 3 emissions as the pt of January 2023 to the 31st of December 2023.
Carbon Intensity Metrics
Carbon intensity metrics are calculated using total market-based results.
Current Emissions
Carbon Intensity Metrics
Carbon intensity metrics are calculated using total market-based results.
Carbon Emissions Breakdown
The graph above shows a breakdown of our total market-based emissions by GHG category in tCO₂e.
Goods 6 Services purchases are our largest source of emissions. contributing 5,126.1 tCO₂e to the footprint. or 90%. This includes emissions associated with purchases of physical goods as well as services, used to run our business and manufacture products. We also include emissions relating to goods for resale. Upstream Transportation and Distribution follows this at 252.6 tCO₂e, covering emissions from courier, freight. and third-party logistics services. Stationary Combustion accounts for 83.8 tCO₂e and includes emissions from gas use on-site. End-of-life Treatment of Sold Products contributed 58.0 tCO₂e. reflecting estimated emissions from the disposal or processing of products after use.
Fuel- and Energy-Related Activities totalled 52.9 tCO₂e, representing upstream emissions associated with energy use*. Business Travel (52.7 tCO₂e) and Commuting (47.9 tCO₂e) cover emissions from staff travel for work and daily travel to and from the workplace, respectively. Mobile Combustion emissions. which are those resulting from company vehicles, added 35.6 tCO₂e, whilst those from Capital Expenditure amounted to 14.8 tCO₂e. representing the embedded carbon in long-term asset purchases. Lastly, Waste Generated in Operations contributed a small share of 0.5 tCO₂e. related to waste disposal and water use.
*Fuel- and Energy-Related Activities emissions are those that occur upstream of energy use. In the other energy use categories, e.g. business travel and employee commuting, we are accounting for the generation of electricity used or the combustion of fuels used. But these calculations do not consider the other emissions that occur, e.g. the generation emissions of electricity lost in the transmission and distribution system or the well-to-tank (extraction, processing and transportation) emissions of fuels. To ensure we are measuring our full impacts, we have included these emissions for all scope 1, scope 2 (mandatory) and upstream scope 3 (optional) energy use activities.
Base Year vs Current Year Emissions Comparison
Scope 1 and 2
Our Stationary Combustion emissions have decreased by 31% since our base year, and 30% since the previous year. This isdue to a significant reduction in gas use, achieved by switching to electric heating in our warehouse and providing staff with warmer uniforms. We have also seen a reduction in our Mobile Combustion emissions of 18% since the base year and 13%since the previous year. This can be attributed to our replacement of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles with electric alternatives, with more replacements planned this year.
Our scope 2 emissions under both the location and market-based methodology have also decreased from the base year and the previous year, despite increased electricity usage for heating and fleet charging. This is likely a result of consolidating production staff into one area of our warehouse, and other measures, such as sensor lighting.
Scope 3
Our total scope 3 emissions decreased by 12% since the base year (which is also the previous year for scope 3 emissions).We saw a large reduction in our Goods 6 Services emissions as a result of decreased spending. Our Capital Goods emissionslook to have increased, but this is likely a result of proper allocation of spending; it is likely that last year, some of our capital additions spending was included in our Goods 6 Services calculations.
Our Fuel- and Energy-Related emissions have decreased by 8%, this is a result of the change in energy use across the footprint (reduction in gas, fuel and electricity usage vs increase in Business Travel and Commuting activity). Upstream Transportation and Distribution emissions have decreased by 1% despite a 7% increase in logistics services spending. This reduction was achieved through the collection of data from DPD, where emissions using their datawere estimated to be 89.0 t CO₂e lower than if spend were used. Waste emissions also decreased by 29%, although, as only 0.1% of our waste is sent to landfill, we are reporting low emissions in this category to begin with. This reduction was achieved through a reduction in waste produced (~70 tonnes vs ~50 tonnes).
Our Business Travel emissions increased between the two periods by 204%. Our use of, and therefore the emissions associated with, most modes of transport and hotels increased, but this only represents around 8% of the increase; the remaining 196% can be attributed to an international sales meeting attended by our sales team in California. Our Commuting emissions also increased despite a decrease in the size of our workforce between 2023 and 2024. Emissions per FTE look to have increased from 0.4 t CO₂e to 0.6 t CO₂e, but this could be down to improved data; our commuting and home working survey response rate was 64% in 2023 but 94% in 2024.
Carbon Emissions Intensity
Our emissions have decreased across all scopes in terms of FTE intensity (t CO₂e per FTE) and revenue intensity (t CO₂e per £m in revenue), except our scope 3 emissions, which have increased per FTE since 2023. This is likely a result of achange in our operations, as emissions per £min revenue still decreased significantly between the two years scope 3 emissions have been measured.
Carbon Reduction
Our Carbon Reduction Targets
Promedics is committed to achieving Net Zero by 2045. We have also set near-term targets against which we will track progress to 2030.
Scope 1 Target: Reduce our scope 1 emissions by 48% from a 2022 baseline by 2030.
Scope 2 Targets: Reduce our location-based scope 2 emissions by 48% from a 2022 baseline by 2030 and reduce our market-based scope 2 emissions by 100% by 2030.
Scope 3 Target: Reduce our scope 3 emissions by 42% from a 2023 baseline by 2030.
Progress
We are on track with all of our targets. We have reduced scope 1 emissions by 26% since our base year, against a targeted reduction of 12% by 2024. We are also on track with our location-based scope 2 target; emissions have been reduced by13% against a target of 12%. We have also almost reached our market-based scope 3 target. with a reduction of 99.9%against a target of 26%. We have also exceeded our scope 3 target. the reduction of emissions by 12% against a target of 6%.
Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives
The following emissions management measures and projects have been completed or implemented.
Future Carbon Reduction Plans
We are committing to action the following emissions management measures and projects in line with our Net Zero targets.
Declaration and Sign-Off
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 006 and the associated guidance and reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans.
Emissions have been reported and recorded in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the GHG Reporting Protocol corporate standard1 and uses the appropriate government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting2.
Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with SECR requirements (where required), and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions has been reported in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard3.
This Carbon Management Plan has been reviewed and approved by the Promedics Executive Team.
Publication Date: September 2025.