Carbon Reduction Plan
Supplier name: Hanover Digital
Publication date: 01/06/25
Commitment to achieving net zero
Hanover Digital is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
Baseline emissions footprint
Baseline year: 2024
Additional details relating to the baseline emissions calculations: We created a new baseline in 2024 due to substantial organisational change and restructuring.
Baseline year emissions:
Emissions: Total (tCO2e)
Scope 1: 0
Scope 2: 0
Scope 3 (Business Travel, Purchased Goods and Services): 61
Total emissions: 61
Current emissions reporting
Reporting year: 2025
Emissions: TOTAL (tCO2e)
Scope 1: 0
Scope 2: 0
Scope 3 (Business Travel, Purchased Goods and Services): 29
Total emissions: 29
Emissions reduction targets
In order to continue our progress to achieving net zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets.
We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to 18.3 tCO2e by 2030. This is a reduction of 70% on our baseline emissions.
We have officially committed to The SME Climate Commitment. Recognising that climate change poses a threat to the economy, nature, and society, our company commits to take action immediately in order to:
- Halve our greenhouse gas emissions before 2030
- Achieve net zero emissions before 2050
- Disclose our progress on a yearly basis
In doing so, we are proud to be recognised by the United Nations Race to Zero campaign, and join governments, businesses, cities, regions, and universities around the world that share the same mission.
Carbon reduction projects
Completed carbon reduction initiatives (2024)
As a remote-working SME our ultimate goal is to embed an environmentally sustainable and climate-friendly culture, where carbon reduction considerations are routinely embedded into every business and personal decision.
The following environmental management measures and projects have been completed since the January 2024 baseline:
- Partnered with SkootEco to expand our ESG initiatives and achieve our NetZero goals. SkootEco are a B Corp certified organisation that provide expert solutions to improve governance, meet reporting requirements, and reduce emissions.
- Supported the ‘Social: Circular Economy and Waste Management Project’. This project operator is the largest ESG Reuse Marketplace, connecting enterprises, nonprofits, and SMEs to facilitate the reuse and redistribution of surplus items across sectors such as construction, real estate, retail, hospitality, and medical. This helps organisations address sustainability challenges while improving operational efficiency. By supporting this project, our 61 tons of carbon emissions from 2024 were: “Retired on behalf of Hanover for the year ended 2024 by SKOOT ECO Group Ltd.” Our UN VCC serial number is GCR-GBRV-044-5-2020-GCC-1-000000000-000000060, Project Name: GHG Emission Reduction Through Reuse and Donating Unsold Assets and Inventory, United Kingdom.
- Implemented a paperless business construct – digitally led with cloud-based solutions
- Integrated environmental principles into operational procedures and decision processes.
- Implemented a sustainable supplier policy and scoring index
- Reduced the need for travel, utilise public and sustainable transport
- Compliance with all relevant environmental legislation/regulation and regular communications on the latest available green initiatives.
- Promoted responsibility for the environment within the organisation and communicated policies to external organisations we work with.
- Checklists and policies for prioritising sustainability requirements above funding or budgetary needs.
- Encourage and facilitate feedback and suggestions from stakeholders to improve good practice.
- Induction training scheme encouraging green choices when remote working
The carbon emission reduction achieved by these schemes equate to 61 tCO2e, a 100% reduction against the 2024 baseline. These were completed in 2024 and the measures will be in continuous effect when performing the contract as they are ongoing initiatives.
Future carbon reduction initiatives
In the future we will continue with measures set out in 2024 and build on these with the following actions:
- Launch Skoot Life programme, where every month we'll plant 14 certified trees and remove 70 ocean-bound plastic bottles on behalf of our employees.
- Continue to work with SkootEco to identify ESG initiatives and also carbon reduction, carbon off-setting and carbon retirement projects that we can support.
- Digital communications and meetings are kept to a minimum, monitoring structure to be implemented via our CRM and IT supplier.
- Undertake regular renewable energy audits on energy and offer a subsidy to those opting to use renewable energy suppliers at home (remote working)
- Minimise business travel and continue to utilise video meeting technologies wherever possible. Monitor travel transport usage with monthly audit and review. Opt for green transport alternatives on necessary routes.
- Provide a general best practice recycling and re-use guide during onboarding . Supply recycling resources and information from each local authority to individual employees. Promote understanding of food waste and food logistic impacts through reports.
- Regular updates on environment changes and reports. Schedule Quarterly Green Thinking training webinars
- Suppliers to adhere to our Supplier Sustainability policy and meet requirements.
- Future device purchases are to be rated on emissions and energy ratings and develop partnerships with a device upcycling company.
- Sign up to local environmental, clean up, rewilding and green volunteering schemes
Declaration and sign off
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 006 and 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 standard and uses the appropriate government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.
Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with SECR requirements (where required), and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions have been reported in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body).
Signed: James Burdis Date: 01/06/25