Carbon Reduction Plan

Commitment to achieving Net Zero

Mercian Surgical is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2040.

Baseline Emissions Footprint

Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases that have been produced in the past and were produced prior to the introduction of any strategies to reduce emissions. Baseline emissions are the reference point against which emissions reduction can be measured.

Current Emissions Reporting

Emissions reduction targets

This is Mercian Surgical first Carbon Reduction Commitment. 

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 79188.1 tCO2e by end of 2027. This is a reduction of 14.8%

Progress against these targets can be seen in the graph below:

Carbon Reduction Projects

Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives

The following environmental management measures and projects have been completed or implemented since the 2023 baseline. We are unable to determine the carbon emission reduction achieved by these schemes due to not having a baseline in place when initially implemented. The percentage reduction estimated is approximately, a 5%ge reduction and these measures are in effect. 

Future Initiatives

• Being compliant to ISO 14001:2015
• Facilitating the change to electric vehicles and implementing charge points within the work environment, thus encouraging staff to change over to more eco-friendly vehicles. 
• Promoting the use of Teams and other electronic communication methods to reduce travel and diesel emissions.
• We will engage with suppliers and manufacturers to reduce their emissions by setting targets, providing incentives for low-carbon practices, and collaborating to implement sustainable solutions.
• We will encourage low-carbon transportation by promoting the use of electric vehicles, reducing the need for transportation by sourcing locally, and using more efficient logistics practices.
• We will aim to go paperless.

Declaration and Sign Off

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 06/21 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, 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 on behalf of the Supplier:

John Duffy
Managing Director
Mercian Surgical Supply Company Limited
23rd of March 2023