Carbon reduction plan
17th February 2025
This report of carbon emissions and carbon performance declares our commitment to carbon net zero by 2040, as well as setting out our baseline carbon emissions which were initially monitored in the calendar year 2023.
We continue our journey to net zero and are fully committed to doing our part and contributing to our supply chain goals.
We supply a global market and recognise that growing carbon emissions causes a global issue of climate change. We look forward to meeting the challenges we face, and working with our supply chain partners to achieve them.
- Scope
- Commitment to achieving net zero
- Baseline emissions footprint
- Emissions reduction targets
- Completed carbon reduction initiatives
- Declaration and sign off
Scope
Lexacom is a trading name of Aprobrium Limited. Aprobrium Limited comprises a single business entity, which is registered at Companies House, UK:
- Registered office address and place of business: East Court, Hardwick Business Park, Noral Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2AF
- Registration number: 3835983
- SIC Code: 62012 – Business and domestic software development.
Commitment to achieving net zero
Aprobrium Limited is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2045. We recognise and support the Government’s commitment to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050, however, we have made a commitment to more ambitious decarbonisation goals.
For emissions we directly control, we aim to achieve net zero by 2040, with an interim target of an 80% reduction by 2028 to 2032. For emissions we can influence, we aim to achieve net zero by 2045, with an interim target of an 80% reduction by 2036 to 2039.
For the purpose of calculating carbon emissions, we have selected to use the:
- Greenhouse Gas Protocol, declared using PAS 2060
- UK Environmental Reporting Guidelines
The reason for this selection is based on the recognition and credibility provided by a nationally accepted standard that takes a business-based view to developing a GHG portfolio. The methodology also allows for the use of Green Gas certificates which may be gained during the carbon reduction projects.
Baseline emissions footprint
Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases that have been produced in the past, and the reference point against which emissions reductions can be measured. The reporting periods for Aprobrium Limited are set out in the table below:
| Period | Detail |
| Baseline year
Previous year Reporting year |
January to December 2023
January to December 2023 January to December 2024 |
| Scope | Description | Baseline year emissions (tCO2e) | Previous year emissions (tCO2e) | Reporting year emissions (tCO2e) |
| Scope 1
Scope 2 Scope 3 |
Direct GHG emissions
Purchased Electricity GHG Emissions Other Indirect GHG Emissions Cat 1: Purchased Goods and Services Cat 2: Capital Goods Cat 3: Fuel related activities Cat 4: Upstream Transportation and Distribution Cat 5: Waste Cat 6: Business Travel Cat 7: Employee Commuting (includes WFH emissions) Cat 9: Downstream Transportation and Distribution |
10.98
10.72
34.58 4.50 0.93 0.79 1.32 13.41 15.27 15.72 |
10.98
10.72
34.58 4.50 0.93 0.79 1.32 13.41 15.27 15.72 |
10.08
10.75
28.56 7.23 0.95 0.73 1.33 5.72 16.25 4.73 |
| Total (Scope 1, 2 & 3)
Scope 1 and 2 |
108.22
21.70 |
108.22
21.70 |
86.33
20.84 |
Emissions reduction targets
In order to continue our progress to achieving net zero by 2050, we project that carbon emissions will decrease to 76.8 tCO2e by 2029. This is a reduction of 47% since the baseline reporting period.
Progress against these targets can be seen in the graph below:
Completed carbon reduction initiatives
The following environmental measures and projects have been completed or implemented during the reporting year, 2024:
- Reduce business travel in favour of remote meetings where possible, with a focus on reducing international travel
- Use internal communications to engage and educate staff on sustainable practices when working from home and in the office
- Invested in an energy saving printer for the office from a zero waste to landfill supplier to help reduce scope 2 emissions
- Addressed scope 2 emissions further by beginning to invest in LED lighting to replace fluorescent lighting
- Undertook a review of cloud computing services to reduce usage where possible
Planned carbon reduction initiatives:
- Maintain our 100% EV fleet for any company car additions
- Continue to invest in LED lighting for the office to replace fluorescent lighting
- Continue to promote sustainable practices for staff when working from home and in the office
- Further reduce business travel by decreasing the number of onsite visits carried out for customer installations
These measures, both current and planned, demonstrate our ongoing commitment to reducing our environmental impact and contributing to our supply chain goals.
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 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, 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) Standard3.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors. For and on behalf of Aprobrium Limited:
G A Murton, Finance Director, 17/02/2025
1 https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard
2 https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting
3 https://ghgprotocol.org/standards/scope-3-standard
