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  • Working in partnership with Adaptation Scotland, we provided targeted Climate Resilience Training for Business Advisors to 12 business advisers in Scottish Enterprise, and a dedicated workshop was delivered to a working group of ten colleagues across the organisation prior to commencing Scottish Enterprise's climate change risk assessment exercise.
  • During the 2024-25 reporting year we achieved an 80% reduction in Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions (within our existing reporting boundaries) compared with the 2015-16 baseline.
Net Zero 2035 reductions planBaseline (tCO2e)Projected carbon emissions (tCO2e)
2015-162029-302034-35
Buildings (Gas, Electricity & Elec T&D)2,4321619
Transport (air, rail, hotel stays & car travel in employee-owned vehicles)3,323339279
Waste20.50.4
Water50.20.1
Total tCO2e (% reduction from baseline)5,762(91%)501(95%)

Wider GHG scope 3 emissions data is being collected to set a clear baseline for 2025/26. This will help us develop targeted strategies to reduce wider scope 3 emissions throughout our operations.

Wider GHG scope 3 emissions:

  • Purchased goods and services
  • Business travel (not already captured)
  • Commuting

Scope 3

  • Homeworking
  • Investments
  • External Delivery of economic development activity
  • Digital & AI