Carbon Reduction Plan & PPN/0621 Statement
Company name: RSS Global Limited & UK Subsidiary Companies
Statement date: July 2023
COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVING NET ZERO
RSS Global Limited (“RSS Global”) is committed to achieving Net Zero Emissions by 2050.
RSS Global and its operating companies in the United Kingdom are committed to protecting the environment by demonstrating high standards of environmental responsibility in all our operations and minimising the environmental impacts associated with our activities and services. In particular, we recognise the importance of decarbonising our business and we have set a goal for group operations to achieve net zero by 2050.
RSS Global is committed to the long-term sustainability of the recruitment and staffing solutions sector and is working to eliminate carbon (Scope 1 and 2) from its operations by 2030. It has also committed to setting UK wide targets through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) by the end of 2030.
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.
| Baseline Year: 2021 |
| Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations. |
The baseline calculations cover all UK operations of the company and of its subsidiary companies in territories. Because the nature of our work is principally clerical and delivered from fixed locations, emissions are calculated as location based rather than market based, but our Scope 3 figures have been extended to include all business travel undertaken to support our activities, namely:
The calculations have incorporated the business activities of RSS Global Limited and the following wholly owned subsidiary companies:
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| Baseline year emissions: | |
| EMISSIONS | TOTAL (tCO2e) |
| Scope 1 | 200.81 |
| Scope 2 | 176.81 |
| Scope 3 (Included Sources) | 70.5
This is comprised of: Air Travel – 13.94 Hotels – 13.37 Rail Travel – 11.06 Tube Journeys – 0.22 Bus Journeys – 0.51 Taxi Journeys – 0.81 |
| Total Emissions | 448.12 tCO2e |
A baseline figure has been included for this statement following the formation of RSS Global in 2023 (incorporated on the 13 February 2023) to facilitate the purchase of the trading companies listed above from Impellam Group plc,
which completed on the 3 March 2023.
Previously, carbon reporting under PPN 06/21 for these businesses was made under the provision of Impellam Group plc, which incorporated additional subsidiary companies within scope of this statement. However, despite being a new business, we have separated out the carbon emissions from those previously reported by Impellam which relate to the new RSS Global business (both for the trading companies and the central service staff and properties which transferred from Impellam at time of sale) from the last reported figures.
CURRENT REPORTING YEAR
| Reporting Year: 2022 | |
| Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations. | |
| The baseline calculations cover all UK operations of the company and of its subsidiary companies in territories. Because the nature of our work is principally clerical and delivered from fixed locations, emissions are calculated as location based rather than market based, but our Scope 3 figures have been extended to include all business travel undertaken to support our activities, namely:
· Flights · Hotel Stays · Business mileage through Fleet and Grey Fleet · Rail · Tube · Bus · Taxi The calculations have incorporated the business activities of RSS Global Limited and the following wholly owned subsidiary companies: · Blue Arrow Ltd · Career Teachers Ltd · Tate Recruitment Limited · Chadwick Nott (Holdings) ltd · Medacs Global Group Ltd · Chrysalis Community Care Group Ltd · Doctors On Call Ltd · Global Medics Ltd · Litmus Workforce Solutions Ltd · Medacs Healthcare Plc · Medacs Healthcare Ltd · PRN Recruitment Ltd t/a Fast Response Healthcare |
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| Baseline year emissions: | |
| EMISSIONS | TOTAL (tCO2e) |
| Scope 1 | 117.5 |
| Scope 2 | 103.43 |
| Scope 3 (Included Sources) | 175.89
This is comprised of: Air Travel – 61.89 Hotels – 26.29 Rail Travel – 28.48 Tube Journeys – 0.14 Bus Journeys – 0.1 |
| Total Emissions | 396.82 tCO2e |
As with the baseline figures above, carbon reporting for these businesses during the calendar year 2022 relate to the period that they were wholly owned subsidiaries of Impellam Group Plc. However, once again we have separated out the carbon emissions from those reported by Impellam which relate to the new RSS Global business (both for the trading companies and the central service staff and properties which transferred from Impellam at time of sale) from the last reported figures.
EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGETS
For this reporting year we have calculated our environmental impact across scope 1, 2 and 3 (selected categories) emission sources for the UK only. Our emissions are presented on a location basis (using the UK grid emissions intensity) and our emissions are 396.82kgCO2e, which is an average impact of 75.18 tCO2e per £100m revenue and below our previously stated target for the reporting year. We have calculated the emission intensity metrics on both a revenue and colleague basis, which we will monitor to track performance in our subsequent environmental disclosures. The methodology used to calculate the Greenhouse Gas (‘GHG’) emissions is in accordance with the UK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting (2022).
RSS Global’s objective is to reduce UK carbon emissions from 2021 levels by 25% by the end of 2025.
Our reduction targets are stated as follows:
Year ending 2022 – 78.7 tCO2e per £100m revenue
Year ending 2023 – 72.2 tCO2e per £100m revenue
Year ending 2024 – 67.1 tCO2e per £100m revenue
Year ending 2025 – 62.8 tCO2e per £100m revenue
CARBON REDUCTION PROJECTS
Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives
Our focus in the past year has been to both continue rationalising our property footprint and to extend and encourage working behaviours which were accelerated at the start of the pandemic in 2020. Our overall property footprint continues to decrease as leases expire; where the need for a physical location remains, we have looked to shared spaces which can be used across the business, relocate to more modern and energy efficient sites and utilising flexible working spaces where it is more practicable to do so. All new and existing colleagues are required to undertake mandatory environmental awareness training since the start of 2021.
Additionally, the business completed its switch to purchasing 100% renewable electricity for all of its UK operations in October 2021.
Future Carbon Reduction Initiatives
We shall continue to refine our property portfolio in line with our existing strategy and in conjunction with our developing hybrid working initiatives, as well as launching a formal engagement project with all UK colleagues on our environmental plans, with each subsidiary company having a nominated ‘green ambassador’ and actively seek their contributions as to how we achieve our objectives.
The business is also in the process of phasing out company provided vehicles as existing lease arrangements come to an end during 2023; during the year, we will be introducing a new Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme which will be available instead of the provision of a company vehicle. Additionally, the scheme will be available to all UK staff and not just those who previously qualified for a company vehicle or vehicle allowance. To further support this initiative, staff have access to 9 vehicle charging points were installed at the businesses Head Office in 2022.
As previously mentioned, RSS Global will also be working on transitioning to Science Based Targets during the next three years and developing a Net Zero strategy for introduction by 2025 at the latest.
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. However, as we have identified additional Scope 3 emissions fundamental to the operational delivery of the business above the reporting standard, these have been included within the declarations above.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the CEO of RSS Global Limited, Rebecca Watson, on behalf of the Directors.
Signed on behalf of RSS Global Limited:
Date: …12 July 2023..…….……….
1 https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard
2 https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting