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Carbon Reduction Plan
Carbon Reduction Plan
Commitment to achieving Net Zero
AIC Professional Services UK Ltd is committed to achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been prepared in support of UK public sector procurement requirements and sets out AIC’s current emissions position, environmental management measures and intended carbon reduction activity.
AIC is a UK technology, software, AI, cyber and systems integration supplier. Our operations are primarily digital and professional-services based. We do not manufacture physical goods, operate heavy plant, maintain a logistics fleet or undertake energy-intensive production activities.
Organisational boundary
This Carbon Reduction Plan applies to AIC Professional Services UK Ltd and its UK operations.
The emissions boundary has been prepared using an operational control approach. It includes emissions sources over which AIC has operational control and relevant Scope 3 categories required for Carbon Reduction Plan reporting.
Baseline emissions footprint
Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases produced in the baseline year before the introduction of further emissions reduction measures.
AIC has selected 2025 as its baseline year. This is the first year for which AIC is publishing a Carbon Reduction Plan in this format.
Emissions source | Baseline emissions, 2025 |
|---|---|
Scope 1 emissions | 0.00 tCO2e |
Scope 2 emissions | 0.00 tCO2e |
Scope 3 emissions | 0.00 tCO2e |
Total emissions | 0.00 tCO2e |
Current emissions reporting
Emissions source | Current reporting year, 2025 |
|---|---|
Scope 1 emissions | 0.00 tCO2e |
Scope 2 emissions | 0.00 tCO2e |
Scope 3 emissions | 0.00 tCO2e |
Total emissions | 0.00 tCO2e |
Scope 1 emissions
AIC reports Scope 1 emissions as 0.00 tCO2e for the reporting period.
AIC does not currently operate owned or controlled combustion plant, company-owned vehicles, gas heating assets, manufacturing equipment or other direct fuel-consuming assets within the reporting boundary.
Scope 2 emissions
AIC reports Scope 2 emissions as 0.00 tCO2e for the reporting period.
AIC does not currently operate a dedicated office or data centre under its direct operational control for which it purchases electricity, heat, steam or cooling. AIC’s work is primarily delivered through remote, customer-site, cloud-based and digitally enabled working arrangements.
Where future AIC operations include directly controlled premises, data centre arrangements or purchased electricity under AIC’s operational control, these emissions will be measured and reported in future Carbon Reduction Plans.
Scope 3 emissions
AIC has considered the required Scope 3 categories for Carbon Reduction Plan reporting.
Required Scope 3 category | Position for reporting period |
|---|---|
Category 4: Upstream transportation and distribution | AIC does not purchase or distribute physical products as part of normal service delivery. Reported emissions: 0.00 tCO2e. |
Category 5: Waste generated in operations | AIC’s operations are primarily digital and remote. No separately measurable operational waste stream was generated under AIC’s direct control during the reporting period. Reported emissions: 0.00 tCO2e. |
Category 6: Business travel | AIC did not record company-controlled business travel emissions within the reporting boundary during the reporting period. Reported emissions: 0.00 tCO2e. |
Category 7: Employee commuting | AIC does not currently operate a dedicated workplace requiring employee commuting under AIC’s operational control. Reported emissions: 0.00 tCO2e. |
Category 9: Downstream transportation and distribution | AIC does not sell or distribute physical products requiring downstream transportation or distribution. Reported emissions: 0.00 tCO2e. |
Where future delivery activity involves measurable business travel, controlled premises, physical goods, logistics, employee commuting to an AIC-controlled workplace, or operational waste streams, AIC will calculate and report those emissions using appropriate UK Government conversion factors.
Emissions reduction targets
AIC is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions over time and achieving Net Zero by 2050 at the latest.
As 2025 is AIC’s first published Carbon Reduction Plan baseline year, future reduction performance will be measured against this baseline and updated annually.
AIC’s intended reduction pathway is:
Target period | Target |
|---|---|
2026 | Maintain a low-emissions operating model and improve measurement of travel, supplier, cloud and equipment-related emissions. |
2030 | Reduce avoidable operational emissions through remote-first delivery, efficient cloud usage, responsible travel planning and supplier controls. |
2040 | Continue transition towards low-carbon delivery practices across operations, procurement and project delivery. |
2050 | Achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions at the latest. |
Carbon reduction measures
AIC has adopted the following environmental management measures:
Remote-first delivery
AIC prioritises remote-first working and digital collaboration where appropriate, reducing avoidable travel and commuting.
Cloud and infrastructure efficiency
AIC designs software and cloud systems with attention to scalability, right-sizing, efficient resource usage and avoidance of unnecessary infrastructure consumption.
Reduced paper usage
AIC uses digital documentation, electronic approvals and online collaboration tools wherever practical, reducing paper consumption and physical document handling.
Travel control
Where travel is required for customer engagement, secure delivery, site access or operational reasons, AIC will seek to plan travel efficiently and avoid unnecessary journeys.
Supplier management
AIC will consider environmental factors when selecting suppliers and subcontractors, proportionate to the scope, value, risk and nature of the engagement.
Asset lifecycle management
Where AIC purchases or uses hardware, laptops, devices or technical equipment, it will seek to maximise useful life, avoid unnecessary replacement, and ensure secure and responsible disposal or recycling.
Secure digital delivery
AIC’s delivery model supports secure remote engineering, virtual meetings, digital project governance, cloud-based collaboration and controlled access to systems, reducing the need for routine physical movement of people or documents.
Future environmental management measures
AIC intends to improve its carbon management approach by:
maintaining an annual Carbon Reduction Plan review;
improving capture of business travel and supplier-related emissions;
reviewing cloud and hosting efficiency during project architecture decisions;
encouraging efficient meeting, travel and collaboration practices;
considering sustainability in procurement and supplier onboarding;
monitoring whether future controlled premises, vehicles, hardware, logistics or waste streams create reportable emissions;
updating emissions calculations as better data becomes available.
Contract delivery measures
When performing contracts, AIC will apply proportionate environmental management measures including:
remote-first project delivery where customer and security requirements permit;
efficient scheduling of site visits and stakeholder meetings;
digital-first documentation, reporting and approvals;
secure use of cloud and collaboration platforms;
avoidance of unnecessary printing and physical distribution;
consideration of efficient architecture and hosting decisions;
responsible handling of hardware and removable media;
proportionate supplier and subcontractor environmental expectations.
Methodology
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been prepared with reference to:
Procurement Policy Note 06/21: Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts;
the associated Technical Standard for Completion of Carbon Reduction Plans;
the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard;
relevant UK Government greenhouse gas conversion factors for company reporting.
Emissions are reported in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, tCO2e.
Declaration and sign-off
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and approved by the management of AIC Professional Services UK Ltd.
AIC confirms its commitment to achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest.
