This Carbon Reduction Plan has been produced in accordance with the guidance issued by the UK Government Cabinet Office as Procurement Policy Note 06/21: Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts.
Building Management Systems (BMS) are increasingly vital in the UK’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and achieve net zero by 2050. BMS can help optimise energy use in buildings, leading to significant carbon footprint reductions. This is particularly relevant given the UK’s commitment to reducing emissions by 50% by 2032 and 75% by 2037, as outlined in the Climate Change Act.
Kernow Controls Limited is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.
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.
There is no prior emissions reporting or creation of a new baseline due to substantial organisational change and restructuring.
The following presents the updated emissions calculations for Fiscal Year 2024 (6 April 2024 to 5 April 2025), with adjustments to the original reporting to ensure accuracy based on available data and 2024 DEFRA emission factors.
In order 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 3 years to 150 tCO2e by 2027. This is an estimated reduction in the region of 30%. Progress against these targets can be seen in the graph to the left showing Carbon Reduction: Projected vs. Actual.
Kernow Controls Limited is registered as a Lower Tier Waste Carrier.
Category 1 – Purchased Goods and Services (127.89)
Category 2 – Capital Goods (37.40)
Category 4 – Upstream Transportation and Distribution (16.99)
Category 5 – Waste Generated in Operations (6.57)
Category 6 – Business Travel (7.65)
Category 7 – Employee Commuting (2.28)
Category 8 – Upstream Leased Assets (4.09)
Category 9 – Downstream Transportation and Distribution (0.39)
The following environmental management measures have been ongoing or completed since 2010:
In the future, we hope to implement further measures such as:
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[i] and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting[ii].
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[iii].
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and approved by:
Director of Kernow Controls Limited: Drew Dorling – Date: 3 July 2025
[i] https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard
[ii] https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting
[iii] https://ghgprotocol.org/standards/scope-3-standard
Primary Author: Michelle Maas – Position Title: Business Support Manager
