Achieving Net Zero & Our Carbon Footprint
Alpha Laboratories Ltd. is committed to achieving Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2040 (or sooner) for Scopes 1&2, and 2045 for Scope 3.
Achieving Net Zero
Alpha Laboratories is focused on reducing its direct emissions by 2040 or sooner. This relates to emissions sourced from:
Natural Gas
Electricity
Company vehicles
Refrigerant gases
By conducting energy efficient audits across the premises and evaluation of our company car fleet, Alpha have identified opportunities to reduce our emissions. Opportunities are continuously evaluated to ensure they meet the needs of the business and that of our Net Zero goals.
All other emission sources are to be reduced in line with our broader organisational scope target of 2045 or sooner. This includes but is not limited to:
Business Travel
Waste
Procurement activities
Employee Commute and Homeworking
To meet our proposed targets we require collaboration and support from suppliers, to ensure we report our emissions accurately, ensuring we are focusing on the most impactful areas of our carbon footprint.
Our Carbon Footprint
Our most recent carbon footprint covers our last financial year (1st October 2022 to 30th September 2023). Similar to our baseline year the majority of our emissions lay within our procurement services, this makes up for just under 90% of our total emissions. We continue to engage with suppliers to find new and better ways to approach measuring and reporting on this area.
We continue to add to our accountability by reporting on new areas, this year we have added emissions for sea and ferry business travel and hotel stays. We continue to monitor our employee commute and homeworking emissions, seeing a rise in both these areas compared to our baseline year, now making up just over 5%. This accounts for the changes in working conditions as Alpha remains in a hybrid working system post Covid-19.
All Carbon Footprint data is collected in line with ISO 14064-1 and the Greenhouse Gas protocol. By aligning with these guidelines, we can record data in a robust system which is adaptable as we increase the accuracy of our collection methodology. This is supported by our third-party verification completed on our Carbon Footprint in line with ISO 14064-3.
Please see our statement of verification here:
Carbon Reduction Projects
LED Lighting
Following our energy efficiency audit several years ago Alpha has been slowly updating its lighting across the site. As of 2024 we have successfully switched all lighting to new LEDs.Waste Disposal
To improve our data collection we invested with a new waste service provider, allowing a more detailed and accurate view of our largest waste streams. We still look to better account for some of the more niche waste opportunities.Renewable Energy
Whilst we maintain a green electricity tariff on all purchased electricity. In 2023 Alpha invested in solar panels to help reduce our reliance on the national grid. Over the past year we have seen a difference in our electricity reliance and continue to monitor any further opportunities that can help boost this impact.
Internal Procurement
We aim to assess our internal supplies to ensure we are choosing more sustainable options across the business. We also look to reduce needless purchases for convenience and instil a stronger culture of accountability.