SHEARWATER GROUP PLC
Publication Date: 30 January 2026
Commitment to achieving Net Zero
Shearwater Group plc is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050. This commitment applies both to the Group as a whole and also to all its wholly owned UK subsidiary businesses, including: Brookcourt Solutions Ltd, Pentest Ltd, SecurEnvoy Ltd and Shearwater Shared Services Ltd.
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.
Shearwater Group plc first calculated and reported its baseline emissions in the 12-month period to 31 March 2021. This has therefore been selected as the baseline year for emissions reporting. In that year the Group calculated its total emissions at 411.8 tCO2e.
Since that point, on an annualised basis for the period to June 2025 the Group’s total
emissions have reduced to 316.5 tCO2e, a total reduction over the period of 23%.
We continue to work with Térrea (formerly DODO), our external carbon offset partner, using their automated carbon accounting platform, to help ensure the third‑party certification of our emissions calculation.
This reduction has been achieved through a number of initiatives, including:
Switch it off!: We ensure desktop PCs, monitors, printers, any other
electronic equipment and lights are turned off at night. We also regularly review which equipment can be powered down.
Cut down on travel: We find we can manage many of our client and manufacturer meetings using phone conferencing and web-based collaboration.
Bike to work scheme: We offer a bike to work scheme, incentivising employees to travel by bicycle, promoting a healthy and environmentally friendly method of commuting, when it is required.
Electric Vehicle scheme: During FY26, the Group has introduced a salary sacrifice EV scheme, to ensure that where car journeys are required, there is an incentive for employees to undertake this using electric, rather than traditional petrol or diesel cars.
All green at Shearwater: We recycle as many paper, card, plastic, aluminium, glass and computer consumables as we can. We have continued to move our marketing campaigns away from paper-based direct mail to online where possible. We also encourage our people and
clients not to print documentation where possible.
Waste: We strive to reduce, recycle or reuse where we can, but any waste we can’t
eliminate, we dispose of in a safe and responsible manner.
Web meetings and website: We look to utilise our capabilities for web-based meetings where appropriate, including live video conferencing and
online presentations. Most of our corporate, promotional and product literature is available online, to minimise the use of paper.
Desktop use: Without affecting service standards, performance or growth, where appropriate, we use equipment with few moving parts. This means low power requirements and heat output. We also centralise data requirements for the same reasons. This ensures the power needed at the desktop is appropriate for the tasks undertaken, with no stand-by or non-operational running costs.
Green IT box
With our Green IT box service, we offer a secure, compliant, cost-effective and easy recycling service for redundant IT equipment. This helps companies meet their legal IT-disposal requirements at a much lower cost per item than comparable services.
Current Emissions Reporting:
In the 15 months to 30 June 2025, the last full period for which the Group reported, total carbon emissions amounted to 395.6 tCO2e (equating 316.5 to tCO2e on an annualised basis). This represented a year-on-year reduction of 19%. The breakdown of these emissions by type is shown in the table below:
For the first time, the Group also reported it’s UK emissions against the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework. This framework considers a narrower set of emissions from UK operations only. For the 12-month period to 30 June 2025, emissions by Scope category calculated in line with this framework were as follows:
| EMISSIONS | TOTAL (tCO2e) |
| Scope 1 | 15.2 |
| Scope 2 | 6.7 |
| Scope 3 (Included Sources) | 0.6 |
| Total Emissions | 22.5 |
The Group will continue to track and report on emissions against this framework going forward on an annual basis.
Complete carbon offset:
In every year since the baseline period, the Shearwater group has elected to offset 100% of its carbon emissions, through investment in a series of carbon-reduction projects across the world. These projects are selected on an annual basis, in consultation with our external carbon offset partner and are outlined in the Group’s annual report.
The Group intends to continue with this policy of complete carbon offset as it moves forward.
Emissions reduction targets
Together with our policy of continuing to offset 100% of the carbon emissions created through the Group’s activities, we continue to look for opportunities to reduce the gross level of carbon emissions.
As a result, the Group is targeting a 5% annual reduction in the total level of carbon emissions each year. We project that as a result across the next 5 years total carbon emissions will reduce to 244.9 tCO2e p.a.
Declaration and Sign Off
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 006 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
1 https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard
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.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body).
Signed on behalf of the Supplier:
Jonathan Hall (Director) Date: 30.01.26
2 https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting3 https://ghgprotocol.org/standards/scope-3-standard