Carbon Reduction Plan

Arbros Landscaping Ltd · Company No. 14892653 · Morecambe, Lancashire

Prepared in line with the UK Government’s Procurement Policy Note 06/21 Carbon Reduction Plan template. Published 24 October 2026.

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Commitment to achieving Net Zero

Arbros Landscaping Ltd is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.

About the business

Arbros Landscaping Ltd is a small garden care and landscaping company based in Morecambe, Lancashire, incorporated in May 2023. We provide lawn maintenance, hedge cutting, small tree works, weed control, garden maintenance, garden clearance, landscaping, fencing and jet washing across Lancaster, Morecambe, North Lancashire and South Cumbria. We have one director, no employees, no subcontractors and no parent company. The business is run from the director’s home and has no business electricity or gas supply.

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 reductions can be measured.

Current emissions reporting

Totals are the sum of the rounded figures shown. Figures are in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e).

How the figures were calculated

Baseline year 2024/25 (DESNZ/DEFRA 2024 conversion factors; average UK unleaded pump price 1.4044 £/litre):

Reporting year 2025/26 (DESNZ/DEFRA 2025 conversion factors; average UK unleaded pump price 1.3443 £/litre):

Sources and assumptions

• Conversion factors: UK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting 2024 (baseline year) and 2025 (reporting year), published by DESNZ and DEFRA. Van factor: Delivery vehicles → Vans → Average (up to 3.5 tonnes), diesel, per mile. Petrol factor: Fuels → Petrol (average biofuel blend), per litre. Well-to-tank factors: WTT delivery vehicles (vans, average, diesel, per mile) and WTT fuels (petrol, average biofuel blend, per litre).
• Fuel price: the petrol spend was converted to litres using the mean of the weekly average UK unleaded (ULSP) pump prices in the DESNZ Weekly road fuel prices statistics: 140.44 pence per litre for 2024/25 (53 weekly prices) and 134.43 pence per litre for 2025/26 (52 weekly prices).
• Van: the van is assumed to run on diesel. The average-van factor was used because the exact weight class and fuel consumption are not recorded.
• Scope 2: the business buys no electricity or gas. Electricity used at the director’s home is not included.

Notes on Scope 3

Scope 3 reporting in this plan is limited to well-to-tank emissions of the diesel and petrol used by the business (the emissions from extracting, refining and delivering the fuel). Other Scope 3 categories have not been measured, including emissions from the manufacture of vehicles and equipment, materials bought for jobs, and disposal of green waste. The business has no employees (so no employee commuting), no subcontractors and no air or rail travel. Journeys in the company van are reported under Scope 1.

Emissions reduction targets

To continue our progress towards Net Zero by 2050, we have adopted the following interim intention. Arbros intends to reduce total reported emissions (Scopes 1, 2 and 3 as reported above) from the 2024/25 baseline of 5.962 tCO₂e to about 4.770 tCO₂e by 2030, a reduction of 20% (1.192 tCO₂e).

This is a target and an intention, not a guarantee. Progress will be reviewed each year and this plan updated.

Carbon reduction projects

Completed carbon reduction initiatives

No formal carbon reduction projects have been completed yet. This is our first Carbon Reduction Plan and the figures above are our starting point.

Planned carbon reduction initiatives

The following are intentions. They have not yet been carried out, and timings depend on cost and suitability for the work.

• Replace petrol hand tools (such as strimmers, hedge cutters and blowers) with battery-powered equipment where it is practical for the job. This could cut most of the petrol-related emissions in the baseline.
• Plan routes and group jobs by area to reduce van mileage. We aim for around a 5% cut in annual mileage.
• Replace the current van with an electric or other low-emission vehicle when it is next due for replacement, subject to cost, range and payload.
• Keep vehicles and equipment well maintained so they run efficiently.
• Compost or recycle green waste where possible instead of sending it to landfill.
• Re-measure our emissions each year using actual fuel receipts and mileage records, to replace the estimates in this plan.

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 standard and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.

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.

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the director of Arbros Landscaping Ltd. The figures are estimates based on director-reported mileage and fuel spend.