This report marks a pivotal point in our Net Zero strategy. For the first time, we have established a fully comprehensive carbon footprint that captures the operational and value chain realities of manufacturing specialist equipment for law enforcement, security, and defence clients.
Expanding Our Boundary: Capturing the Full Carbon Picture
In previous years, our carbon reporting focused primarily on Scope 1 and 2 emissions — covering our direct energy use and operational activities.
While this offered an important initial baseline for early reductions, it did not fully reflect the embedded carbon associated with the specialist materials, supply chains, and client requirements that define our business.
For the 2024 reporting year, our boundary has been deliberately expanded to align with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting Standard and best practice for full-scope SME carbon accounting.
This new boundary includes:
- Purchased Goods & Services (Scope 3, Category 1): Leather, textiles, and adhesives.
- Upstream Transportation & Distribution (Scope 3, Category 4):
- Movement of inbound materials from supplier to production facility.
- Operational Scope 3 categories: Business Travel, Employee Commuting, Water Consumption, Waste, and Transmission & Distribution Losses.
The expanded boundary allows us to focus not just on our direct footprint but on the full emissions profile linked to the products we manufacture, the suppliers we work with, and the procurement frameworks our clients increasingly operate within.
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