Governance and reporting
Our sustainability is rooted in our approach to shared prosperity within Bytes, which aims to deliver positive impact for customers, colleagues and communities across themes most relevant to our stakeholders and our purpose.
Climate change is a significant challenge to the future of humanity and the planet. As a responsible business we incorporate environmental considerations as one of our key value drivers. This includes greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting for the business, which we report using the GHG Protocol methodology and publish on an annual basis. Transparency and honest reporting is key to driving change, so we disclose our emissions through EcoVadis, where we are proud to have achieved a Silver rating, and through Group we also disclose through CDP. In addition, we are also ISO 14001 certified for our Environmental Management System (EMS)
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Environmental Policy
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GHG Emissions Reporting
Over the last few years, we have matured our approach to carbon reporting with reporting on all our Scope 3 emissions, gaining SBTi validation of our targets and now achieving third-party assurance of our 2025/26 Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions to a reasonable level of assurance against 14064-1. Building on our commitment to purchasing 100% REGO-backed renewable electricity for our owned offices, we now also purchase biogas, meaning we have 100% renewable energy purchased for our owned office. Further to this we will be focussing on working with our suppliers to understand and support their journeys to Net Zero, as well as continuing to promote sustainable travel such as through our ride-to-work scheme and EV scheme.
Carbon Reporting 2025/26
Carbon Reduction Targets
Overall Net-Zero Target:
- Bytes Technology Group Plc commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by FY2041.
Near-Term Targets:
- Bytes Technology Group plc commits to reduce absolute scope 1 GHG emissions 60% by FY2031 from a FY2021 base year.
- Bytes Technology Group plc also commits to maintain a 100% absolute reduction of scope 2 GHG emissions by FY2029 from a FY2021 base year.
- Bytes Technology Group plc further commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 50% by FY2031 from a FY2023 base year.
Long-Term Targets:
- Bytes Technology Group plc commits to reduce absolute scope 1 GHG emissions 90% by FY2041 from a FY2021 base year.
- Bytes Technology Group plc also commits to maintain a 100% absolute reduction of scope 2 GHG emissions through FY2041 from a FY2021 base year.
- Bytes Technology Group plc further commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 90% by FY2041 from a FY2023 base year.
Our 2025/26 target update
From our latest reporting cycle we reached our first emissions reduction targets this year, 2025/26 (due to their proximity to our SBTi submissions, they could not be validated by the SBTi but we continued to work towards them).
- Our original Scope 1 target was to reduce Scope 1 emissions by 50% from a 2020/21 baseline by 2025/26. We achieved a 43% reduction, not quite reaching our target. Two new budlings with aging HVAC systems has made this more challenging but once these are replaced, we expect to see a decrease and aim to meet our 60% reduction target in 2030/31
- Our original Scope 2 target was to reduce Scope 2 emissions by 50% from a 2020/21 baseline by 2025/26. We achieved this target in 2021/22 and have maintained it ever since. Our target now is to maintain our 100% reduction.
Supply Chain Engagement
Bytes ensures its suppliers are treated fairly and promotes fair commercial arrangements that will ultimately benefit them and our customers. We encourage all suppliers that the products they supply are from ethical sources, and wherever possible are Fairtrade. We only work with responsible partners and suppliers who are regularly assessed and reviewed to ensure that they are competitive, ethical, socially responsible and have excellent quality and environmental practices.
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Waste and Water Policy
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Our approach to carbon removal and supporting nature
Reducing our emissions is our highest priority for our transition to net zero. However, we’ve made the decision to invest in projects that build planetary resilience as we make the changes needed to get to net zero.
We have used the Oxford Principles for Net Zero Aligned Carbon Offsetting (revised 2024) to guide our approach to funding carbon avoidance and removal. We’re aware of the challenges inherent in carbon removal and offsetting, so we are careful to ensure that the programmes we invest in are backed by recognised carbon standards. We work with Ecologi, a leading climate action platform
To cover the value of our Scope 1 and 2 emissions, we invested in a UK Biochar project, based close to our Leatherhead office, to provide durable long-lived carbon storage as our removal credits. For our business travel emissions (Scope 3 Category 6), we have invested in nature-based carbon removal credits, including mangrove restoration in Pakistan and reforestation in Mexico, supporting jaguar habitats. For the remaining categories, carbon avoidance credits have been purchased, including in a clean cookstoves project in Uganda, supporting healthier communities, and rainforest protection through the Matavén REDD+ project in Columbia.
This mix of projects enables us to support nature restoration and community projects, in addition to having a carbon removal or avoidance impact.