All your emissions data in one place
Consolidate emissions from across offices, business travel, suppliers, outsourced services and day-to-day operations into a single platform. No more pulling data from five different places to produce one report.
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SECR, PPN 006 and growing client expectations mean professional services firms need credible emissions data. Climate Essentials helps you measure your Scope 1, 2 and 3 footprint, produce audit-ready reports and respond to procurement questionnaires, without specialist sustainability staff.
What your clients and regulators expect:
Three ways we help service-led businesses collect, manage and report carbon data without adding headcount.
Consolidate emissions from across offices, business travel, suppliers, outsourced services and day-to-day operations into a single platform. No more pulling data from five different places to produce one report.
Professional services firms rely on subcontractors, technology providers, outsourced support and managed services. Track Scope 3 activity across all of them without manual data chasing.
When clients or procurement teams ask for your carbon data, your numbers are already measured, current and exportable. Respond to sustainability questionnaires in hours, not weeks.
SECR, PPN 006 and evolving UK SRS requirements mean more professional services firms face formal disclosure obligations. At the same time, clients and investors increasingly expect carbon data as part of supplier due diligence. Having credible numbers ready satisfies both.
Annual SECR disclosure, Carbon Reduction Plans and client sustainability questionnaires absorb significant internal time. The platform automates data collection, conversion factor lookups and report generation so your team spends hours, not weeks, on compliance.
Clients choosing between professional services providers increasingly factor in sustainability credentials. Verified carbon data and a documented reduction plan demonstrate that your firm takes environmental responsibility seriously, not as marketing, but as operational practice.
Public sector tenders and large corporate procurement processes now weight sustainability criteria alongside price and capability. When two firms are equally qualified, the one with auditable carbon data and a credible reduction plan has the edge.
From self-serve software to fully managed reporting, choose the level of support that matches where your business is.
The core carbon accounting platform. Designed for businesses to measure, track and report their own emissions.
Hand it over. Our team manages your carbon accounting end-to-end so you can focus on running the business.
Independent verification of your carbon footprint, reductions and offsets, to procurement and investor standard.
SECR, PPN 006, Scope 3, client procurement, answered plainly.
It depends on your size and who you work with. If your firm qualifies for SECR (Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting), you already have a legal obligation to disclose energy use and carbon emissions in your annual accounts. If you bid on government contracts above £5 million, PPN 006 requires a published Carbon Reduction Plan.
Beyond regulation, more clients and procurement teams are including sustainability criteria in supplier assessments. Even if you are not legally required to measure, having credible data strengthens your position in tenders, due diligence and client retention conversations.
SECR (Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting) applies to UK companies and LLPs that meet two or more of the following: more than 250 employees, turnover above £36 million, or a balance sheet above £18 million. Qualifying organisations must report energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions in their annual directors' report.
Climate Essentials produces SECR-compliant outputs covering Scope 1, Scope 2 and relevant Scope 3 emissions, along with an intensity ratio and a narrative on energy efficiency measures. If you are unsure whether SECR applies to your firm, we can help you assess that during a demo.
For most professional services firms, the main emissions sources are office energy (electricity, gas, heating), business travel (flights, rail, taxis, hotels), employee commuting, purchased goods and services, outsourced and managed services, IT infrastructure and cloud computing, and waste.
The platform uses DEFRA conversion factors and supports spend-based, activity-based and hybrid calculation methods. You can start with whatever data you have available and improve accuracy over time as your data collection matures.
Yes. This is one of the most common reasons professional services firms come to us. Once your footprint is measured, the platform generates reports and data exports you can use to complete supplier sustainability questionnaires, respond to due diligence requests and include in tender submissions.
With the Managed Service, our team can also help you prepare responses to specific client or procurement requests. Your data is always current, always exportable and always audit-ready.
Yes. The platform is designed for someone in finance, operations or practice management to complete a full carbon footprint and SECR-compliant disclosure without specialist sustainability knowledge. Most professional services firms using the self-serve tier have someone in an existing role running it alongside their other responsibilities.
If you would prefer it handled externally, the Managed Service puts a dedicated climate consultant on your account. They collect your data, build your footprint, produce your reports and handle your SECR narrative.
The self-serve platform starts from £132 per year. For context, most sustainability consultancies charge £5,000 to £25,000 for an initial carbon footprint and SECR-compliant report.
The Managed Service (where our team does the work for you) and Verification (independent third-party assurance) are available at tailored quotes. Both are priced to be accessible for professional services firms of all sizes, from boutique consultancies to mid-market practices.
Yes. Climate Essentials offers independent verification that issues GHG Protocol or ISO 14064-3 aligned verification statements. This adds credibility for client due diligence, procurement responses, investor reporting and public sustainability commitments.
For professional services firms that advise clients on governance, risk or compliance, having your own numbers independently verified is especially important. It demonstrates that you hold yourselves to the same standards you recommend to others.
On the self-serve platform, most professional services firms complete their first footprint within one to three weeks depending on data availability. Service-based businesses typically have simpler operational footprints than manufacturing or construction, so the process is usually faster.
With the Managed Service, our team typically delivers a complete footprint and SECR-compliant report within 5 working days. The main variable is how quickly you can provide activity data such as energy bills, travel records, supplier invoices and employee commuting data.
Tughans is one of Northern Ireland's leading full-service commercial law firms. They partnered with Climate Essentials to gain clear visibility of their carbon footprint, identify where meaningful reductions could be made and prepare for emerging compliance requirements.
"Climate Essentials simplified what can often be overwhelming ESG information. We now have clear visibility of our carbon footprint and can identify where meaningful changes can actually be made."
Book a 30-minute demo. We’ll show you how Climate Essentials helps with PPN 006 plan, SECR disclosure, and UK SRS readiness.
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