Carbon Reduction Policy
Cutting carbon is no longer a side project for governments, councils, businesses, or households. It has become a test of how well a society can plan, invest, and adapt.
A good carbon reduction policy does more than ask people to “go green”. It sets clear rules, gives people practical choices, and makes cleaner options easier to adopt. Done well, it can lower emissions while improving homes, transport, jobs, health, and energy security.
The strongest policies share one trait: they turn climate goals into everyday decisions. They shape how electricity is made, how buildings are heated, how goods move, what companies measure, and what consumers can afford.
Carbon reduction policy
Carbon Reduction Plan
Supplier: Blackstone Recruitment LimitedPublication date: September 2026
Commitment to Achieving Net Zero
Blackstone Recruitment Limited is committed to achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest.
The Company operates a predominantly home-based and digitally enabled recruitment model and is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions arising from its business activities.
Baseline Emissions Footprint
Baseline Year: 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
Blackstone Recruitment Limited has adopted the financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 as its baseline year for the purposes of measuring progress against its carbon reduction objectives.
Where complete historical activity data was not available for the baseline period, reasonable retrospective estimates have been used based upon the Company's operating model and available business information.
Baseline Emissions – 2023/24
Emissions source | Baseline emissions |
Scope 1 | 0.00 tCO₂e |
Scope 2 | 0.00 tCO₂e |
Scope 3 – Upstream transportation and distribution | 0.05 tCO₂e |
Scope 3 – Waste generated in operations | 0.05 tCO₂e |
Scope 3 – Business travel | 0.70 tCO₂e |
Scope 3 – Employee commuting | 0.10 tCO₂e |
Scope 3 – Downstream transportation and distribution | 0.02 tCO₂e |
Total Scope 3 | 0.92 tCO₂e |
TOTAL BASELINE EMISSIONS | 0.92 tCO₂e |
Current Emissions Reporting
Current Reporting Year: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
During the period since the baseline year, Blackstone Recruitment Limited has continued to develop its remote and digital working practices.
Increased use of remote meetings, electronic documentation, digital recruitment processes and reduced physical travel has contributed to a reduction in the Company's estimated carbon footprint.
Current Emissions – 2025/26
Emissions source | 2023/24 baseline | 2025/26 current |
Scope 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Scope 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Upstream transportation & distribution | 0.05 | 0.03 |
Waste generated in operations | 0.05 | 0.02 |
Business travel | 0.70 | 0.42 |
Employee commuting | 0.10 | 0.00 |
Downstream transportation & distribution | 0.02 | 0.01 |
TOTAL | 0.92 tCO₂e | 0.48 tCO₂e |
This represents an estimated reduction of approximately 47.8% against the Company's 2023/24 baseline.
The principal contributors to this reduction have been:
increased home and remote working;
reduced routine employee commuting;
greater use of Microsoft Teams and other virtual meeting technologies;
increased use of electronic candidate and client documentation;
electronic compliance, timesheet and invoicing processes;
reduced printing and postal correspondence; and
reduced requirement for physical business travel.
Scope 1
Baseline 2023/24: 0.00 tCO₂eCurrent 2025/26: 0.00 tCO₂e
Blackstone Recruitment Limited does not own or control material stationary combustion sources within the reporting boundary.
The Company's predominantly home-based operating model means that domestic energy consumption by employees is not treated as direct Scope 1 emissions of Blackstone Recruitment Limited.
Accordingly, Scope 1 emissions are reported as 0.00 tCO₂e.
Scope 2
Baseline 2023/24: 0.00 tCO₂eCurrent 2025/26: 0.00 tCO₂e
Blackstone Recruitment Limited does not directly purchase material electricity for dedicated office premises within the reporting boundary relevant to this Plan.
Accordingly, Scope 2 emissions are reported as 0.00 tCO₂e.
Carbon Reduction Targets
Blackstone Recruitment Limited has already made progress against its estimated 2023/24 baseline.
Baseline emissions – 2023/24: 0.92 tCO₂eCurrent emissions – 2025/26: 0.48 tCO₂eEstimated reduction achieved: 47.8%
The Company is committed to continuing this reduction trajectory.
Blackstone Recruitment Limited has established the following objectives:
By 2030: maintain emissions below 0.40 tCO₂e and seek further reductions wherever operationally practicable.
By 2035: seek to reduce residual emissions to 0.25 tCO₂e or below.
By 2050: achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions.
The Company's emissions performance will be reviewed annually, and its Carbon Reduction Plan will be updated accordingly.
Progress Against Baseline
The Company has reduced its estimated emissions from 0.92 tCO₂e in 2023/24 to 0.48 tCO₂e in 2025/26.
This represents an estimated reduction of approximately 47.8% over two reporting years.
Blackstone Recruitment Limited intends to build upon this progress through continued remote working, reduced unnecessary business travel, digitalisation, responsible procurement and improved carbon data collection.
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