Supplier name: Atlas FM
Publication date: September 2025
Commitment to Achieving Net Zero
Atlas FM is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
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 reduction can be measured.
Baseline year: 2023
Additional details relating to the baseline emissions calculations:
The 2023 baseline was self-reported by Atlas FM’s sustainability team using UK Government (DEFRA) conversion factors and a spend-based approach for Purchased Goods and Services.
Baseline year emissions:
Emissions | Total (tCO₂e) |
Scope 1 | 1,283.03 |
Scope 2 | 69.42 |
Scope 3 (included sources) | 6,732.83 |
3.1 Purchased goods and services | 5,828.00 |
3.3 Fuel and energy-related activities |
|
– T&D Losses | 6.00 |
– Water | 0.23 |
– WTT | 324.05 |
3.5 Waste generated in operations | 0.14 |
3.6 Business travel |
|
Flights | 125.48 |
Rail | 92.19 |
Hotel stays | 58.39 |
Taxis | 3.13 |
Ferries | 1.09 |
Car | 200.20 |
3.7 Employee commuting and home working |
|
Staff commuting | 93.94 |
Homeworking | 0.96 |
Total emissions | 8,085.28 |
Current Emissions Reporting
Reporting year: 2024
For the 2024 reporting period, Atlas FM’s carbon footprint has been calculated and independently validated by Normative using their Emissions Calculation Methodology (Version 3.0, August 2025). Normative’s engine builds on the GHG Protocol and a deep database of emission factors, applying activity-based methods where primary data is available and spend-based methods where it is not. The 2024 footprint covers the full Atlas group.
Emissions | Total (tCO₂e) |
Scope 1 | 1,553.54 |
Scope 2 (market-based) | 95.94 |
Scope 3 (included sources) | 5,993.04 |
3.1 Purchased goods and services | 3,960.87 |
3.2 Capital goods | 0.76 |
3.3 Fuel- and energy-related activities (WTT/T&D) | 430.50 |
3.4 Upstream transportation and distribution | 777.41 |
3.5 Waste generated in operations | 695.53 |
3.6 Business travel |
|
Flights | 18.20 |
Rail | 8.06 |
Hotel stays | 7.47 |
Taxis | 0.19 |
Ferries | 1.44 |
Car | 9.04 |
3.7 Employee commuting and home working |
|
Staff commuting | 79.75 |
Homeworking | 3.82 |
Total emissions | 7,642.52 |
Note: Scope 2 is reported on a market-based basis, reflecting REGO-certified renewable electricity from April 2024 across Atlas offices. The 2024 figure includes heat and steam (76.27 tCO₂e) and residual electricity emissions (12.84 tCO₂e). Scope 3 Category 3.4 (Upstream Transportation and Distribution) is assessed for the first time in 2024.
Emissions Reduction Targets
In order to continue our progress to achieving net zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets.
Atlas FM Net Zero targets:
• Net Zero by 2040: Scope 1 & 2
• Net Zero by 2050: Scope 3
We project that carbon emissions in Scope 1 & 2 will decrease over the next five years to 750 tCO₂e by 2031, representing a reduction of 57% against the 2023 baseline.
Carbon Reduction Projects
Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives
The following environmental management measures and projects have been completed or implemented since the 2023 baseline. The carbon emission reductions achieved by these schemes will be in effect when performing the contract.
Area | Saving (tCO₂e) | % Decrease | Initiative |
Scope 2 — Energy | 47.00 | 68% | Transition to 100% REGO-certified renewable electricity in April 2024. |
Scope 3 — Flights | 73.06 | 57% | Encouraging behavioural change and use of primary data to calculate. |
Scope 3 — Rail | 83.36 | 90% | Improvement of data capture and using primary data to calculate. |
Scope 3 — Hotel stays | 50.92 | 87% | Decrease due to use of primary activity data. |
Scope 3 — Taxis | 2.94 | 94% | Decrease due to use of primary activity data. |
Future Carbon Reduction Initiatives
In the future, Atlas FM plans to implement the following measures:
Company vehicles (Scope 1):
• Continue to transition fleet to lower gCO₂e/km vehicles and roll out trackers to all company-owned vehicles to optimise use.
• Transition all company-owned cars to EV by 2030, targeting a 63% reduction in overall Scope 1 emissions by 2035.
• Target 100% EV fleet by 2040, with ambition to transition sooner as EV technology and infrastructure matures.
Offices (Scope 1 & 2):
• Atlas FM has several offices located near each other due to acquisitions. We aim to reduce the number of offices and create regional hubs to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 facilities emissions.
• Transition remaining office hubs to air-source heat pumps where necessary, targeting Net Zero onsite fuel combustion by 2030.
Supply chain (Scope 3):
• Establish a supplier engagement strategy incorporating sustainability metrics into Pre-Qualification Questionnaires and onboarding processes. Introduce Supplier ESG workshops in 2025.
• Use Normative’s supplier questionnaire tool to obtain supplier-specific emissions data and track progress against sustainability targets.
• Work with key cleaning suppliers to identify lower-impact product ranges across all operational sites (cleaning consumables represent 49.45% of activity-level Scope 3 emissions).
• Roll out consolidated waste management contracts with tracking and reporting, targeting zero waste to landfill by 2028.
• Engage logistics providers to obtain supplier-specific data for upstream transportation and distribution (Category 3.4).
Business travel (Scope 3):
• Continue to replace short-haul flights and car travel with rail journeys where possible.
• Encourage uptake of Octopus EV salary sacrifice scheme across the workforce.
Acquisitive growth:
• Factor emissions data capture into the onboarding process for new acquisitions to ensure accurate reporting from day of acquisition.
Declaration
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 006 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 use 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 (where required), 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.
The 2024 carbon footprint has been independently validated by Normative (Emissions Calculation Methodology Version 3.0, August 2025), which applies both activity-based and spend-based methods across all relevant GHG Protocol scopes and complies with the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body).
Name: Chris Wisely
Title: Director
Date: September 2025