PEI Surgical Unlimited
31 December 2025
PEI Surgical Unlimited is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.
Our organisation is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting the UK Government's Net Zero strategy. This Carbon Reduction Plan outlines our baseline emissions footprint and the measures we will implement to reduce emissions in line with the requirements of Procurement Policy Note 06/21.
Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases that have been produced in the past. Baseline emissions provide the reference point against which emissions reduction can be measured.
It is important to note that while we are using the report from Environmental Efficiency in 2024 as our baseline, this was based on a report in 2020 from the same team with significant actions taken which have resulted in a reduction of our CO2 footprint. We completed the following between 2020 and 2024:
2024
The organisational boundary for this Carbon Reduction Plan includes all Irish operations under the operational control of PEI Surgical Unlimited, including office locations and company-owned vehicles. PEI Surgical has grown significantly over the past years. The colleague numbers at end of 2025 was 145 compared to 125 in 2024.
PEI Surgical commission Environmental Efficiency who have offices in Ireland and the UK (Birmingham) to enhance the sustainability of our operations. To this end, Environmental Efficiency was engaged to review site operations under the categories of Energy, Water, and Waste, providing recommendations to minimize impacts in these areas. A previous sustainability audit conducted by Environmental Efficiency in February 2020 offered several recommendations.
Additionally, Environmental Efficiency carried out an in-depth calculation of PEI's carbon footprint. This includes carbon emissions from PEI's own activities (Scope 1), purchased energy (Scope 2), and the direct emissions associated with the supply chain (Scope 3).
This procedure follows the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), which is widely recognized as the international standard for accounting and reporting greenhouse gas emissions.
Emissions
Total (tCO₂e)
Direct Emissions (Scope 1)
360.7
Indirect Energy Emissions (Scope 2)
58.3
Business Travel (Scope 3)
11.56
Employee Commuting (Scope 3)
30.10
Waste Generated in Operations (Scope 3)
1.61
Upstream Transportation and Distribution (Scope 3)
34.35
Downstream Transportation and Distribution (Scope 3)
9.87
Total Emissions
506.49
Reporting Year: 2025
Emissions
Total (tCO₂e)
Direct Emissions (Scope 1)
378.74
Indirect Energy Emissions (Scope 2)
61.21
Business Travel (Scope 3)
11.79
Employee Commuting (Scope 3)
31.73
Waste Generated in Operations (Scope 3)
2.24
Upstream Transportation and Distribution (Scope 3)
39.47
Downstream Transportation and Distribution (Scope 3)
10.38
Total Emissions
535.55
In order to continue our progress toward achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets:
We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to 267.78 tCO₂e by 2030, representing a reduction of 50% against our baseline year.
Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives may include:
Future initiatives may include:
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 06/21 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.
Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with SECR requirements, and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions has been reported in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body).
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