At Cleartone Telecoms we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint. The Carbon Reduction Plan outlines our strategy to minimise greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) across our operations, supply chain and product lifecycle. By sharing this plan, we aim to demonstrate transparency and accountability in our environmental efforts.

Scope and Objectives:
This plan addresses Scope 1 (direct emissions), Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy), and Scope 3 (other indirect emissions, supply chain and product use) emissions. Our goal is to achieve a 40% reduction in carbon emissions by 2035 compared to our 2024 baseline, with a longer term goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.

Baseline Emissions:
To establish a starting point, we conducted a carbon footprint assessment for 2024:
    Scope 1: 10t CO2e (company vehicles)
    Scope 2: 103t CO2e (purchased energy)
    Scope 3: (included sources) 1500t CO2e
        Upstream T&D - 750t
        Waste - 3t
        Contractor/Business travel - 2t
        Employee commuting - 345t
        Downstream T&D - 400t
    Total 1613t CO2e

Key Strategies and Actions:
1) Energy Efficiency in Operations
Action: Transition to 100% renewable energy for all offices and manufacturing by 2045
Impact: Reduce Scope 2 emissions
Timeline: Begin sourcing renewable energy contracts by 2035. At this time review potential for solar panels with leaseholder and availability of commercial heat pumps to reduce reliance on gas for heating.

2) Sustainable Supply Chain
Action: Partner with suppliers to reduce Scope 3 emissions by 20% by 2040
Impact: Reduce Scope 3 emissions by 300t CO2e
Timeline: Conduct supplier audits from 2030 - The main obstacle to achieving our goal is whilst we source most of our components locally, some complex components are currently only manufactured in China. Once the capability to locally produce is met we will switch suppliers to reduce our carbon footprint.

Action: Reuse all packaging
Impact: Reduce Scope 3 emissions
Timeline: To be actioned immediately.

3) Employee and Community Engagement
Action: Invest in electric vehicles to reduce emissions and support local carbon offset projects
Impact: Reduce Scope 1 emissions and contribute to reducing Scope 3 emissions
Timeline: 2030 - invest in electric vehicles. 2035 support local carbon offset projects - scale dependant on our Scope 3 emissions at the time.

Action: Encourage walk/cycle to work schemes, employee car share or public transport use
Impact: Reduce Scope 3 emissions
Timeline: to be in place pre 2030

Monitoring and Reporting:
From 2030 we plan to publish an annual report detailing our progress. We will regularly review and update this plan to incorporate new technologies and industry best practices.

Commitment to Achieving Net Zero:
Cleartone Telecoms Ltd is committed to achieving net zero emission by 2050.