Carbon Reduction Plan
3-Year Strategy (2026–2028) for achieving Net Zero by 2050
Vepler Ltd
Vepler Ltd is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 40% by 2028 as part of our pathway to Net Zero, aligned with the UK Government's climate targets.
- Baseline Year:
- 2025
- Baseline Emissions:
- 7.16 tCO2e
- Plan Published:
- January 2026
- Next Review:
- January 2027
About this plan
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been developed in accordance with PPN 06/21 and the associated technical guidance. It sets out our baseline emissions, reduction targets, and the specific measures we are implementing to decarbonise our operations.
As a property data infrastructure provider, our operations span software development, cloud hosting, and technical consulting. This plan addresses the emissions profile specific to these activities.
Baseline emissions footprint
Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases produced in the past and were calculated in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. Baseline emissions form the reference point against which future emissions reductions will be measured.
Baseline Year: 2025
| Emissions Source | tCO2e |
|---|---|
| Scope 1Direct emissions from owned/controlled sources | 0.02 |
| — Office heating | 0.02 |
| Scope 2Indirect emissions from purchased electricity | 0.01 |
| — Office electricity | 0.01 |
| Scope 3Other indirect emissions | 7.13 |
| — Business travel | 0.00 |
| — Employee commuting & homeworking | 1.77 |
| — Cloud infrastructure | 5.30 |
| — Waste generated in operations | 0.01 |
| — Upstream transportation & distribution | 0.05 |
| — Downstream transportation & distribution | 0.00 |
| Total Emissions | 7.16 |
Emissions calculated using UK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting (2024), the SME Climate Hub Carbon Calculator, and power-based estimates for cloud infrastructure using UK grid carbon intensity (0.207 kg CO2e/kWh).
Our emissions profile
As a fully remote software and data infrastructure business, our emissions profile differs significantly from traditional industries:
- Near-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions — With a fully remote workforce and minimal office usage, our direct emissions account for less than 1% of our total footprint.
- Cloud infrastructure is 74% of total — Our dedicated servers and cloud instances hosted in UK data centres power our property data APIs and processing pipelines.
- Employee homeworking is 25% of total — The energy used by employees working from home, including heating, lighting, and computing equipment.
- Zero business travel emissions — We operate a virtual-first model with no regular business travel requirements.
3-Year Carbon Reduction Strategy (2026–2028)
This plan sets out a focused 3-year strategy to reduce our carbon footprint, measured against our 2025 baseline of 7.16 tCO2e. Our approach prioritises cloud infrastructure optimisation (74% of emissions) and employee support initiatives.
Beyond this 3-year plan, we are committed to achieving 50% reduction by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050, aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) guidance for limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
3-Year implementation roadmap
Our carbon reduction strategy is organised into three annual phases, each building on the previous year's achievements. This roadmap details the specific initiatives and expected impact for each year.
Foundation measures (already in place)
- Fully remote working model — Eliminating daily commuting emissions
- Zero business travel policy — All meetings via video conferencing
- UK-based data centres — Water cooling technology (PUE ~1.15)
- API response caching — Reducing redundant compute operations
2026: Infrastructure Optimisation
Target: 10% reduction (0.72 tCO2e saved) — Focus on quick wins through infrastructure efficiency improvements.
- Q1Server consolidation audit — Review 7 dedicated servers and 4 cloud instances to identify consolidation opportunities. Expected impact: 20-30% power reduction.
- Q2Database query optimisation — Systematic review of Elasticsearch and PostgreSQL queries to reduce compute cycles and energy consumption.
- Q3Workload scheduling optimisation — Schedule batch processing during off-peak hours to improve server utilisation and reduce idle power consumption.
- Q4Green hosting provider evaluation — Complete evaluation of providers with higher renewable energy percentages for Year 2 migration planning.
2027: Green Hosting Migration
Target: 25% cumulative reduction (1.79 tCO2e saved) — Major infrastructure transition to renewable-powered hosting.
- Q1Begin green hosting migration — Start transitioning workloads to hosting providers powered by renewable energy sources.
- Q2Employee home energy programme launch — Support employees switching to renewable energy tariffs at home, reducing homeworking emissions (25% of total).
- Q3Complete primary infrastructure migration — Production APIs and databases running on green-powered infrastructure.
- Q4Carbon-aware computing pilot — Begin pilot programme for time-shifting batch workloads based on UK grid carbon intensity.
2028: Carbon-Aware Operations
Target: 40% cumulative reduction (2.86 tCO2e saved) — Intelligent carbon management and residual emissions strategy.
- Q1Full carbon-aware computing deployment — All batch workloads automatically scheduled during periods of high renewable availability using real-time grid data.
- Q2100% renewable hosting achieved — Complete migration to renewable-powered infrastructure, eliminating Scope 3 hosting emissions.
- Q3Residual emissions strategy — Implement verified carbon removal investments (Gold Standard, Verra, or Woodland Carbon Code) for unavoidable emissions.
- Q43-year review and 2030 planning — Comprehensive review of progress and development of strategy for achieving 50% reduction by 2030.
Green software practices
As a software company, we recognise that code efficiency directly translates to carbon efficiency. We are implementing green software development practices aligned with the Green Software Foundation principles:
- Carbon efficiency — Emit the least carbon possible per unit of work
- Energy efficiency — Use the least amount of energy possible
- Carbon awareness — Do more when the electricity is cleaner and less when dirtier
- Hardware efficiency — Use the least amount of embodied carbon possible
- Measurement — What you cannot measure, you cannot improve
Declaration and sign-off
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 and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.
Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported following the GHG Protocol methodology, 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.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body).
Review and updates
This 3-year Carbon Reduction Plan will be reviewed and updated annually in January. Each annual review will assess progress against year-specific targets and adjust the roadmap based on technological developments, business changes, and lessons learned.
At the conclusion of this 3-year strategy (2029), we will publish a comprehensive assessment and develop the next phase roadmap towards our 2030 and 2050 targets.
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