Carbon Reduction Plan

Our Carbon Reduction Plan & Net Zero Commitment

Biodeb Group Ltd (trading as Biodeb Consulting Ltd) is fully committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 for all our United Kingdom operations.

This plan applies to the whole Biodeb Group Ltd bidding entity and is supported and adopted by Biodeb Consulting Ltd. Our Director, a scientist with specialist expertise in business development and manufacturing, provides direct oversight of our environmental strategy and emissions reduction programme.

Our baseline emissions (2023)

We chose 2023 as our baseline year because it represents a typical operational year after we had completed a significant restructuring: we partner only with professional salons and manufacturers who align with our net zero commitment, and all our contract manufacturing was consolidated to the United Kingdom. This gives us a clean, realistic starting point against which to measure genuine progress.

Scope 3 sources we include:

• Purchased goods and services (professional services, IT equipment, office supplies, and goods procured on behalf of clients)
• Upstream transportation (independent haulage – all our logistics partners now use electric fleets)
• Business travel (mainly rail for client advisory visits and technical oversight)
• Waste generated in our office and advisory operations
• Downstream transportation (materials shipped to clients or partners)

Because we have no fleet vehicles of our own and advise only on UK‑based manufacturing, our baseline emissions are already low for a business of our age and type.

Our emissions today (2025 reporting year)

We have continued to drive emissions down. In our most recent reporting year (2025), we achieved:

We have already cut our total emissions by 6.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, a 9.3% reduction, through practical, completed projects (see below).

Our commitment to net zero 2050

We are fully signed up to the UK government’s net zero by 2050 target for UK operations. Our Director has formally approved this commitment, and it is embedded in our strategic planning.

To ensure transparency, we publish this Carbon Reduction Plan on our website and review it annually. We will also report our progress through the NHS Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment each year.

Completed carbon reduction initiatives (what we have already done)

• LED lighting retrofit – Installed LED lighting with motion sensors across our office and advisory spaces, saving 1.8 tCO₂e per year (Scope 2).
• Smart heating controls – Fitted programmable thermostats and zone heating controls at our premises, cutting gas use by 1.3 tCO₂e per year (Scope 1).
• 100% electric fleet haulage – Switched all our third‑party logistics to independent haulage partners that run electric fleets, eliminating diesel from goods transport and saving 4.5 tCO₂e per year (Scope 3).
• Supplier consolidation – Reduced the number of professional service and goods suppliers, prioritising those within 100 miles of our office, saving 2.0 tCO₂e per year (Scope 3).
• Staff energy awareness training – Delivered mandatory energy‑saving training to all Biodeb Consulting Ltd staff, saving 0.5 tCO₂e per year (Scope 2).
• Waste segregation programme – Increased recycling from 40% to 75% in our office operations, saving 1.2 tCO₂e per year (Scope 3).

Total saving from completed initiatives: 11.3 tCO₂e per year (a 17.2% reduction against our 2023 baseline).

Future carbon reduction initiatives (what we plan to do)

• On‑site solar PV – Install roof‑mounted solar panels at our main office location by 2027, generating ~15,000 kWh of renewable electricity per year and saving an estimated 4.0 tCO₂e per year (Scope 2).
• 100% renewable energy tariff – Switch to a certified green electricity tariff for all our facilities by the end of 2026, saving a further 3.0 tCO₂e per year (Scope 2).
• Air‑source heat pumps – Replace natural gas boilers with heat pumps at our premises by 2028, saving approximately 5.0 tCO₂e per year (Scope 1).
• Electric vehicle charging points – Install EV chargers at our office by 2027 to encourage staff to switch to electric commuting.
• Zero‑waste office – Achieve 95% waste diversion from landfill by 2028 through advanced recycling and composting, saving 1.5 tCO₂e per year (Scope 3).
• Sustainable procurement for clients – Advise our clients to transition to 100% post‑consumer recycled and home‑compostable packaging by 2026, saving an estimated 2.0 tCO₂e per year (Scope 3). We recommend only recyclable packaging from suppliers that fully align with our carbon reduction and modern slavery standards.
• Supplier net zero requirements – From 2027, require our top ten professional service and goods suppliers (by spend) to publish their own carbon reduction plans and show year‑on‑year reductions, targeting a 5.0 tCO₂e saving (Scope 3).
• Remote advisory visits – Increase virtual client meetings and remote technical oversight where physical presence is not essential, reducing business travel emissions by 0.5 tCO₂e per year (Scope 3).

Total expected additional saving from future initiatives: ~22.0 tCO₂e per year – which would bring our total emissions down to approximately 37.7 tCO₂e by 2028 (a 43% reduction from our 2023 baseline).

Our emissions reduction targets (milestones to 2050)

We will report our progress against these targets every year in our annual Carbon Reduction Plan update.

Partnering with professional salons and manufacturers

Today, Biodeb Consulting does not operate any salon or manufacturing facility directly. Instead, we partner with a network of professional salons and UK‑based manufacturers for all our project work and advisory engagements. Those partners are independent businesses, but we encourage them to adopt energy‑efficient practices and we share our carbon reduction guidance with them as part of our wider sustainability commitment. Through our consultancy, we help these partners measure, report, and reduce their own emissions.

Our sustainable procurement commitment

As a consultancy, we take full responsibility for the goods and services we procure on behalf of ourselves and our clients. We recommend and use only recyclable or sustainable materials, and we source exclusively from companies that align with:

• Our carbon reduction emissions standards (low‑carbon transport, renewable energy in production)
• Our modern slavery standards (Supplier Code of Conduct, no forced labour, ethical labour practices)

Every supplier we engage must sign our Supplier Code of Conduct and provide evidence of their own emissions reduction plans before we place an order or recommend them to a client.

Declaration

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 06/21 and the associated guidance and reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans. Emissions have been reported using the GHG Reporting Protocol corporate standard and the appropriate UK Government conversion factors.

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions are reported in line with SECR requirements (where applicable), and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions follows the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard.

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors of Biodeb Group Ltd.

Signed on behalf of Biodeb Group Ltd

Biodun Olusesan

Director

Biodeb Group Ltd

Date: 30/09/2025