Carbon Reduction Plan for Cleaning Services Companies
Commercial cleaning contractors working in hospitals, schools, and public buildings are increasingly required to submit a Carbon Reduction Plan under PPN 006. CarbonVerified covers the specific emission sources of a cleaning operation.
Emissions sources in Cleaning Services
Your Carbon Reduction Plan must quantify all material emission sources. Here are the typical sources for your sector.
Scope 1 – Direct Emissions
Emissions from sources you own or control directly.
- Fleet vehicles and vans for supervisor and supply deliveries
- Gas heating in depot, store, or office premises (where billed to you)
Scope 2 – Indirect Energy
Emissions from purchased electricity, heat, or steam.
- Electricity in depot, laundry, and office facilities
- Electricity for industrial laundry and linen operations (if applicable)
Scope 3 – Value Chain
Indirect emissions across your supply chain and activities.
- Cleaning chemical procurement and supply chain
- Single-use consumables - cloths, mops, liners, disposables
- Operative commuting across dispersed, site-based workforce
- Laundry and linen washing at external facilities
- Waste disposal from client sites (where you hold the waste contract)
Every CRP submitted under PPN 006 must meet the same six-point standard regardless of sector — covering baseline footprint, net zero commitment, interim milestones, Scope 1 and 2 data, Scope 3 disclosure, and a signed director declaration. Full CRP requirements →
Common challenges for Cleaning Services suppliers
These are the data and reporting hurdles we see most often in this sector.
A large, dispersed, shift-based workforce makes commuting emission data extremely difficult to collect
Most cleaning operatives work on client premises where the energy account is in the client's name
Chemical procurement data is often held by a purchasing department with no carbon coding
Small cleaning firms can face PPN 006 checks on combined NHS or local authority spend that tips over the threshold
Frequently asked questions
Create my free Carbon Reduction Plan
Answer a few questions about your Cleaning Services operations. We'll calculate your baseline footprint and generate a PPN 006-compliant CRP ready to publish.
- Set up in under 2 minutes
- DESNZ-aligned calculations
- Published, signed, PPN 006-ready
Related tools and guides
- PPN 006 Compliance Checker — check whether your existing CRP meets the standard
- Carbon Reduction Plan tool — generate a compliant, publishable CRP in minutes
- How CarbonVerified works — measure your full Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions