Carbon Reduction Plan for Legal Services Firms
Law firms on government legal services panels and those bidding via Crown Commercial Service frameworks must now demonstrate a Carbon Reduction Plan under PPN 006. CarbonVerified produces the compliant document your legal practice needs.
Emissions sources in Legal 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.
- Company vehicles or grey fleet for court attendances and client visits
- Gas heating in leased office premises (where you are the billing account holder)
Scope 2 – Indirect Energy
Emissions from purchased electricity, heat, or steam.
- Office electricity consumption
- Electricity for server rooms and IT infrastructure on your premises
Scope 3 – Value Chain
Indirect emissions across your supply chain and activities.
- Employee commuting to offices and courts
- Business travel - rail, flights, and taxis for client and court work
- Paper, printing, and legal document production
- IT equipment procurement and disposal
- Outsourced legal process work and third-party agencies
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 Legal Services suppliers
These are the data and reporting hurdles we see most often in this sector.
Most law firms lease their offices and do not receive itemised energy bills directly, complicating Scope 1 and 2 reporting
Court attendance and client travel is spread across individual fee-earner expense claims with no emissions coding
Partner and senior associate grey fleet use (personal cars for business travel) is common and under-reported
Legal firms on CCS panels may face CRP checks across multiple lots simultaneously
Frequently asked questions
Create my free Carbon Reduction Plan
Answer a few questions about your Legal 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