Carbon Reduction Plan for Professional Services and Consulting Firms
Management consultancies, advisers, and professional services firms winning public sector work above the PPN 006 threshold must have a verified Carbon Reduction Plan on file. CarbonVerified produces the document without the consultant fees.
Emissions sources in Professional Services & Consulting
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 cars or grey fleet used for client travel
- Gas heating in owned or leased office premises
Scope 2 – Indirect Energy
Emissions from purchased electricity, heat, or steam.
- Office electricity consumption
- Electricity for home offices where company-paid (if applicable)
Scope 3 – Value Chain
Indirect emissions across your supply chain and activities.
- Employee commuting (including hybrid and remote workers)
- Business flights - domestic and international
- Rail and taxi travel for client engagements
- Purchased goods and services (IT equipment, paper, catering)
- Upstream emissions from cloud software and telecoms
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 Professional Services & Consulting suppliers
These are the data and reporting hurdles we see most often in this sector.
Business travel spend is scattered across individual expense claims with no emissions coding
Many firms have minimal Scope 1 and 2 but large Scope 3, which requires more careful estimation
Partners and directors using grey fleet (personal cars for business) is common but hard to measure
Procurement teams sometimes expect a CRP within days of issuing a clarification question
Frequently asked questions
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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