Recruitment & HR

Carbon Reduction Plan for Recruitment and HR Firms

Q: We place temporary workers in NHS hospitals. Do their commuting emissions appear in our CRP?

Temporary worker commuting is a grey area. The generally accepted position is that it sits outside your organisational boundary unless you specifically direct or fund their travel. CarbonVerified flags this clearly so your CRP is transparent about what is and is not included.

Q: Our office is fully remote since 2021. Can we still produce a compliant CRP?

Yes. A fully remote firm still has Scope 3 emissions from home energy use (attributable to work), IT equipment, commuting to occasional office meetings, and business travel. CarbonVerified captures all of these and produces a valid CRP even with no direct office footprint.

Q: How do we prove our CRP is genuine and not just a box-ticking document?

PPN 006 compliance requires specific commitments - named senior signatory, baseline year, quantified targets, and a net zero pathway to 2050. CarbonVerified generates all of these based on your actual data, producing a document that stands up to procurement scrutiny.

Recruitment agencies and HR consultancies supplying NHS frameworks, Crown Commercial Service staffing lots, and local authority HR contracts need a Carbon Reduction Plan under PPN 006. CarbonVerified makes it fast and straightforward.

Emissions sources in Recruitment & HR

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 used by consultants for candidate and client visits
Gas heating in leased office premises (where billed to you)

Scope 2 – Indirect Energy

Emissions from purchased electricity, heat, or steam.

Office electricity consumption

Scope 3 – Value Chain

Indirect emissions across your supply chain and activities.

Employee and consultant commuting to offices and client sites
Business travel for client visits, candidate interviews, and events
IT equipment and office consumables procurement
Video conferencing and cloud platform energy (digital Scope 3)
Temporary worker and contractor travel (where tracked)

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 Recruitment & HR suppliers

These are the data and reporting hurdles we see most often in this sector.

Recruitment firms have a very low direct footprint but large Scope 3 from consultant travel and remote working patterns

Temporary workers placed with clients travel on behalf of your assignments but are rarely captured in any emission data

CCS staffing framework lots require CRP documentation at panel stage before individual contracts are placed

High staff turnover in recruitment means commuting emission data changes frequently and is hard to maintain

Frequently asked questions

We place temporary workers in NHS hospitals. Do their commuting emissions appear in our CRP?

Our office is fully remote since 2021. Can we still produce a compliant CRP?

How do we prove our CRP is genuine and not just a box-ticking document?

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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

Carbon Reduction Plan for Recruitment and HR Firms

Emissions sources in Recruitment & HR

Scope 1 – Direct Emissions

Scope 2 – Indirect Energy

Scope 3 – Value Chain

Common challenges for Recruitment & HR suppliers

Frequently asked questions

Create my free Carbon Reduction Plan

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