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Commitment to achieving net zero<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Vanguard Healthcare Solutions Ltd is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions (when all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by the business will be equal to or less than the emissions removed from the environment) at the latest by 2045. An earlier date of Net Zero emissions by 2040 has been set as a stretch target.<\/p>\n

Reducing our GHG emissions brings significant benefits for us, our customers, suppliers and the wider community. Achieving Net Zero is also a legal requirement in the UK by 2050 according to the provisions of the Climate Change Act 2008.<\/p>\n

Baseline Emissions Footprint<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Baseline emissions are the reference point against which current or future emissions are measured. A baseline helps us evaluate our carbon performance and the effectiveness of reduction initiatives by allowing a comparison between a starting position and the actual situation after interventions.<\/p>\n

In measuring energy use and calculating GHG emissions, Vanguard adopted the principles of the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, including the operational control method. The company began collating a quantified carbon footprint for the 2021 baseline year with support from an independent specialist, Carbon Manager, Bath, UK. This 2021 baseline assessment was an initial carbon footprint exercise rather than a full organisational audit; Vanguard screened and reported against the data available at the time, including 7 of the 15 Scope 3 categories, with the intention of broadening the scope and improving the accuracy of data collection and emissions calculations in subsequent reporting years.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Baseline Year: <\/strong>2021 (Jan to Dec)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SCOPE TYPE<\/strong><\/td>\nTOTAL EMISSIONS (metric tonnes (t) of CO2e1<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scope 1 (direct)<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scope 2 (indirect)<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scope 3 (indirect)
Included categories:
Categ. 1: Purchased Goods & Services
Categ. 3: Fuel & Energy Related Activities
Categ. 5: Waste Generated in Operations
Categ. 6: Business Travel
Categ. 7: Employee Commuting
Categ. 9: Downstream Transportation & Distribution<\/em><\/td>\n		659<\/p>\n

82
8
65
205
148
151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Total emissions<\/strong><\/td>\n773<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>
1 <\/sup>Carbon dioxide equivalent: in-line with best practice, Vanguard calculates CO2e, a standard unit of measurement to express different GHGs (e.g. methane, nitrous oxide) on a common basis by conversion according to their global warming potential relative to CO2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Current Emissions Reporting<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Reporting year: <\/strong>2025 (Jan to Dec)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emissions<\/strong><\/td>\nTotal (tCO2<\/sub>e)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scope 1<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scope 2 (location-based)
Scope 2 (market-based)<\/td>\n		182
35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scope 3 (indirect)
Included Categories:
Categ. 1: Purchased Goods & Services<\/em>
Categ. 2: Capital Goods
Categ. 3: Fuel & Energy Related Activities
Categ. 5: Waste Generated in Operations
Categ. 6: Business Travel
Categ. 7: Employee Commuting<\/em><\/td>\n		5,189<\/p>\n

3,327
1,120
462
23
2
153
117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

TOTAL EMISSIONS (using Scope 2 location-based)
TOTAL EMISSIONS (using Scope 2 market-based)<\/strong><\/td>\n		5,437
5,364<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Emissions Totals<\/h3>\n

Total emissions have increased since base year due to growth in business activities and improved accuracy of calculations:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nBase Year 2021<\/strong><\/td>\nReporting Year 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Revenue \u00a3'm<\/td>\n\u00a355.4m<\/td>\n\u00a350.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of business premises<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No of employees<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No of mobile\/modular facilities<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Absolute GHG emissions' totals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scope 1<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scope 2<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scope 3<\/td>\n659<\/td>\n5,189<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Scopes 1, 2 & 3<\/td>\n773<\/td>\n5,437<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carbon intensity<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scopes 1 & 2 tCO2e per \u00a31m revenue<\/td>\n2.06<\/td>\n4.87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scopes 1, 2 & 3 tCO2e per \u00a31m<\/td>\n13.95<\/td>\n106.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scopes 1 & 2 tCO2e per employee<\/td>\n1.12<\/td>\n2.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scopes 1, 2 & 3 tCO2e per employee<\/td>\n7.58<\/td>\n61.78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Notes: Scope 3 emissions have materially increased since 2021 as our approach and data capture techniques improved since the base year.<\/td>\nLimited Scope
3 categories<\/td>\n		Significantly improved coverage of Scope 3 categories<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

For comparability with the baseline, the headline totals and intensity metrics use location-based Scope 2 emissions unless stated otherwise. Note: the 2021 baseline and 2025 reporting year are not directly comparable on a like-for-like basis as Scope 3 category coverage has expanded from 7 to 12 categories. The apparent increase in absolute emissions and intensity metrics since 2021 substantially reflects this expanded scope rather than operational deterioration alone.<\/p>\n

Emissions reduction targets<\/h3>\n

To help us to realise our commitment to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2045, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets:<\/p>\n