<p>The metrics that matter</p>
172.31 tonnes of CO2 equivalence (the standard unit for measuring greenhouse gas emissions) were emitted into the atmosphere as a result of Metrikus existing and operating over the course of 2022.
That's 4.1t per employee and 0.047t per ft2 of office space.
Sources of our 2022 emissions
Our emissions by scope
All sources of emissions come from one of three categories, also known as scopes. Categorizing emissions into scopes helps businesses understand where their impact is coming from, and where they should focus their reduction efforts.
Scope 1Direct greenhouse gas emissions that are controlled or owned by an organization: such as the combustion of fossil fuels in boilers or vehicles. We don’t have gas in our offices or own any vehicles, which is why our scope 1 emissions are 0.
Scope 2Indirect greenhouse gas emissions from the consumption of purchased electricity, heat, or steam. Does not include electricity from renewable sources.
Scope 3Indirect greenhouse gas emissions from activities outside of an organization's own operations, such as emissions from suppliers, transport, and travel – this even includes emissions from consumers using your company’s products. Scope 3 emissions are notoriously difficult to accurately measure.
It’s important to contextualize and benchmark our emissions in order to get a better understanding of our impact and track progress.
Industry averageThe average emissions for UK companies of similar revenue to ours in the IT, software, and computer industry are 627t (tonnes) per year. Of these 627t, 131t are from purchased goods and services.
Overall we are below the industry average, but have comparatively high emissions from purchased goods and services.
Industry average emissions
Intensity ratiosIntensity ratios are a comparison of revenue and emissions, and are a great way to standardize the emissions of a growing company.
Each year our total emissions have increased, and this is expected: we have had more employees and more clients, so naturally our emissions have grown alongside our business activities. It’s important that we keep monitoring our intensity ratio as a consistent measure of environmental performance while our company expands.
Our yearly intensity ratios
It's down 75% from 2021, but up 47% from 2020.
* This is a comparison of our revenue and emissions.
Our primary goal is to eliminate scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2025. As an SME (fewer than 500 employees), that would qualify us as net zero according to Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) standards.
We want to go further than this and keep reducing our scope 3 emissions by engaging with our suppliers and optimizing our cloud-related emissions: work which is already in progress.