01About us and why this matters
KEES (Keenos Energy and Environmental Services) is a family-run sustainability consultancy founded on a single principle: that meaningful environmental outcomes are best delivered through engineering rigour. We work with public and private sector organisations to reduce their energy consumption, measure and manage their carbon emissions, and achieve compliance with environmental legislation.
In our first full year of operation (2025), we supported 12+ clients across construction, education, public sector, leisure and manufacturing, delivered 10 Energy Managers Association workshops reaching 75+ professionals, and helped clients identify and verify tens of thousands of tonnes of CO₂e savings.
We recognise that the credibility of the advice we give to clients depends entirely on how we run our own business. This Climate Action Plan sets out our commitment to reducing our own environmental impact, the steps we will take to do so, and how we will hold ourselves accountable.
02Our commitment
2.1 Our 1.5 degree commitment
KEES recognises the urgent and scientifically established need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, in line with the Paris Agreement. We commit to taking action to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and to supporting the global ambition to reach net zero by 2050.
As a sustainability consultancy, our purpose is to accelerate others' decarbonisation. We hold ourselves to the same standard we set for our clients: that measurement, accountability and continuous improvement are not optional extras but the foundation of credible climate action. We will not use carbon offset credits to claim reductions against our targets. Our commitment is to reduce emissions through operational change and supply chain engagement.
2.2 Governance and approval
This Climate Action Plan has been approved by Kiro Tamer, Director, as the highest governing authority of KEES. Kiro holds accountability for the delivery of this plan. This accountability sits with the role, not the individual, ensuring continuity regardless of any change in personnel.
This plan will be reviewed and updated at least every 36 months and published on the KEES website so that it is accessible to all stakeholders.
03Our footprint
3.1 How we measure our emissions
KEES measures its greenhouse gas emissions in line with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard. Our emissions inventory covers Scope 1 (direct emissions from our own operations), Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy) and Scope 3 (other indirect emissions across our value chain). Emissions are calculated using the UK Government Carbon Conversion Factors published by DESNZ and industry-verified product and process factors.
As a micro-consultancy, our direct operational footprint is low. The most material emissions categories for KEES are business travel via private hybrid vehicle (Scope 1), home office energy use (Scope 2), and purchased goods and services (Scope 3, Category 1). We have completed our first full emissions inventory for the 2025 reporting period. We did not want to settle with the minimum: all key business expenses, digital marketing, branded clothing and electronic equipment are tracked and included above and beyond standard Scope 1, 2 and 3 for business travel.
Our home office electricity is supplied via Octopus Energy's 100% renewable tariff (0 kgCO₂e/kWh market-based). We report on a location-based basis (0.177 kgCO₂e/kWh, DESNZ 2025 provisional) for a conservative, independently verifiable baseline. We will consider dual reporting in our next annual update.
KEES uses AI-assisted tools to enhance our capacity as a micro-consultancy. We acknowledge that AI inference carries a real carbon cost and commit to including it in our Scope 3 inventory once reliable per-session energy data is available from providers.
3.2 What is included and what is left out
Our Scope 3 inventory currently includes the following categories:
- Category 1: Purchased goods and services (software, tools, professional subscriptions)
- Category 6: Business travel (client site visits, professional body meetings)
- Category 7: Employee commuting (home-based, expected to be negligible)
The following categories have been excluded at this stage: downstream transport (Category 9), use of sold products (Category 11), and end-of-life treatment of sold products (Category 12), as KEES is a professional services business with no physical products. We will review these exclusions as our measurement capability develops and as our business model evolves.
3.3 Our emissions at a glance
04Our targets
KEES is committed to achieving net zero across Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040, and net zero across Scope 1, 2 and 3 by 2050, consistent with science-based trajectories aligned to the Paris Agreement.
The targets below are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. They reflect the areas where KEES's footprint is most material.
Establish and maintain an annual emissions baseline
Calculate and publish KEES's Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions annually, starting with the 2025 reporting year, using UK Government Carbon Conversion Factors.
Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 35% against the 2025 baseline
Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions in line with the trajectory below, developed using the SBTi SME target-setting calculator. KEES is working in line with the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, on which KEES has produced a client briefing. We will formalise submission to SBTi as the standard is finalised.
Minimise business travel emissions
Prioritise rail over road for all journeys over 35 miles. Where a client site visit requires driving, plan routes to minimise mileage. Aim to reduce business travel tCO₂e year on year once the baseline is established.
Switch the home office to a renewable energy tariff
Ensure all electricity consumed by KEES operations is supplied via a 100% renewable tariff.
Embed climate criteria into procurement
By December 2026, review all recurring supplier relationships (software, tools, professional services) and preference suppliers with a stated climate commitment or net zero target.
Scope 3 supplier and travel engagement
Engage the top five recurring suppliers to understand their emissions reduction commitments by December 2027. Set and publish a travel intensity target (tCO₂e per client engagement) once two years of baseline data are available.
Grow and quantify positive client impact
Continue to grow the volume and depth of emissions reduction support delivered to clients. Track and report total tCO₂e influenced through KEES engagements each year. Maintain a minimum client influence ratio of 10,000:1 against KEES's own annual footprint.
05How we will get there
5.1 Stakeholder engagement
KEES recognises that addressing the climate crisis requires collaboration beyond our own operations. The table below sets out how we engage with key stakeholders as part of delivering this plan.
5.2 Resources
- People. Kiro Tamer holds full responsibility for the delivery of this plan. Given KEES's size, this is integrated into day-to-day operations rather than requiring dedicated additional headcount.
- Budget. KEES commits to covering the cost of annual emissions measurement, the renewable energy tariff and any required supplier assessments as part of its operating budget. This will be reviewed and disclosed annually.
- Technical tools. Emissions will be calculated using UK Government Carbon Conversion Factors, consistent with the methodology applied to client work. Client impact metrics are tracked through KEES's project records.
06Transparency and reporting
6.1 Publicly available
KEES is committed to being open and honest about its progress. This Climate Action Plan is publicly available on the KEES website. It will be reviewed and updated at least every 36 months, with progress against targets reported annually.
Where our actions have been effective, we will say so. Where they have not, we will be honest about what we have learned and what we plan to do differently.
6.2 Link to Environmental Impact Risk Assessment
KEES recognises that climate action is closely linked to broader environmental impact. Alongside this plan, KEES will develop and maintain an Environmental Impact Risk Assessment covering the B Corp ESC impact area. This assessment will evaluate risks linked to our own operations, our clients, our procurement and any financial decisions. It will be published on the KEES website and updated regularly.
KEES also recognises that the climate crisis and the nature crisis are inseparable. Consistent with the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the Global Biodiversity Framework's 30x30 target, we will assess our nature-related risks and dependencies by December 2027, preference suppliers with stated biodiversity commitments, and proactively raise nature-based considerations on projects with material land-use or ecosystem implications.
6.3 Our multiplier commitment
KEES's greatest contribution to climate action lies in what we enable others to do.
For every tonne KEES emits, we commit to support and verify at least 10,000 tonnes worth of emissions reductions.
In 2025, KEES supported and verified 58,322 tCO₂e in client emissions reductions, helped identify 33% energy and carbon savings for Lewes District Council, and trained over 75 energy professionals through the Energy Managers Association, against our own operational footprint of 1.118 tCO₂e. The two figures together, our own footprint and our client impact, tell the full story of KEES's contribution to a net zero economy.
This model plays out in practice. Through day-to-day use of our co-working office (a Scope 3 Category 1 expense), we identified energy efficiency opportunities the building's operators had not yet acted on. This led directly to a formal engagement, an energy efficiency programme, a Scope 3 assessment and a net zero pathway for the facility, which will reduce the carbon intensity of the space we occupy and, with it, our own Scope 3 emissions.
07Contact
For questions, feedback, or to discuss this plan, please contact Kiro Tamer at kiro@kees.co.uk.