Carbon Emissions Report
Introduction
This report presents Rugbi Industrial Supplies’ Greenhouse Gas emissions/carbon footprint, developed in line with GHG protocol Guidance. The Carbon Reduction Plan has been prepared by Green Business Centre in collaboration with Rugbi Industrial Supplies.
This carbon footprint evaluation was prepared for Rugbi Industrial supplies for the 2025 reporting period.
Organisation Background |
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Name: | Rugbi Industrial supplies |
Business Description: | Rugbi Industrial Supplies is one of the UK’s leading independent suppliers of:
This report covers the following site: The Court Yard, D'Arcy Business Park, Neath SA10 6EJ
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Report Period | Reporting period date (1/1/25-31/12/25) |
Total Emissions (location based) |
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Scope 1 Emissions | 31.93 tCO2e |
Scope 2 Emissions (location-based) | 9.25 tCO2e |
Scope 3 Emissions | 1934 tCO2e |
Executive Summary
Rugbi Industrial Supplies’ total GHG emissions for 2025 were 1,975.53 tCO2e, of which Scope 3 accounted for 97.9%. The footprint is dominated by the purchase of goods for resale including clothing, footwear, PPE, helmets, etc. Purchased goods and services account for a significant portion of the company’s emissions. Rugbi Industrial Supplies’ supply chain is therefore central to its decarbonisation challenge. The planned upgrades to the building and infrastructure to meet the expanding business requirements are the single largest opportunity to reduce operational emissions.
Key recommendations:
Controllable: Upgrade lighting, install PIR, consider solar, adjust procedures so further data can be gathered.
Influenceable: Work with suppliers to develop an understanding of cradle-to-grave emissions of purchased products.
External: Explore grants, green finance and Power Purchase Agreements to fund the new site measures and solar.
Commitment to Carbon Reduction
This report was prepared for Rugbi Industrial Supplies to support the Management in the reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions. It is also intended as a communication tool to demonstrate to stakeholders that Rugbi Industrial Supplies has identified its emissions profile and is committed to act on climate change. The intended users of this report are staff of Rugbi Industrial Supplies, clients, potential clients and members of the public.
Net Zero Commitment
Rugbi Industrial Supplies is committed to achieving Net Zero by 2050 (or sooner).
To support this, Rugbi Industrial Supplies will focus on reducing direct emission sources and actively engage with its wider supply chain to increase detail of emissions- measuring and to reduce emissions. This Report outlines the Rugbi Industrial Supplies baseline GHG emissions, near-term targets and long-term goals.
Process and Methodology
Organisational Boundary
The organisational boundary sets out the operations included within Rugbi Industrial Supplies’ assessment for purposes of GHG accounting and reporting. The emissions categories under the GHG protocol are as follows:
Scope 1: Direct emissions
GHG emissions from sources directly owned or controlled by the organisation. The three catogries are:
- Stationary combustion- Fuel burned in fixed sources such as boilers, or generators
- Mobile combustion- fuel consumed by company-owned or operated vehicles and equipment.
- Fugitive emissions- Unintentional releases of greenhouse gases such as refrigerant leaks.
Scope 2: Indirect emissions from Energy
GHG emissions associated with the purchase of electricity or heat. These emissions occur at the point of generation but are attributed to the organisation consuming the electricity or heat.
Scope 3 Indirect Emissions
All other indirect GHG emissions occurring across an organisation’s value chain both upstream and downstream of its own operations. These GHG emissions are the consequence of the organisation’s activities but occur at sources it does not own or control.
Operational boundary
This report has been prepared using the operational control approach in accordance with GHG Protocol Corporate Standard. This approach means 100% of emissions for which Rugbi Industrial Supplies has authority to introduce and implement operating policies are included. The operational boundary decides which emissions sources are included. Rugbi Industrial Supplies’ inventory covers Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions with all fifteen categories of scope 3 being assessed. Table 1 summarises the sources included or excluded from Rugbi Industrial Supplies carbon.
Table 1. Assessment of Emissions sources
Scope of GHG emission | Emission Source | Included/ Excluded | Context |
1 | Stationary Combustion | Included | Emissions from fixed sources such as boilers, or generators. Rugbi Industrial Supplies’ site does not have any stationary combustion sources such as boilers or generators. |
1 | Mobile Combustion | Included | Emissions from fuel consumed in company owned vehicles or mobile equipment
Rugbi Industrial Supplies operate 3 vans used for the transport and distribution of goods. Fuel is monitored through fuel cards, and telematic systems are in place |
1 | Fugitive Emissions | Included | Emissions arising from refrigerant systems or F-gas leaks.
Rugbi Industrial Supplies do not operate any FGAS systems where service logs are maintained and only have a small number of fridges for resale stored. |
2 | Electricity (Location Based) | Included | Grid electricity consumption calculated using the average emissions intensity of the National Grid.
Emissions were calculated using National Grid average emissions factors for the three monitored meters. This figure includes emissions from the Company’s 3 electric vehicles as they are predominantly charged at the office.
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2 | Electricity (Market Based) | Excluded | Grid electricity consumption calculated using supplier-specific emission factors to reflect renewable energy purchases.
Emissions calculated using supplier-specific factors for the three monitored meters. The supplier-specific figure accounts for renewable energy purchases made through contractual instruments such as REGOs and reflects Rugbi Industrial Supplies purchasing decisions.
This figure includes emissions from the Company’s 3 electric vehicles as they are predominantly charged at the office. Rugbi Industrial Supplies do not currently purchase green tariff electricity and British Gas don’t publish the 2025/26 fuel mix until October. |
3 | Purchased Goods and Services | Included | Emissions from extraction, production, & transportation of goods and services purchased or acquired.
Emissions calculated using spend-based emission factors and estimated usage is utilised for water supply. |
3 | Capital Goods | Included | Emissions from extraction, production, & transportation of capital goods purchased or acquired.
Emissions calculated using spend-based emission factors. |
3 | Fuel and Energy Related Actives | Included | Emissions associated with the extraction production and transportation of fuels & energy used including well-to-tank losses, grid transmission/ distribution losses.
Well-to-tank emissions and transmission/distribution losses calculated using data gathered for Scope 1 and Scope 2. |
3 | Upstream Transportation and Distribution | Included | Emissions from transportation and distribution of products purchased by Rugbi Industrial Supplies and its Tier 1 suppliers and its own operations (in vehicles and facilities not owned or controlled by the reporting company). The transportation and distribution services purchased by Rugbi Industrial Supplies, include inbound logistics, outbound logistics (e.g., of sold products).
Emissions calculated using spend for transportation activities between Rugbi Industrial Supplies and its Tier 1 suppliers, data only currently where Rugbi have incurred a cost as majority of shipping is included in purchase price.
For the courier services Rugbi Industrial Supplies purchased for its sold products this report currently assumes all costs are covered by Rugbi. Emissions calculated from a mixture of spend, and information provided by couriers. |
3 | Waste Generated in Operations | Included | Emissions from disposal and treatment of waste generated by Rugbi Industrial Supplies operations
Emissions calculated using spend on waste carriers by Rugbi Industrial Supplies. |
3 | Business Travel | Included | Emissions from transportation of employees for business-related activities during the reporting year in vehicles not owned or operated by Rugbi Industrial Supplies.
Emissions calculated using data from business mileage claims by two sales employees. |
3 | Employee Commuting | Included | Emissions from employee commuting and homeworking covering travel and energy use whilst working from home.
Emissions calculated using data gathered using staff survey. |
3 | Upstream Leased Assets | Included | Emissions from the operation of assets leased by the company not included in Scope 1 or 2, such as leased equipment or premises.
Rugbi Industrial Supplies do not have any upstream leased assets |
3 | Downstream Transportation and Distribution | Excluded | Emissions from the transportation and distribution of goods sold by the company, where transport costs are paid by the customer.
Data is not currently separated from Upstream transportation and distribution data. |
3 | Processing of Sold Products | Excluded | Emissions from the processing of intermediate products sold by Rugbi Industrial Supplies, carried out by third parties downstream.
Products despatched as finished goods not intermediate products. Data not currently captured. |
3 | Use of sold products | Excluded | Emissions from use of goods and services sold by Rugbi Industrial Supplies to end consumers.
Data not currently captured |
3 | End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products | Excluded | Emissions from waste disposal and treatment of products sold by the reporting company Rugbi Industrial Supplies at the end of their life.
Data not currently captured |
3 | Downstream Leased Assets | Included | Emissions from the operation of assets owned by Rugbi Industrial Supplies and leased to third parties, not included in Scope 1 or 2.
Rugbi Industrial Supplies does not lease out any assets to third parties |
3 | Franchises | Included | Emissions from the operation of franchises not included in Rugbi Industrial Supplies Scope 1 or 2 reporting.
Rugbi Industrial Supplies does not have any franchises |
3 | Investments | Included | Emissions associated with Rugbi Industrial Supplies’ investments, including equity, debt, and project finance.
Rugbi Industrial Supplies holds no investments, equity, debt or project finance not included in scope 1 or 2.
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Calculation Methodology
This carbon footprint has been calculated using emissions factors sourced from the following references:
- DEFRA GHG conversion factors 2025
- DEFRA SIC code emissions factors
Emissions factors are calculated by multiplying activity data by the relevant emissions factor.
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Carbon Footprint
This section presents the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions footprint of Rugbi Industrial Supplies for the 2025 reporting period. This is the first time Rugbi Industrial Supplies has produced a Carbon footprint and will act as the baseline for subsequent reporting years and will be the yardstick against which progress towards Net Zero will be measured.
Table 2 presents the GHG emissions for 2025 broken down by Scope. The total emissions for Rugbi Industrial Supplies for the period were 1,975.53 tCO2e.
Table 2 and Figure 1: Rugbi Industrial Supplies Breakdown of Emissions Across Scopes
Location Based | ||
Scope | tCO2e | % |
Scope 1 | 32 | 1.6 |
Scope 2 | 9 | 0.5 |
Scope 3 | 1934 | 97.9 |
Total | 1976 | 100% |
Intensity Metrics | ||
Emissions per £M Turnover (tCO2e/£M) | 439 | |
Emissions per FT Employee (tCO2e/employee) | 70.6 | |
Emissions per sq. ft. of Useable floor Area. (tCO2e/sqft) | 0.2 | |
Scope 3 emissions accounted for 97.9% and represents the largest emission contribution. This was followed by Scope 1 accounting for 1.6 % and Scope 2 accounting for 0.5%.
Table 3 Rugbi Industrial Supplies GHG emissions Summary 2025.
Scope | GHG Emissions Source | tCO2e | % |
Scope 1 | Stationary Combustion | 0 | 0 |
Mobile Combustion | 31.93 | 1.6 | |
Fugitive Emissions | 0 | 0 | |
Scope 2 | Electricity (Location Based) | 9.25 | 0.5 |
Scope 3 | Purchased Goods and Services | 1,778.28 | 90.02 |
Capital Goods | 55.93 | 2.83 | |
Fuel and Energy Related Actives | 11.17 | 0.57 | |
Upstream Transportation and Distribution | 8.40 | 0.43 | |
Waste Generated in Operations | 1.38 | 0.07 | |
Business Travel | 7.08 | 0.36 | |
Employee Commuting | 72.15 | 3.65 | |
Upstream Leased Assets | 0 | 0 | |
Downstream Transportation and Distribution | 0 | 0 | |
Processing of Sold Products | 0 | 0 | |
Use of sold products | 0 | 0 | |
End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products | 0 | 0 | |
Downstream Leased Assets | 0 | 0 | |
Franchises | 0 | 0 | |
Investments | 0 | 0 |
Site Visit Analysis.
Company overview
Rugbi Industrial Supplies is a Welsh-based supplier of corporate clothing, PPE, site safety equipment, spill management products, janitorial products and professional hand tools founded in 1990. The business currently operates from 3 connected units on the D’arcy Business Park in Neath. The units have a total useable floor area of 11000Sqft.
Rugbi Industrial Supplies employs 28 full-time staff and 2 part-time staff. The site operates 7:30am-5pm Monday to Friday.
Building
The site operates as a warehouse space, a production centre and office. The warehouse is a mixture of two storey and single storey with mezzanine sections. Plans are currently in place to adjust the layout to accommodate expanding business needs. This will include development of a larger sales area, adding additional mezzanine floors and reorganising storage layout.
Currently the warehouse is not heated or cooled, and other areas only use plug-in electric radiators when required. Since minimal heating or cooling is utilised, there is no significant saving to be achieved through improving the thermal efficiency of the building fabric.
Energy Management
Rugbi Industrial Supplies currently produce electricity monitoring spreadsheets based on supplier bills. No dedicated energy performance indicators are currently tracked, and formal year-on-year analysis has not been undertaken. Rugbi Industrial Supplies are utilising this process to implement formal energy monitoring process and systems.
Heating and Hot water
Heating is achieved in the building through the use of portable electric radiators and they are only utilised if required. Hot water used in toilet and kitchen is provided by electric hot water heaters. Improvements to heating and hot water would yield limited savings.
Cooling, Ventilation & refrigeration
No cooling or ventilation or significant refrigeration systems in place.
Lighting
The lighting at the site is a mixture of LEDs and fluorescents. The high bay and low bay lighting utilised in the storage areas of the warehouse has been converted to LEDs. The production area and offices are a mixture of different fluorescent panels. During the proposed changes to the building, upgrading the lighting in these areas could have significant long-term savings.
Purchased goods and services
Rugbi Industrial Supplies purchase a wide range of manufactured goods for resale ranging from clothing to spill management products. These items come from 143 individual suppliers. Rugbi Industrial Supplies is driven by customer requirements and is primarily commercial, although Rugbi does highlight sustainability positives identified within the products it purchases. However, cost is still an important factor as more sustainable options tend to be significantly more expensive.
Beyond the products for resale Rugbi Industrial Supplies’ other purchased goods and services are services such as office management services, IT services and other general administrative services.
Processes
Products are supplied by manufacturers to Rugbi Industrial Supplies where they are stored for sale, embroidered, undergo apparel printing or sign printing, depending on the products and customer requirements.
Manufacturers deliver different products to the site. The cost of this transport is typically covered by the supplier and only paid for by Rugbi Industrial Supplies if the shipment value is minimal. Rugbi Industrial Supplies holds 6-12weeks minimum stock, depending on the product.
Once the products arrive at Rugbi’s site they are sorted, entered into Rugbi’s digital internal cataloguing system and then stored in the relevant section of the warehouse.
Embroidery, apparel printing or sign printing is then undertaken on relevant garments using sewing machines, printing presses or printers.
Once products are sold, they are collated and allocated to either Rugbi Industrial Supplies’ own vans or external courier services for delivery to clients.
Rugbi Industrial Supplies is planning to implement a new stock management system. This upgrade should be utilised to ensure relevant data for calculating carbon emissions can be gathered during the stock intake and stock dispatch processes.
Renewable Technology
There is no renewable generation installed at the current site, solar PV could be considered for the building, however as the building is leased this may put constraints on its practicality.
Waste generation, disposal and treatment
The site has the following waste streams:
- Cardboard- Neath Port Talbot Council
- Food- Neath Port Talbot Council
- Tins, Cans and Plastic- Neath Port Talbot Council
- Paper - Neath Port Talbot Council
- General waste-Landlord
- Sanitary waste-PHS Group
Currently there is no process in place to monitor waste produced. Rugbi Industrial Supplies is currently investing in a cardboard crosscutter to enable them to reuse waste cardboard boxes as a packing material.
Fleet vehicles
Rugbi Industrial Supplies operate 3 diesel company vans. The company vans are used for transport of goods between Rugbi’s warehouse and its customers. The vans’ fuel usage is monitored through fuel cards. Additionally, the vans have a telematics system installed. The vans are as follows:
- 2024-Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 315 Premium CDI
- 2024-Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 315 Premium CDI
- 2022-MAN TGE 3.140
Rugbi Industrial Supplies should continue to invest in newer more efficient vehicles and should investigate the viability of electric vans. Additionally, Rugbi Industrial Supplies should consider utilising its telematics system to improve driver behaviour as studies have shown improved driver performance has noticeable improvments in fuel efficiency.
Rugbi Industrial Supplies also operate three electric company cars that are predominantly charged at the office.
Business Mileage
Rugbi Industrial Supplies’ Sales Team travel to clients using their own personal vehicles. Mileage is monitored through expenses claims. Rugbi should consider the possibility of encouraging the use of electric vehicles or investigate the economic viability of providing electric company vehicles for their Sales Team.
Employee Commuting
Most employees travel to work by car, with a small number using public transport or taxis. A staff survey was undertaken to understand Rugbi staff’s commuting habits.
The site’s location limits the viability of walking, cycling or public transport, however ridesharing or carpooling could be encouraged.
Investments and Franchises
Rugbi Industrial Supplies does not hold investments and does not operate any franchises.
Emissions Reduction Opportunities
Decarbonisation is a journey and will require consistent annual reporting, regular review of targets and ongoing refinement as the business and technology evolves. Achieving Net Zero by 2050 in line with Welsh Government aspirations can be achieved through a combination of recommendations made within this report, continued development of data-gathering detail and maintaining awareness of potential improvements in technology. Some of the key carbon emissions savings recommendations are identified in Table 4. (overleaf)
Table 4: Possible carbon emissions saving recommendations
Recommendation | Estimated Annual energy saving (kWh) | Estimated Annual carbon savings (tCO2e/year) | Estimated Annual savings (£ exc. VAT) | Estimate Total cost (£ exc. VAT) | Priority |
Energy Management and Purchasing | |||||
Purchase renewable tariff electricity | No change | Low | None | Medium | High |
Heating and hot water | |||||
Install water-saving measure such as toilet cistern displacement device, tap aerators and self-shutoff taps. | None | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Lighting | |||||
Replace all fluorescent lighting with LEDs | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Zoned lighting and install PIR | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Renewable Technology Installation | |||||
Install solar PV | High | High | High | High | Medium |
Fleet | |||||
Implement driver behaviour monitoring and performance training | Low | Low | Low | Low | High |
Consider replacing current vans with electric alternatives | High | High | High | High | Low |
Purchase Green Tariff Electricity
In United Kingdom electricity is distributed using the National Grid. This High-voltage electricity transmission network that connects power stations, wind farms, interconnectors, and major substations ensures electricity generated anywhere can be distributed to where it is needed. This means whoever supplies your electricity is providing you with the same electricity as every other supplier. Green tariffs are therefore used as a financial mechanism to encourage and fund renewable energy sources.
Through purchasing Green Tariff electricity Rugbi Industrial Supplies would support continued decarbonisation of the electric grid within the UK and reduce their own Scope 2 Electricity (Market based emissions). Currently Rugbi Industrial Supplies’ electricity supplier is British Gas, between the 1st of April 2024 to 31st March 2025 their reported electricity mix had an emissions value of 0.053kgCO2e/kWh significantly below the Uk average of 0.177 kgCO2e/kWh for 2025 and 0.205 kgCO2e/kWh for 2024.
Replace all fluorescent lighting with LEDs
Rugbi Industrial Supplies lighting still contains a number of fluorescent lights. Replacing these with LEDs will have the following benefits:
- Longer lifespans
- Lower kWh usage
- Instant switching on and off
Above the production area in the warehouse are several fluorescent lights. Table 5 estimates the difference in cost and kgCO2e between utilising LEDs and fluorescents
Table 5: LED vs fluorescent lighting comparison
| LED | Fluorescent |
Single 30W Led panel | Square panel with 4x18W bulbs | |
kW | 0.03 | 0.072 |
Daily Usage kWh | 0.285 | 0.684 |
Annual usage kWh | 74.1 | 177.84 |
Annual cost £ | £19.31 | £46.35 |
Annual kgCO2e | 13.11 | 31.48 |
Zoned lighting and install PIR
Currently Rugbi Industrial Supplies’ warehouse has manual switch-controlled lighting throughout the building, and as the building is largely used for storage, not all areas are actively in use at the same time. This means that a significant amount of unneeded lighting is being used. By introducing tighter lighting zones and PIR switch controls savings to electricity usage can be generated.
PIR uses infra-red sensors to detect movement, switching lighting on and off accordingly. The savings depend greatly on numerous factors such as level of occupation, number of staff throughflow, use of room and current energy awareness of staff. Studies suggest that PIR can generate the following savings:
Room Type Classroom |
10-75% |
Conference Room | 20-65% |
Office, Private | 13-70% |
Office, Open | 5-35% |
Restroom | 30-90% |
Storage Area | 45-80% |
Warehouse | 50-90%
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The costings and feasibility should be investigated further.
Install solar PV
Solar PV viability could be investigated on the warehouse. A solar PV array would reduce reliance on the local Grid, and lower energy costs. The system should be appropriately scaled to meet current energy consumption; however, the potential may be limited due to landlord and length of lease.
Desk-based surveys indicate that an 84-module system with a kilowatt peak of 37kWp could generate 36,311kWh annually. This would have a potential carbon-saving of 6427kgCO2e.
Assuming a cost per panel of £400 and an installation cost of £750/kWp, the installation cost would be £61,350.
The estimate annual saving (assuming that 50% of the electricity is consumed) would equate to £4731, and a further saving of £988 through a reselling electricity to the grid.
Each of these figures are speculative and the arrays would require a detailed site survey to be undertaken by a technical specialist to be fully costed and technically evaluated.
Figure 2: Potential solar array Image and annual generation estimates for site
Continued development of Carbon emissions calculations and reduction plan
Green Business Centre is continuing to work with Rugbi Industrial Supplies to develop its carbon emissions portfolio. The following actions are currently being developed:
- Developing a process to calculate purchased goods and services using a hybrid method so that supplier-specific and average data is used
- Develop a process to ensure transport and distribution emissions are captured using supplier-specific data or average data
- Ensure transport and distribution emissions can be fully distinguished and allocated to an appropriate category.
- Develop a process to understand the end-of-life treatment of Rugbi Industrial Supplies sold products.
- Develop a process to ensure waste emissions are calculated using supplier-specific or average data method.
