Carbon Reduction Plan

Prepared in accordance with PPN 006 and NHS Carbon Reduction Plan requirements

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Document TitleCarbon Reduction Plan
Supplier NameAIRS Medical Europe GmbH
Document OwnerManagement / Legal / Business Operations
Reporting Period1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025
Baseline and Current Reporting2025 calendar year; first carbon footprint and first CRP
ClassificationPublic / External
Version1.0
Publication Date7 July 2026
Next ReviewAnnually
Approved ByManagement body of AIRS Medical Europe GmbH

Executive Summary

Net Zero CommitmentNet Zero by 2045, and by 2050 at the latest.
Reporting BoundaryFull organisational footprint of AIRS Medical Europe GmbH.
Baseline Emissions54.8 tCO2e mandated PPN 006 total for 2025.
Primary Reduction FocusBusiness travel, fleet electrification, remote delivery and procurement controls.
ItemsPosition in this CRP
Net Zero CommitmentNet Zero by 2045, and by 2050 at the latest.
Reporting EntityAIRS Medical Europe GmbH (the bidding or contracting entity)
Geographic BoundaryFull footprint of the German bidding entity. The entity has no UK-based operations.
Baseline and Current Year2025 calendar year; first carbon footprint and first CRP.
Emissions ReportedScope 1, Scope 2 and mandated Scope 3 Categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9; additional voluntary disclosures for IT hardware and shared office use.
Governance and MonitoringDirector approval, annual review, website publication and implementation of measures during contract performance.

Basis of Preparation and NHS Requirements

This Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) has been prepared for AIRS Medical Europe GmbH as the supplier engaging with the NHS. It follows the structure and core content expected under PPN 006 and the NHS Carbon Reduction Plan requirements: it identifies the current carbon footprint, sets an emissions baseline, states a Net Zero commitment, discloses Scope 1, Scope 2 and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions, and describes the environmental management measures currently being implemented, and to be implemented, to reduce carbon emissions.

Organisational and Reporting Boundary

This CRP is prepared in line with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard using the operational control consolidation approach. AIRS Medical Europe GmbH reports emissions from sources or factors over which it has operational control and relevant to its operations. We capture our own Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions from our offices, and other direct activities. In addition, we use work activities, purchases, supplier specific data and procurement spend data to calculate and estimate Scope 3 emissions. All data is associated with a project or activity, allowing us a level of detail that informs project level activities as well as our strategic approach to carbon reduction.

Commitment to Achieving Net Zero

AIRS Medical Europe GmbH is a health-technology company supplying medical software and related support and maintenance services. As a prospective NHS supplier, we support the NHS Net Zero ambition and commit to reducing the emissions associated with our operations and value chain.

AIRS Medical Europe GmbH is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2045, and by 2050 at the latest, across its organisational footprint: Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3.

This is our first CRP. It will be reviewed, updated and re-published at least annually, within six months of financial year-end, and earlier if there is a material change in organisational structure, reporting boundary or emissions methodology. After committing to this plan, we will change how we conduct our business and the running of our operations, and we will implement new technologies and ways to deliver our services that decarbonise and help preserve the environment, alongside goals outlined in this plan.

Baseline Emissions Footprint

Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases produced before the introduction of any strategies to reduce emissions. They are the reference point against which emissions reduction is measured.

Baseline year is 2025, and its reporting period: 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. AIRS Medical Europe GmbH has not previously assessed or reported its carbon footprint; therefore, 2025 is both the baseline year and the current reporting year for this first CRP. Where activity data was incomplete or was unable to retrieve with specificity, estimates were used on a reasonable basis and are identified in the tables and methodology appendix.

As stated above, this CRP covers the bidding entity only; we plan a substantial boundary expansion to include its parent corporation from FY 2026, at which point the baseline may be restated for comparability.

Baseline Year Emissions (2025)

Emissions FactorsTotal (tCO2e)
Scope 14.0
Scope 20.0
Scope 3 (included sources: Categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9)50.8
Total Emissions54.8

Scope 1 Breakdown

Scope 1 FactorBasistCO2e
Passenger VehiclesReport travel in cars owned or controlled by the reporting organisation.4.0
Scope 1 Total4.0

Scope 2 Breakdown

No Scope 2 factors were included in the baseline reporting period. Due to the methodology used, the relevant factors could not be measured because we were unable to retrieve individual records relating to our activities. We operate on a remote-first basis and uses shared serviced-office space only when needed. Building electricity and utilities are not separately metered or controlled by the entity. Shared workspace use is therefore treated as a voluntary Scope 3 Category 8 disclosure where data is available or capable of reasonable estimation. Home-working emissions are considered within Scope 3 Category 7.

The shared workspace management company also maintains its own sustainability and green policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency.

Scope 2 FactorBasistCO2e
Overseas ElectricityElectricity used by an organisation at international sites owned and controlled by them.0.0
Scope 2 Total0.0

Scope 3 Breakdown

Business travel is the dominant source, representing approximately 88% of the emissions total. Air travel alone represents approximately 57% of the total. The carbon-reduction plan therefore focuses on reducing unnecessary air travel, consolidating international travel, increasing remote delivery and shifting appropriate intra-European travel to lower-carbon modes.

Scope 3 Factors (Estimate)CategoryCalculation BasistCO2e
Upstream Transportation and Distribution4Small logistics and supplier-transport estimate.0.3
Waste Generated in Operations5Remote / shared-office waste estimate.0.2
Business Travel (Air, hotel, rail, taxi and car)6Flying for work business travel, overnight hotel stays, land-based travel using assets not owned or directly operated by a business (employee-owned cars, public transport and hire cars).48.0
Employee Commuting including Home-Working7Company staff working from home.2.0
Downstream Transportation and Distribution9Small outbound logistics, and distribution estimate0.3
Scope 3 Total50.8

Additional Voluntary Disclosures (Beyond the Mandated Subset)

FactorsCategoryBasistCO2e
Purchased IT Hardware - embodied carbon (Apple, Lenovo, Dell, ASUS laptops)1Company asset register, approx. 12 laptops in the 2025 fleet, annualised over expected useful life.0.8
Shared Serviced Office - WeWork8Cost / desk-day allocation for shared serviced-office use0.4
Cloud Computing - AWS EU-Central-1 (Frankfurt)1 / 11Not quantified in the 2025 mandated total; to be measured through group-level cloud emissions data from FY2026.Memo item
Voluntary Total1.2

Grand total including voluntary quantified disclosures: approximately 56.0 tCO2e. The emissions-reduction targets in this CRP are stated against the PPN 006 mandated scope total of 54.8 tCO2e.

Emissions FactorsTotal (tCO2e)
Scope 14.0
Scope 20.0
Scope 3 (included sources: Categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9)50.8
Total Emissions56.0

Current Emissions Reporting

As this is our first CRP, the current reporting year is the same as the baseline year 2025. The baseline emissions figures above therefore also constitute the current reporting year emissions.

Emissions Reduction Targets

In order to continue progress towards net zero, AIRS Medical Europe GmbH has adopted the following carbon-reduction targets against the 2025 baseline for the current reporting boundary.

We project that carbon emissions will decrease to approximately 41 tCO2e by 2030. This represents a reduction of approximately 25% against the 2025 baseline of 54.8 tCO2e. We will pursue a further reduction to approximately 27 tCO2e by 2035 and net zero by 2045. The reduction trajectory is based primarily on operational reductions rather than offsetting.

AIRS Medical Europe GmbH is still at an early stage of commercial expansion. Business growth may place upward pressure on carbon emissions in the short or medium terms, especially if customer delivery or regulatory activities require travel. We will manage this through both carbon emissions targets and intensity metrics, including travel tCO2e per full-time equivalent, long-haul trips per year and emissions per implementation activity.

MilestonesTarget - mandated tCO2eReduction vs 2025 Baseline
Baseline 202554.8-
2030 Five-Year TargetApprox. 41Approx. 25%
2035 Interim TargetApprox. 27Approx. 50%
2045 Net Zeronear-zero residual emissionsNet Zero; residual emissions addressed through certified removals only where necessary

Emissions Reduction Trajectory to Net Zero 2045

Reduction trajectory against the 2025 baseline of 54.8 tCO2e (mandated scope) to Net Zero 2045.

How We Will Meet These Targets

The initiatives below support the 2030 target. Estimated reductions are AIRS Medical Europe GmbH management projections against the FY2025 baseline. We will measure, review and report progress annually. Each measure is intended to be applied while performing NHS contracts where relevant and proportionate.

InitiativesLeverOwner / TimelineEstimated cut by 2030KPI
Business-travel reduction policy: video-first meetings, approval for international travel, consolidated Korea-Germany / conference trips and economy-class defaultAir travelManaging Director / Operations H2 / 2026approx. 9.0 tCO2eTravel tCO2e/FTE; long-haul trips/year; % virtual meetings
Rail-first and public-transport preference for appropriate intra-European business travel and customer-support activityShort-haul travelCustomer Success / Operations / 2026-2027approx. 1.5 tCO2eRail vs air share; public-transport use
Fleet electrification: switch company vehicle to EV at rental / lease renewal, with charging choices reviewed where feasibleScope 1 vehicleOperations / Finance / 2026approx. 2.4 tCO2e% EV in company fleet; vehicle tCO2e/year
Local delivery model: use local hires, local professional networks and local implementation support to reduce cross-continental travelBusiness travelHR / Operations / 2026-2028Included in travel reductionLocal support ratio; avoided long-haul trips
Remote-first workspace and commuting controls: maintain no dedicated leased office, optimise shared-office use and encourage public transportCommuting / office useOperations / 2026 onwardapprox. 0.5 tCO2eDesk-days; commute-mode split; Cat 7 tCO2e
Sustainable IT lifecycle: extend refresh cycles, re-use returned laptops, purchase refurbished devices where suitable and use responsible WEEE recyclingIT hardwareIT / Operations - 2026 onwardapprox. 0.2 tCO2eAverage device age; % refurbished / reused; WEEE records
Procurement and logistics controls: supplier data requests, consolidated shipments, low-carbon courier options and digital-first documentationCat 4 / Cat 9Operations Procurement / 2026 onwardapprox. 0.3 tCO2eSupplier emissions-data coverage; shipment consolidation
Cloud-efficiency and cloud-emissions data capture: continue right-sizing, Graviton / ARM adoption and idle-resource controls; obtain AWS / group emissions dataCloud and purchased servicesEngineering / IT / Group / 2026 onwardEnabler / to quantifyCloud tCO2e; compute utilisation; ARM share
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System: external consultancy support, environmental objectives, internal audit and management reviewGovernance enablerManagement + consultant - target August 2026EnablerEMS implementation; audit findings; management review actions
Total quantified reduction by 2030approx. 13 tCO2e (approx. 24%)Annual CRP progress report

To reach the 2035 and 2045 targets, AIRS Medical Europe GmbH will deepen the same measures, with the largest reductions expected from continued air-travel reduction, local capability, low-carbon service delivery and improved procurement and cloud-emissions data. Certified removals will be used only for residual emissions that cannot reasonably be eliminated by around 2045.

Carbon Reduction Projects

Completed or already implemented measures

As 2025 is the first reporting year, quantified reductions will be reported against the baseline from the next annual update. The following measures, practices and policies are already in place and will continue to apply during performance of relevant contracts:

Future carbon reduction initiatives

The following initiatives will be implemented or formalised during the next reporting periods:

Governance and Monitoring

AIRS Medical Europe GmbH will govern this CRP through management oversight, operational ownership and annual public reporting. The Managing Director has overall accountability for the CRP, supported by Business Operations, Finance, Information Security and Legal.

Declaration and Sign Off

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 006 and associated guidance and reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans.

Emissions have been reported and recorded in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans, the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, and appropriate UK Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with SECR requirements where applicable, and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions has been reported in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard.

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and approved by the management body of AIRS Medical Europe GmbH.

Signed on behalf of the Supplier:

The original signed copy is held on file.

Appendix A - Methodology and Emission Factors