CARBON REDUCTION PLAN

Online elector self-service – reducing queries, accelerating verification process and minimising duplicates
ePoll Cards
Online portal for absent vote submissions and auto-processing into Elector8
Integration with Authentic8 for COVID-19 contact tracing

Import polling registers from any EMS
Mark CNLs and registers with tablets, reducing waiting times and time spent in polling stations
Collect 'Trace and trace' contact information from voters
Real-time clerical error updates
COVID-19 checklists for POs and inspectors for safer polling stations
Real-time monitoring of PVs handed into stations to reduce processing volumes at the count

Polling station staff and inspector training
COVID-19 safety best practice guidance
Modules on conducting and managing postal vote openings
Count staff training
Nomination form completion videos to reduce errors

Real-time online publication of count progress and results to allow interested parties to follow the count from home
Allows multiple monitors to be set up throughout your count venue to encourage social distancing
Professional results publication online for increased engagement

Import postal vote data from any EMS
We provide all hardware, set-up and experienced onsite technical help
We scan all postal vote documentation using our ElectorScan software, manage workflows, provide processing statistics and reconcile PVS’ and ballot papers
Ensures increased PV volumes can be processed in time
Significantly reduces workloads on elections teams, reduces overall costs and frees up internal Council resource

Online elector self-service – reducing queries, accelerating verification process and minimising duplicates
ePoll Cards
Online portal for absent vote submissions and auto-processing into Elector8
Integration with Authentic8 for COVID-19 contact tracing

Polling station staff and inspector training
COVID-19 safety best practice guidance
Modules on conducting and managing postal vote openings
Count staff training
Nomination form completion videos to reduce errors

Our Carbon Reduction Plan

We are committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2035

Baseline Emissions Footprint

Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases that have been produced in the past and were produced prior to the introduction of any strategies to reduce emissions. Baseline emissions are the reference point against which emissions reduction can be measured.

Current Emissions Reporting

Emissions reduction targets

In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets.

We project that carbon emissions will decrease over the next five years to 15000 tCO2e by 2027. This is a reduction of 86%

Progress against these targets can be seen in the graph below:

Completed Carbon Reduction Initiatives

The following environmental management measures and projects have been completed or implemented since the 2020 baseline. The carbon emission reduction achieved by these schemes equate to 87723 tCO2e, a 84% reduction against the 2020 baseline and the measures will be in effect when performing the contract

We have achieved ISO 14001.
We have permanently home based 98% of our workforce which has removed significant carbon from our travel emissions.
We have modified our Sales Engagement Policy to allow meetings to be conducted virtually.
Our equipment refresh policy for computing now takes a positive bias towards energy reduction.

In the future we hope to implement further measures such as:

We hope to encourage our company vehicles to become electric over the next 5 years.
We are also investigating carbon offset plans in order to make positive contributions to the environment.

Declaration and Sign Off

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 06/21 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 and the GHG Reporting Protocol corporate standard and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.

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

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body)

This statement was signed on behalf of Simon Verdon, Chief Executive of Democracy Counts Ltd

Date: 18th September 2022