A Carbon Reduction Plan route built for SMEs
Know the tender trigger, gather the right records, control internal effort and produce a plan without inventing figures or hiring a sustainability team.
What you get
A checked plan, not a blank template
The public guides explain the rules. Carbon Sorted turns those rules into a finished document: computed footprint, compliant sections, evidence trail and export-ready files.
Figures computed first
Scope 1, 2 and 3 totals are calculated from your inputs and current UK Government factors before the plan is drafted.
Six sections assembled
The output follows the required Carbon Reduction Plan structure, including baseline, current reporting, targets and sign-off.
Compliance evidence included
Each paid plan includes a PPN 006 / WPPN 006 check summary, AI-use statement and provenance log.
Ready to submit
Export a procurement-ready DOCX and PDF once the full plan is generated and unlocked.
Carbon Reduction Plan
Your Company Ltd · FY2025
| Emissions source | tCO₂e |
|---|---|
| Scope 1, direct | 42.6 |
| Scope 2, electricity | 28.1 |
| Scope 3, value chain | 193.4 |
| Total footprint | 264.1 |
Computed against current UK Government factors - figures locked - provenance logged.
Start with the tender trigger, not a generic sustainability exercise
An SME usually needs a Carbon Reduction Plan because a buyer, framework or selection question asks for one—not simply because the company has fewer than 250 employees. Use the free eligibility checker, then record the exact policy, reporting period, deadline and bidding entity before doing the calculation.
What data a small business needs
You do not need a sustainability department. You do need traceable records for the required boundary:
- electricity and fuel bills for the baseline and current reporting years;
- company vehicle, mileage and business-travel records;
- waste data and reasonable, documented assumptions where supplier records are incomplete;
- employee commuting information and the required upstream/downstream transport evidence;
- the source, period, unit and calculation factor behind every reported total.
The Scope 3 guide for small businesses explains how to collect the less obvious categories without pretending weak data is exact.
How long should you allow?
The software can assemble a plan quickly once the records are ready; finding missing evidence, checking assumptions and obtaining director approval usually controls the timetable. Start before the tender deadline, assign one owner for the figures and one director for factual review, and leave time to publish the approved document on your company website.
Price and internal effort
Carbon Sorted charges £299 for one paid plan. That includes the guided workflow, deterministic footprint calculation, PPN 006 or WPPN 006 document structure, compliance-check summary, three narrative revisions, and DOCX/PDF export. Your team still supplies and verifies the data, chooses defensible assumptions, approves the commitments and signs the declaration. See the factual DIY, software and consultant comparison before deciding.
Affordable reduction actions should fit the footprint
A credible SME plan does not need expensive technology promises. Prioritise measured actions such as energy controls, tariff and premises decisions, route and mileage reduction, lower-carbon travel, waste prevention, supplier engagement and planned fleet replacement where the evidence shows they matter. Give each action an owner, timeframe and way to measure progress; do not claim savings you have not quantified.
See an illustrative SME output
The sample shows the structure, calculation presentation, reduction table and declaration produced by Carbon Sorted. It is fictional product proof—not a customer case study or a plan to copy into a bid.
Open the sample SME planPreview your own output
No genuine SME case study is presented here yet. Carbon Sorted will add one only after the outcome, sector, starting data quality and permission to publish have been substantiated.
Common questions
Are SMEs exempt from Carbon Reduction Plan requirements?
Not automatically. The buyer, procurement route, value, relevance and proportionality determine the requirement. Some policies provide flexibility or exceptional-circumstance routes, but an SME should not assume exemption when the tender expressly asks for a CRP.
Can an SME create a plan without a sustainability manager?
Yes. One person can coordinate records and the guided workflow, but the business must still verify data and assumptions, agree achievable measures, and obtain board or director-level approval before publication.
What does the £299 Carbon Sorted plan exclude?
It does not include an external audit, legal or tender advice, data collection from your suppliers, verification of source records, website publication, or director approval. Those remain with the customer.