Carbon Reduction Plan

Recruitment Direct UK Ltd is committed to reducing its carbon footprint and supporting the UK's transition to net zero by 2050, in line with the UK Government's Climate Change Act 2008 (as amended by the Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019).

• Hybrid working: RD1 staff work from the Linlithgow office on average 40% of working time, with the remaining 60% home-based, substantially reducing commuting-related transport emissions compared with a fully office-based model.
• Video and AI-assisted screening (via CallPilot) reducing candidate and client travel for early-stage interviews.
• Digital-first processes reducing paper, printing, and postage.
• Office premises let on terms that include electricity and gas within the rental charge, incentivising the landlord to manage building-level energy efficiency.

RD1's Linlithgow office is rented on an inclusive-rent basis, with electricity and gas supplied as part of the tenancy rather than separately metered and billed to RD1. This means a conventional Scope 1/2 baseline built from RD1's own utility bills isn't available, which is a common position for a small tenant in a serviced/inclusive-rent unit. RD1's most significant and directly measurable lever is therefore the amount of time worked from the office versus from home, tracked above at a 40/60 split.

Note: If a specific public sector framework or procurement contract requires a fully quantified Scope 1/2/3 baseline, RD1 will work with the landlord to obtain apportioned building energy data.

The Directors are responsible for this statement and for developing a fully quantified Carbon Reduction Plan should client or framework requirements make this necessary.