SME profile

Acorn Sustainability Ltd.

United Kingdom·1 headcount·Reporting year 2026

Sustainability and Management System Consultancy

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SectorBusiness activities - Consultancy legal accounting etc
RegionEurope
Size band1-10 employees
Joined SME Hub3 Sept 2025
Reporting statusReported
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Commitment

Net zero target
By 2040
Scope 1 + 2 + 3 · Baseline 2025

Practices & perspective

Practices in place
Climate action plan in placenot asked
Scope 3 emissions measured
Engaged suppliers on net-zeronot asked
Communicated commitment to customers
Products/services qualify as climate solutionsnot asked
Integrated climate into company missionnot asked
Third-party verified data
In their own words
“. * This is Year 1 of trading as Acorn Sustainability Ltd I am working from a Home Office, so have not included gas or electricity or waste”
Acknowledged challenges
  • 01Reducing scope 3 emissions

Reported footprint

GHG emissions (tCO2e)
 2026
Scope 10.5
Scope 20.0
Scope 1 + 20.5
Scope 3—
Energy use
 2026unit
Total0.0kWh
Renewable0.0kWh
Renewable share—%

Calculated via: Small Business Carbon Calculator

Country grid context · United Kingdom · 2024

Renewables
50%
of generation
Intensity
197
gCO₂/kWh · low

Coal-free since Sep 2024; wind-led grid.

Source: Ember Yearly Electricity Data (CC BY 4.0). For SMEs, the grid carbon intensity is the dominant lever on Scope 2 emissions — switching to a renewable tariff is often the single biggest cut available.

Grid trajectory
Renewables (%)Carbon intensity (gCO₂/kWh)
201520240%100%0500

Sector net-zero pathway· professional services

Industry-level decarbonisation context — not this firm's own commitment. Shows how the wider sector needs to evolve for individual SME targets to be achievable.

Professional services Scope 1+2 is small (offices); Scope 3 dominated by purchased services + business travel.

Sector primary pathway
Corporate Scope 1+2 absolute emissions
% of 2020 emissions
0501002020203020402050
Year readout

Hover the chart to read off Best / Realistic / Worst values at any year. Click to pin the readout.

2050 endpoint:
Best 0% · Worst 70%
Corporate Scope 1+2 absolute emissions · % of 2020 emissions · base 2020 · Source: SBTi 1.5°C corporate criteria (4.2% YoY) · Race to Zero · BAU
SBTi 1.5°C corporate criteria (4.2% YoY) · Race to Zero · BAU
Sector dependencies · 3 upstream sectors
Grid carbon intensity
% of 2020 gCO2/kWh
0501002020203020402050
Best0%
Realistic15%
Worst60%
Grid carbon intensity · % of 2020 gCO2/kWh · base 2020
Source: IEA WEO 2023 — NZE / APS / STEPS
IEA WEO 2023
Building operational emissions
% of 2020 emissions
0501002020203020402050
Best10%
Realistic45%
Worst75%
Building operational emissions · % of 2020 emissions · base 2020
Source: IEA NZE Buildings, SBTi Buildings 1.5°C
IEA NZE Buildings, SBTi Buildings 1.5°C
Aviation CO2 (commercial)
% of 2019 absolute CO2
07515020192020203020402050
Best0%
Realistic50%
Worst150%
Aviation CO2 (commercial) · % of 2019 absolute CO2 · base 2019
Source: IATA Fly Net Zero, ICAO LTAG, BAU (~3% pa growth)
IATA Fly Net Zero, ICAO LTAG, BAU (~3% pa growth)

Pathway data is authored estimates anchored on IEA / SBTi sector pathways. Best / Realistic / Worst lines map to NZE / APS / STEPS-style scenarios.