Kin + Carta policies
Modern slavery statement
Kin + Carta, acquired by Valtech in April 2024, is committed to acting responsibly and ethically when conducting business and upholding its responsibility to respect human rights, a foundational principle of the United Nations (UN) ‘Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’ framework that applies to companies. This commitment is reinforced by our Modern Slavery Policy, which sets out our zero-tolerance policy toward any form of modern slavery or child labor.
We make an annual statement, setting out the steps that Kin + Carta has taken to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any of our supply chains or in any part of our business.
Kin and Carta Holdco Ltd. and Kin and Carta UK Limited are both required to have an annual statement, under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015. Download their statements to learn more.
2024
Kin and Carta Holdco Ltd. - Modern Slavery Statement 2024
Kin and Carta UK Limited - Modern Slavery Statement 2024
2023
Kin and Carta Holdco Ltd. - Modern Slavery Statement 2023
Kin and Carta UK Limited - Modern Slavery Statement 2023
January 2024
Carbon reduction plan
Commitment to achieving Net Zero
Kin + Carta is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2040.
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.
Baseline Years
2021 (Fiscal year 2022) for scope 1, 2 & 3.
Additional details relating to the baseline emissions calculations: Kin + Carta records carbon emissions on a fiscal rather than a calendar year. Our fiscal year ends on July 31st.
Baseline year emissions
| Emissions | Total (tCO2e) |
| Scope 1 | 68 |
| Scope 2 | 124 |
| Scope 3 - Included categories: purchased goods and services and business travel |
829 |
| Total emissions | 1021 |
Current Emissions Reporting
Reporting Year: Fiscal Year 2023
| Emissions | Total (tCO2e) |
| Scope 1 | 14 |
| Scope 2 | 149 |
| Scope 3* | 956 |
| Total emissions | 1115 |
*Included categories: purchased goods and services, capital goods, waste generated in operations, business travel, employee commuting, upstream leased assets.
Emissions reduction targets
In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets.
We project that our UK and USA scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions will decrease to zero by FY 2027.
Carbon Reduction Projects
Carbon Reduction Initiatives
In the year, measures to reduce carbon included:
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Replacing core networking equipment with a sustainable cloud managed network
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Removing legacy IT infrastructure and migrating to the cloud
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Optimizing cloud resource to avoid operating under-utilized infrastructure
In the future we hope to implement further measures such as:
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Improving corporate travel management
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Internal training and upskilling on how we can lower energy consumption
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Continuing IT infrastructure efficiencies
Declaration and Sign Off
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with UK government procurement policy note 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 standard¹ and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting².
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) Standard³.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body).
Signed on behalf of the Supplier:
Jennifer Crowley
Global Director of Responsible Business
February 2024
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1. https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard
2. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting