The NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap lays out the timeline every NHS supplier has to follow to meet the health service's Net Zero target of 2045. It rolls out in stages. Since April 2024, any company bidding for NHS contracts needs a Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP). The next milestones hit in 2027 and 2028, when suppliers will have to report their full global Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and provide carbon footprints at the product level.
Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) are how suppliers deal with Scope 2 emissions, which covers electricity use. In the UK, these certificates are called REGOs. Buying them lets a company use the "market-based" reporting method, meaning their renewable electricity purchases actually show up in the numbers. That brings down the reported carbon footprint and keeps the company eligible to supply the NHS.
