In April 2025, we established Bright Signals’ baseline carbon footprint using emissions data gathered between January and December 2023. At the same time, and as part of our commitment to making meaningful, sustainable change and supporting the Scottish Government’s Net Zero ambitions, we set up Bright Green.

Bright Green is our internal working group focused on setting goals and implementing practical improvements across the agency and beyond.

To calculate our baseline, we reviewed our office gas and electricity usage alongside the miles travelled by our team for work. This data was then converted into carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), giving us a clear, consistent measure of our environmental impact.

As of October 2024, this reporting covers three areas of scope, outlined below, and we will be reassessing and updating our figures in Q1 2026.

Scope 2: Electricity

Our company’s indirect emissions caused by the electricity purchased and consumed by our organisation.

2.1tCO2e

 

 

How have we produced this?

Data has been gathered and produced in compliance with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, a globally recognised standard for measuring and managing greenhouse gas emissions.

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in line with SECR requirements, while the relevant Scope 3 emissions have been recorded in accordance with the standards for Carbon Reduction Plans and the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard.

What's not included

We are currently not including the following data in our carbon emissions reporting due to the complexity of gathering consistent information and that there are too many variables.

• Staff commute
• Additional goods and services
• Production shoots (we will calculate this separately)

Carbon Reduction Initiatives

The following practices are continued or established in 2023-2024 period

• Compressed hours and hybrid working - reduces travel to work emissions, use of electricity, gas and water in the office
• Recycle and refurbish - we recycle as much of our waste as we can (but there's always room for improvement!) and always look into whether old equipment can be refurbished before recycling locally
• All ceiling lights are fitted with LED bulbs. Sensor lights have been installed in areas of the office where lights were often left on when not needed. Staff are encouraged to switch off lights in rooms when not required
• We take part in the ‘cycle to work’ scheme
• We only print when necessary, ink cartridges are returned to HP who recycle all of their used products
• We use local trades people and shop local whenever possible
• We request that all supplier invoices are emailed, we always choose paperless billing and download bank statements
• All employee documentation is digital
• When we moved in to Bright Towers, we installed the most energy efficient boiler and thermostat to suit our office needs. The thermostat is set to an energy efficient programme
• We bulk buy supplies for the office to reduce the number of trips to the shops

Initiatives within Production

• Use second-hand/repurpose clothes and props for the wardrobe and art department instead of buying new when possible
• Lift share to/from sets when possible
• Everyone is asked to bring reusable water bottles and hot flasks to set
• Crew members travelling long distances are encouraged to use the train or bus instead of flights when possible
• Call sheets and agreements are all digital

Initiatives within Interactive

• Continue to lower the carbon cost of our sites by writing highly efficient, minimised code, hosted on carbon-neutral shared infrastructure (where possible)
• Utilise advanced techniques such as caching and content delivery to significantly lower the energy required to serve site content, wherever possible.
• Ensure that both accessibility and sustainability are key considerations when designing and developing our products.
• Continue to have all digital documentation.