Sustainability policy
Our sustainability policy: what we do, and what we will not claim
This sustainability policy covers uksrs.org.uk, an independent reference on the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards, SECR, ESOS and TCFD, published by Fractional Quest Ltd.
It sets out our footprint, what we do about it, how we report, and the environmental claims we will not make.
Our footprint
A small, digital-only business
We publish websites, so almost all of our direct footprint is the electricity behind our servers and the devices we work on.
We have no factory, no fleet and no warehouse.
We do not publish a figure for our own emissions, because we have not measured them to a standard we could cite, and a figure we cannot evidence is the kind of claim this policy rules out.
What we do about it
Four commitments
None of these is a target with a number on it.
They are habits we can keep, and we review them each year rather than announce a reduction we could not measure.
| Commitment | How it shows |
|---|---|
| Keep pages light | Fewer heavy scripts and media files, so less energy per visit. |
| Meet online by default | We travel only when meeting in person genuinely matters. |
| Prefer suppliers who disclose | Where we have a choice, we prefer suppliers that publish their own emissions data. |
| Review once a year | And sooner if anything material about how we work changes. |
How we report
Why no reporting duty reaches us, and what we use anyway
The SECR energy and carbon report under Schedule 7 to SI 2008/410 is required of quoted companies, and of unquoted companies that do not meet the paragraph 20B exemption.
An unquoted company is exempt where it stays at or under two of three limits: £36 million turnover, £18 million balance sheet total and 250 employees.
We are a small private company, well inside that exemption.
UK SRS has no size test at all: under the FCA’s final rules, PS26/19, listed companies in UKLR 6, 14, 15, 16 and 22 report against it on a comply-or-explain basis for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027.
We are not listed, and no other UK entity is required to use UK SRS.
We still use UK SRS, and the wider sustainability reporting standards it sits among, as our reference for how a company should think about climate-related risks and emissions, so the habits are in place long before any obligation is.
Our guides to SECR, the FCA’s final rules and who is in scope of UK SRS set out the tests in full.
What we will not claim
No environmental claim we cannot evidence
We do not describe ourselves as carbon neutral or net zero.
We will not make an environmental claim we cannot evidence.
The rules on green claims reach marketing as much as reporting, and sustainability in go-to-market explains why vague words like “eco-friendly” are the ones that get challenged.
The same discipline governs what we publish about the rules: every correction we make to this site is dated on the amendment record.
Misleading consumer claims are unlawful under Part 4 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, in force since 6 April 2025.
The CMA’s Green Claims Code asks that a claim be truthful, clear, complete, fair in comparison, mindful of the full life cycle, and substantiated.
CAP’s advice on carbon neutral claims is to avoid unqualified “carbon neutral” or “net zero” claims.
Who is responsible
Who owns this policy
Fractional Quest Ltd, company no.
17322105, 71–75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ, is responsible for this policy.
Where a piece of work needs specialist sustainability input, we would bring it in for that piece of work — a part-time head of sustainability — rather than create a full-time role for a part-time need.
Questions about this policy go to hello@uksrs.org.uk.
Sources
The rules this policy is written against
The reporting regimes we explain why we are outside, and the green-claims rules we hold ourselves to.
- GOV.UK (Department for Business and Trade)UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2)
The standards we use as our reference, published 25 February 2026 for voluntary use.
- Financial Conduct AuthorityPS26/19: Aligning listed issuers' sustainability disclosures with international standards
Who must report against UK SRS: listed companies in UKLR 6, 14, 15, 16 and 22, on a comply-or-explain basis.
- legislation.gov.ukThe Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/410), Schedule 7
SECR: the energy and carbon report, and the paragraph 20B exemption test.
- legislation.gov.ukDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Part 4 Chapter 1
The law against misleading consumer claims, in force 6 April 2025.
- GOV.UK (Competition and Markets Authority)Green Claims Code (CMA146)
The six principles an environmental claim should meet.
- Advertising Standards Authority (CAP)CAP Code, section 11 — Environmental claims
Rules 11.1–11.7: the basis of a claim must be clear, and absolute claims need a high level of substantiation.
- Advertising Standards Authority (CAP)Environmental claims: carbon offsetting and carbon neutral (AdviceOnline, 17 June 2026)
CAP’s advice to avoid unqualified “carbon neutral” or “net zero” claims.
- Companies HouseFractional Quest Ltd — company 17322105
The public record of the company this policy belongs to.
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