Carbon Reduction Plan

Supplier name: Integrated Medical Solutions Limited (T/A IMS MAXIMS)

Publication date: July 2026

Commitment to achieving Net Zero
IMS MAXIMS is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2035. 

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 Year: 2024 (IMS MAXIMS has not previously assessed or reported emissions. 2024 is the baseline year. The 2025 reporting year reflects an expanded organisational scope and is therefore not directly comparable on a like-for-like basis.)

Additional Details relating to the Baseline Emissions calculations
IMS MAXIMS is a software development company with offices and activities across three locations: the UK, Ireland and Romania. The 2024 baseline year was primarily based on the UK business operation. For 2025, the reporting scope was expanded to include operations across the UK, Ireland and Romania. 

The UK and Ireland office spaces are rented and occupy part of larger buildings. IMS MAXIMS does not have direct operational control over utility payments or the underlying energy infrastructure, and electricity use has therefore been estimated in proportion to the occupied floor space. 

Most employees work from home with travel to client sites or occasional office travel. 

Emissions factors were derived using the 2025 UK Government GHG reporting conversion factors for company reporting, applied to the appropriate activity and energy types. 

  • SCOPE 1 IMS MAXIMS rents office space and does not own or directly control emission sources within this scope. 

  • SCOPE 2 Scope 2 emissions are reported within Scope 3 because the office spaces are serviced and energy is not directly purchased by IMS MAXIMS. 

  • SCOPE 3 Business travel was calculated for the baseline year and included homeworking. Employee commuting was not captured in the baseline year but has been incorporated into 2025 reporting. Electricity associated with rented office space was estimated from floor-level metering and allocated in proportion to IMS MAXIMS’ occupation, and is reported within Scope 3. 

Baseline year emissions: 

EMISSIONS and TOTAL (tCO2e) 

Scope 1 - 0
IMS MAXIMS do not own or control any emissions sources for this scope.

Scope 2 - 0
Energy consumption reported under Scope 3 as rented offices and not directly purchased but classed as serviced offices. 

Scope 3 - 47.67
(Included sources)

Scope 3 Source Category:
4. Upstream Transport & Distribution – N/A
As a software provider, transportation and distribution of goods are not relevant to IMS MAXIMS’ operations. .

5. Waste - 0
Waste emissions are not currently quantifiable due to the nature of rented office accommodation and the lack of direct control over services and billing. 

6. Business Travel - 31
These emissions relate to business travel undertaken in support of operations, primarily travel to customer sites and employee travel to the central office. 

7. Commute & Homeworking - 15.77
This category captures homeworking energy use. Employee commuting was not captured in the baseline year. 

8. Upstream Leased Assets – 0.938
This consists of electricity use estimated as IMS MAXIMS’ proportion of a larger office building footprint. IMS MAXIMS does not have direct operational control over utility payments or the underlying energy infrastructure. 

9. Down Stream Distribution & Transport - 0
As a software company, we provide a service with the associated emissions arising from employee travel to support customers. We do not sell physical goods and have therefore excluded this category. 

TOTAL EMISSIONS - 47.67 (tCO2e)

Current Emissions Reporting:

Reporting Year: 2025

EMISSIONS and TOTAL (tCO2e) 

Scope 1 - 0

Scope 2 - 0

Scope 3 - Source Category:

4. Upstream Transport and Distribution - N/A
As a software provider, transportation and distribution of goods are not relevant to IMS MAXIMS’ operations.

5. Waste - 0
Waste emissions are not currently quantifiable due to the nature of rented office accommodation and the lack of direct control over services and billing. 

6. Business Travel / 7. Commute and Homeworking

These emissions relate to business travel undertaken in support of operations, primarily travel to customer sites and employee travel to central offices. Homeworking energy use is included, and employee commuting has been captured for the 2025 reporting year. 

UK – 27.57 
Ireland – 25.26 
Romania – 10.66 

8. Upstream Leased Assets - 0.489

This consists of electricity use estimated as IMS MAXIMS’ proportion of a larger office building footprint. IMS MAXIMS does not have direct operational control over utility payments or the underlying energy infrastructure. 

UK – 0.489 
Ireland – Not available at time of reporting 
Romania – Not available at time of reporting 

9. Downstream Distribution and Transport - 0

As a software company, we provide a service with the associated emissions arising from employee travel to support customers. We do not sell physical goods and have therefore excluded this category. 

TOTAL EMISSIONS 64 (tCO2e)
excluding Ireland and Romania office energy data not available at time of reporting.

Comparison to Baseline Year
Reported emissions for 2025 are higher than those recorded in the 2024 baseline year. This increase is primarily due to the expanded organisational reporting scope for 2025, which includes operations in the UK, Ireland and Romania, together with improved capture of Scope 3 sources such as employee commuting. The 2025 figures therefore provide a more complete account of IMS MAXIMS’ emissions, but they are not directly comparable with the 2024 baseline on a like-for-like basis. In addition, 2025 figures exclude Ireland and Romania office energy data, which was not available at the time of reporting. 

 
Emissions Reduction Targets
IMS MAXIMS has not previously published a formal emissions reduction commitment. 

 IMS MAXIMS is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2035 and will continue to reduce emissions where practicable, using offsetting only for unavoidable residual emissions. 

At present, 100% of reported emissions fall within Scope 3 due to the nature of IMS MAXIMS’ business operations and its serviced office model. 

Cloud-related emissions are not currently included within the minimum mandatory Scope 3 subset for a standard PPN-compliant Carbon Reduction Plan. However, IMS MAXIMS intends to improve reporting over time by developing its approach to quantifying cloud-related emissions as data quality and reporting maturity improve, and for NHS supplier roadmap purposes broader relevant Scope 3 reporting is expected from April 2027, which may bring cloud-related emissions into scope where they are material and relevant.

Carbon Reduction Projects
During 2025, IMS MAXIMS strengthened its carbon management approach by improving data collection processes and broadening the organisational coverage of emissions reporting. This has created a stronger evidence base for future reduction activity and will support more targeted decision-making in areas such as business travel, commuting, office energy use and cloud consumption. IMS MAXIMS will use this improved dataset to identify practical opportunities to reduce emissions over time and to track progress more effectively against its Net Zero commitment. 

 IMS MAXIMS intends to implement or progress further measures such as:  

  • Offset unavoidable residual emissions through carbon offsetting supported by Carbon Neutral Britain. 

  • Continue to improve the accuracy and completeness of commuting, homeworking and office energy data through annual data collection and review. 

  • Reduce avoidable business travel by continuing to prioritise remote-first meetings where appropriate. 

  • Engage landlords and serviced office providers to seek improved utility and waste data where this is available. 

  • Quantify cloud data usage and identify opportunities to reduce consumption. 

  • Ensure future office selection gives priority to energy efficiency, including efficient lighting and heating controls, waste measurement, and renewable electricity sources where available. 

  • Prioritise energy-efficient and environmentally responsible equipment, such as Energy Star certified products. 

  • Continue the responsible disposal and recycling of obsolete hardware in line with information security and environmental requirements.


Declaration and Sign Off

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 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 standard, using the appropriate 2025 UK Government greenhouse gas conversion factors for company reporting. 

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) Standard. 

1https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard 

2https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting 

3https://ghgprotocol.org/standards/scope-3-standard 

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body):

Name: Neill McAnaspie
Job title: Managing Director
Date signed: 6th July 2026