Our Carbon Emissions & Energy Consumption

Our carbon reporting is aligned with the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) regulations. We also disclose via the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) and the GRI sections 302-1, 305-1, and 305-2.  The Executive Owner of these areas is Max Spoto, Group Chief Operating Officer.

Carbon Emissions

Carbon Emissions1 

 

Total

Global

AMER

APAC

EMEA

20242

2023

20242

2023

20242

2023

20242

2023

20242

2023

Scope 1t/CO2e

912

1,442

  

239

1,157

46

-

627

286

Of which from Fuel Consumption

685

1,288

  

165

1,074

-

-

521

214

Of which from Fugitive Emissions 

226

155

  

74

83

46

-

106

72

 

          

Scope 2 (location-based) tCO2e – Purchased Electricity, Heat or Steam

4,691

6,182

  

1,804

3,176

1,691

1,922

1,196

1,085

Scope 2 (market-based) tCO2e – Purchased Electricity, Heat or Steam

3,409

5,998

  

1,662

3,147

1,491

1,935

256

916

 

          

Scope 3 t/CO2e

46,835

50,099

        

Of which Purchased Goods and Services (inc. Capital Goods)

35,422

38,583

35,422

38,583

-

-

-

-

-

-

Of which Fuel & Energy

1,454

2,244

-

-

512

1,278

450

578

493

388

Of which Waste Disposal

473

2,052

-

-

143

1,190

121

523

210

340

Of which Business Travel 

4,624

3,344

641

63

886

796

1,272

992

1,825

1,492

Of which Employee Commuting 

4,842

3,876

-

-

2,087

1,518

1,097

1,109

1,659

1,247

Of which Upstream Leased Assets 

20

-

-

-

-

-

12

-

7

-

 

          

Total t/CO2e

52,438

57,723

36,063

38,646

5,671

9,115

4,688

5,124

6,016

4,838

  1. Due to rounding, the sum of individual emissions categories or regional breakdowns may not exactly match the reported emissions totals.
  2. This year, we changed our carbon emissions reporting supplier. It uses a different estimation methodology for fugitive emissions, fuel and electricity consumption, and emissions from waste disposal.

Energy Consumption

 

Current reporting year

1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024

Comparison reporting year

1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023

UK

Global (excluding UK)

UK

Global (excluding UK)

Energy consumption used to calculate Scope 1 emissions (kWh)

2,449,507

1,194,097

1,110,505

5,983,697

Energy consumption used to calculate Scope 2 emissions (kWh)

4,374,272

10,045,336

4,010,312

15,205,266

Energy consumption used to calculate Scope 3 emissions (kWh)

3,312,446

15,964,431

5,744,540

6,756,708

Total energy consumption based on the above (kWh)

10,136,255

27,203,864

10,865,358

27,945,671

Intensity ratio tCO2e (gross Scope 1, 2, + 3 Business Travel) per employee

1.90

2.06

Methodology An independent 3rd Party has calculated the above greenhouse gas emissions estimates to cover all material sources of emissions for which the Group is responsible. The methodology used was that of the ‘Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (revised edition, 2015)’. Responsibility for emissions sources was determined using the operational approach. All emission sources required under the ‘Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and non-financial reporting) Regulations 2016‘ are included.

 STATEMENTS & POLICIES  

Managing Our Energy Use

We are working with external experts to develop clearly defined greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and action plans in line with the emission reductions required to limit the global temperature increase to well below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels.

Managing Our Other Resource Use (Water, Paper, Plastics and Waste Management)     
Across our global offices, we take steps to minimize the environmental impact of our operations. There are paper, plastic, and metal recycling stations throughout our offices. We use ‘follow-me’ printer systems that require ID scans at printing stations to avoid wasting paper.

Supply chain management 

We make every effort to manage our supply chains responsibly and hold our partners to high standards. We cultivate strong relationships with our key suppliers, managing risks and encouraging sustainability using a structured framework. Our Procurement team is working on developing new guidelines to ensure our IT equipment, office supplies, and other purchases are sustainably sourced.