We have a long-standing commitment to minimising our impact on the environment and acting as a responsible and sustainable business. Indeed, we now save over 250 trees per year compared to our paper consumption in 2012 through investment in technology.
Recognising that we needed to intensify our actions to reduce our environmental impact, last year we partnered with carbon reduction specialists, Net Zero Now, to help us measure our carbon footprint for the first time, as well as develop a sustainable reduction plan with a Net Zero ambition.
A key outcome of this work is our acknowledgment of the need to address both our direct and indirect emissions throughout our value chain in line with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), aligned to limit climate change induced warming to less than 1.5°C by 2050.
Our new environmental policy is focused on three key areas - Climate Action, Circular Economy, and Nature Stewardship. View our Environment and Sustainability Plan here.
Using financial year ending May 2022 as our base year, our carbon footprint is independently verified by Net Zero Now. A breakdown of our carbon footprint by Scope is highlighted below:
*The original base-year figure has been updated to reflect the latest government carbon conversion emission factors (DEFRA June 2022).
Our greatest carbon emissions are derived from business travel and commuting. This will be an area of priority focus in future years and a key part of our carbon reduction plan.