Annual report and accounts 2023 - Flipbook - Page 54
A.G. BARR p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2023
Responsibility report continued
We respect the environment continued
Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR)
We are reporting against the SECR framework for the
third year, for the period 31 January 2022 to 29 January
2023. We report as a quoted Company and confirm
that all the minimum requirements have been
addressed and are presented here. All global energy
and emissions reported related to UK operations –
there are no non-UK energy and emissions.
Under a market-based approach the total global Scope
1 & 2 carbon emissions associated with our reported
energy use and fugitive emissions from refrigerant leaks
for 2022/2023 are 4,539.70 tCO2e, as summarised in
the table below:
Our total energy consumption for 2022/2023 was
44,658,466 kWh. This includes our electricity, steam
and natural gas usage for our production, distribution
and office buildings, as well as transport fuels for
logistics vehicles and Company cars.
Scope 2 emissions –
purchased electricity (tCO2e)
Under a location-based approach, the total global
Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions associated with our
reported energy use and fugitive emissions from
refrigerant leaks for 2022/2023 were 8,822.83 tCO2e,
as summarised in the table below:
2022/23
2021/22
Scope 1 emissions – (tCO2e)
4,363.67
3,847.87
Scope 2 emissions –
purchased electricity (tCO2e)
4,328.29
4,752.63
130.87
999.68
8,822.83
9600.19
Carbon Emissions (Location-based)*
Scope 2 emissions –
purchased stream (tCO2e)
Total Scope 1 & 2
emissions (tCO2e)
* The location-based approach applies UK grid average carbon
emission factors to all Scope 2 purchased electricity.
Carbon Emissions (Market-based)*
Scope 1 emissions – (tCO2e)
Scope 2 emissions –
purchased stream (tCO2e)
Total Scope 1 & 2
emissions (tCO2e)
2022/23
2021/22
4,363.67
3,847.87
45.16
35.96
130.87
999.68
4,539.70
4,883.52
* It should be noted that, in 2021/22 purchased steam provided
by a 3rd party at Cumbernauld is categorised under Scope 2 and
accounted for 999.7tCO2e. In 2022/23 we began generating our
own steam rather than continuing to purchase steam from a third
party. This change occurred on the 1st April 2022 and remained in
place until the end of the financial period. A small amount of Scope
2 steam purchase remains for the first two months of the year
reflecting 130.87tCO2e of emissions.
Methodology
The methodology used is the WBCSD/WRI Greenhouse
Gas Protocol – a corporate accounting standard
revised edition in conjunction with UK Government
environmental reporting guidelines including SECR
guidance. An operational control approach has been
taken. We have used the UK Government greenhouse
gas conversion factors for company reporting 2022.
Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity have
been measured using a location-based approach.
Intensity ratio
For 2022/2023, our emissions intensity, measured
as the total Scope 1 and 2 emissions relative to the
thousand litres of product produced is 20.34 kg CO2e
per thousand litres of product produced. This compares
with 21.55 kg CO2e per thousand litres of product
produced, as detailed in our previous Annual Report.
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Energy efficiency actions
1. We are procuring REGO backed renewable
electricity across all our operational sites, leading
to a significant reduction in Scope 2 emissions
(under market-based reporting).
2. We are rolling out our “Brilliance in the Making”
continuous improvement programme across our
manufacturing sites. Through this programme we
are investing heavily in the training of our staff in
better problem solving and team working skills.
This programme improves energy efficiency
through reduction in changeover times,
improvements in line reliability and the reduction
of waste.
3. We are awaiting the delivery of 12 CNG trucks that
will run on biomethane instead of diesel. We are
expecting CNG trucks to deliver a 98% reduction in
CO2e when compared to diesel trucks.
4. We carried out a trial with hydrotreated vegetable oil
(HVO) at one of our depots. The trial has been
extended into 2023 and is expected to deliver a 97%
reduction in CO2e when compared to diesel trucks.
5. We have initiated a project at our Milton Keynes site
aiming to reduce natural gas consumption by 90%
through the use of solar panels and heat pumps.
The feasibility study is underway.
6. The lights on our Campsies campus at
Cumbernauld were switched to LED, with an
expected annual energy saving of 76,000 kWh.
7. We initiated a project to install more efficient water
pumps at our Cumbernauld site, expected to save
circa 470,000 kWh in energy.
8. We have amended our company car policy so
that from the 1st April 2023, new company cars
allocated to staff will be either fully electric or
hybrid. EV charging points have been installed
at our Cumbernauld and Milton Keynes sites
in order to support this transition.
9. Forklift use has been fully electrified in 2022/23
with no further use of LPG equipment
