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Environment (continued)
ANNUAL ENERGY USE AND EMISSIONS
Our annual global energy use (in kWh) and associated
greenhouse gas emissions (tCO2e) have been summarised
in the table. As mentioned previously, we have expanded
and enhanced our carbon emissions data collection
methodology in FY22 which resulted in a signi昀椀cant
Energy usage and greenhouse gas
emissions
increase in our reported Scope 3 emissions when
compared with the previous year (FY21). These now
account for circa 86% of our overall carbon footprint and
will be used to develop our carbon reduction strategy
going forward.
FY22
UK and
o昀昀shore
FY23
Global (excluding
UK and o昀昀shore)
Total
UK and
o昀昀shore
11,935,081
13,204,453
1,437,508
Global (excluding
UK and o昀昀shore)
Total
13,732,901
15,170,409
kWh
Energy consumption used to calculate
emissions (see Scope 1 & 2 categories below)
1,269,372
tCO2e
Emissions from sources which are owned
or controlled by the company including
combustion of fuel for transport & operation
of facilities (Scope 1)
44.0
505.3
549.3
44.2
444.1
488.3
Emissions from purchased electricity, heat,
steam, and cooling (Scope 2)
205.3
3,959.6
4,164.9
272.8
4,873.8
5,146.6
Total gross tCO2e based on above 昀椀elds
249.3
4,464.9
4,714.2
317.0
5,317.9
5,634.9
These numbers are location-based and include: electricity, natural gas, diesel, heat and steam, refrigerants and company car
fuel consumption from Scope 1 + 2.
INTENSITY RATIOS
RWS uses the intensity ratios of full-time equivalent (FTE).
The FTE in FY23 was 7,910 (FY22: 7,920 2). This provides
another way of assessing our carbon performance taking
into consideration key variables that a昀昀ect our overall
carbon footprint.
Global intensity ratio
FY22
FY23
Scope 1
0.07
0.06
Scope 2
0.53
0.65
Scope 3*
4.29
3.90
Scope 1
0.73
0.67
Scope 2
5.56
7.01
Scope 3*
45.34
42.04
Gross tCO2e per FTE
Gross tCO2e per £ million of revenue
All numbers are location-based.
2 Full Time Equivalent 昀椀gure restated
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* Our Scope 3 emissions methodology was enhanced in
FY22 and we were able to report on more Scope 3 categories
than in previous years. This fully supports our commitment
to set science-based targets. Scope 3 emissions previously
covered two categories including waste and business travel.
This has now been expanded to seven categories which
includes purchased goods and services, capital goods, fuel
and energy related activities, waste generated in operations,
business travel, employee commuting and home o昀케ce, and
upstream leased assets.
