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METRICS AND TARGETS
Currently we assess our carbon emissions against
revenue and full-time equivalent employees and have
targeted year-on-year reductions for: natural resources
and consumables, carbon footprint, electricity, waste and
environmental incidents as well as reported our results in
the annual CDP disclosures.
We are in the process of developing our carbon net zero
metrics and aim to report these at the end of FY23.
We monitor and report our global Scope 1, 2 and 3
emissions for all our offices (see pages 24 to 25) and we
are looking to strengthen existing targets to help our
business be carbon net zero by 2050 using FY22 as a
baseline year (see page 24). These goals are aligned to
the Paris Accord which is a global agreement to keep
temperature rise well below 2°C above preindustrial
levels, and pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C.
Delivering our targets is in part dependent on having
a policy and regulatory environment that supports
our carbon net zero objectives. We continue to adopt
positive policies to reduce carbon emissions and increase
transparency and flexibility (see pages 22 to 27) for more
detail). RWS is not utilising carbon management schemes
such as emissions trading schemes however RWS has
invested a number of small carbon offsetting projects
which are linked to our SDGs.
a. Disclose the metrics used by the organisation to assess climate-related risks and
opportunities in line with its strategy and risk management process
RWS Intensity Figures
Intensity
Metric
Intensity Metric 1
Metric tons CO2e per unit revenue (£)
Year
FY19
FY20
(Baseline)
% Change
to baseline
year
FY21
FY22
Intensity Metric 2
Metric tons CO2e per unit FTE
% Change
to baseline
year
(Location
based)
% Change
to baseline
year
(Baseline)
FY19
FY20
% Change
to baseline
year
FY21
% Change
to baseline
year
(Location
based)
FY22
% Change
to baseline
year
Scope 1
1.47
0.95
-36%
0.13
-91%
0.63
-57%
0.15
0.09
-41%
0.01
-92%
0.06
-60%
Scope 2
6.64
5.86
-12%
6.97
5%
5.89
-11%
0.69
0.56
-20%
0.63
-9%
0.57
-18%
Scope 3
8.24
2.43
-71%
0.26
-97%
63.72
N/A*
0.86
0.23
-73%
0.02
-97%
6.15
N/A*
Notes:
* RWS has changed and improved its methodology for capturing and measuring Scope 3 carbon emissions in readiness
for setting and submitting science-based targets. As such, the overall Scope 3 carbon emissions have changed
significantly for FY22. Comparisons against the baseline year (FY19) is therefore not representative. Going forward,
FY22 will be used as the baseline year for Scope 3 intensity metrics and targets.
b. Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2 and, if appropriate,
Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the related risks
Our Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are included in detail
on pages 24 to 27 of this report. Our emissions are as follows:
Scope 1
473.41 tCO e
Scope 2
4,889.04 tCO e
Scope 3
47,736.02 tCO e
Total
52,625.06 tCO e
2
2
2
2
FRAMEWORKS
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