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Our carbon emissions for FY23 are as follows:
Scope 1 – 1.3%
Overall FY23 carbon emissions (tCO2e)
Scope 1
488
Scope 2 – 14.1%
Scope 2 (location-based)
5,147
Scope 3 – 84.6%
Scope 2 (market-based)
4,634
Scope 3 (location-based)
30,851
Scope 3 (market-based)
30,824
Total (location-based)
36,486
Total (market-based)
35,946
A location-based method re昀氀ects the average emissions intensity of grids
on which energy consumption occurs (using mostly grid-averaged emission
factor data). A market-based method re昀氀ects emissions from electricity that
companies have purposely chosen.
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
STRATEGIC REPORT
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