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We take our environmental responsibilities
very seriously, constantly seeking to minimise
our impact on the world we operate in. We focus
on energy, waste and water reduction, limiting
the impact of our packaging as well as working
towards our long-term carbon reduction targets.
We respect the
environment
We have been accredited to the Environmental
Standard ISO 14001 since 2003. This certification
provides a framework against which we have
developed comprehensive environmental
procedures and monitoring systems. These
processes have allowed us to measure our
environmental performance and focus our
activities on delivering long-term improvements.
Carbon reduction
We have an important role to play in the
transition to a low carbon and climate-resilient
economy.
Aligned to the Science Based Target Initiative’s
(SBTi) Net-Zero Standard, we have SBTi
approved near and long-term science-based
emission reduction targets and an SBTi verified
science-based net-zero target of 2050.
With continued support from the Carbon Trust
we have now completed a full carbon footprint
assessment for our 2022/23 financial year
covering our Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse
gas emissions. Our first full carbon footprint
assessment took place in 2020/21. Building up
year-on-year data allows us to assess our
impact and track progress towards our
long-term goals.
In focus
Science-based targets explained
In 2015, 196 governments signed the Paris Agreement, which aims to keep average temperature increase to
well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. More explicitly, the agreement sets out to limit the temperature
increase even further to 1.5°C.
The Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) enables companies to demonstrate their leadership on climate
action by publicly committing to science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets. Science-based
targets provide clearly defined pathways for companies to reduce GHG emissions. Targets are considered
science-based if they are in line with what the latest climate science deems necessary to meet the goals of
the Paris Agreement.
SBTi requires companies to focus initially on reducing their emissions from their direct GHG emissions
(Scope 1), their indirect emissions, including the consumption of purchased electricity (Scope 2) and then on
their wider indirect (Scope 3) emissions.
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