Carphone Warehouse 2014 Annual Report Download - page 30

Carphone Warehouse Group plc
Annual Report 2014
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STRATEGIC REPORT
SCOPE OF REPORTED EMISSIONS
As far as possible, emissions data has been reported for our
own stores and support centres in the United Kingdom, Spain,
the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Ireland and
France. In line with the regulatory requirements, this report
includes emissions data for scope  and scope  only.
Corporate responsibility continued
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REPORTING
Recent reports have yet again highlighted the major impact climate
change is expected to have on our planet. As a business, we are fully
committed to minimising the impact of our operations on the
environment. During  Carphone Warehouse was again awarded
the Carbon Saver Gold Standard for management and reduction
ofcarbon emissions across the organisation.
This year we report on greenhouse gas emissions for the first time
in accordance with the Companies Act  (Strategic Report and
Directors' Report) Regulations . Our greenhouse gas footprint
is, tonnes of COe. Working closely with Energy Quote JHA,
our energy consultants, where practicable and applicable, emissions
include electricity, heat and cooling for our use, as well as
refrigerants useacross our European territories.
WASTE
Our ‘bin free’ policy in support and contact centres helps to ensure
that employees recycle their waste on site and is a contributing factor
to our % landfill-free status, which the business has maintained
since . In respect of our retail portfolio, according to waste
management and recycling specialist, BIFFA, we have increased
recycling from % to an average of % year-on-year.
We are committed to recycling old handset components through
ourTake Back handset recycling scheme. Recycling bags are available
tocustomers purchasing a new handset, encouraging them to
sendus their old handsets so that we can dispose of the handsets
responsibly. During –, we recycled thousands of handsets, the
estimated value of which was donated to The Carphone Warehouse
Foundation. As part of the Take Back scheme, CPW is WEEE (Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment) compliant and committed to
recycling and reusing old components. The business offers a trade-in
service whereby customers can trade in old devices for cash. If the
device doesn’t have a trade-in value, it is recycled under the Take
Back scheme mentioned above.
Reporting year  April  –  March .
Baseline year The reporting year forms the baseline
for subsequent periods.
Intensity
metric
Annual emissions associated with the
Group’s activities are expressed using
revenue as the intensity metric.
Target % reduction by March .
Comparatives The current year is the first year to be
reported on using new methodology in
accordance with the mandatory reporting
requirements for greenhouse gas ("GHG")
emissions and as such there are no
comparatives for the current year.
Methodology The methodology used to calculate
emissions is based on the World
Business Council for Sustainable
Development Greenhouse Gas
Protocol Standard Revised Edition.
The operational control approach
wasselected as the basis for
identifying emissions that were
relevant for reporting.
TOTAL EMISSIONS BY TYPE
For the period 1 April 2013 – 29 March 2014
2,800
33,408
14.1
Tonnes of CO2e
USING TECHNOLOGY
TO MINIMISE
OUR IMPACT
ON THE ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT
• Scope 1
Fuel combustion
and process
emissions
• Scope 2
Electricity, heatand
cooling purchased
forown use
• Intensity metric
Tonnes of CO2e
per£m of revenue
Scope 1
Total
36,208
TCOe
Scope 2