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Dixons Carphone plc Annual Report and Accounts 2014/15
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Environment
Energy Management
Dixons Carphone continues its advanced activities surrounding
energy efficiency. Our portfolio continues to be predominantly
supplied through half hourly metering which allows us to
monitor our sites accurately, minimise wastage, optimise
our efficiency and invest with energy efficiency projects in
targeted areas.
As we move into 2015/16, we are working to extend this
half hourly monitoring programme to over 600 Carphone
Warehouse stores.
To realise immediate benefits, our energy efficiency
programme continues to utilise internal capital expenditure
funding for energy efficiency projects. We continue to explore
new technologies and advanced strategies to assist in our
programme of energy reduction and through 2014/15, a further
£1.4 million has been invested in new energy efficiency
initiatives including:
1. Variable Speed drives have rolled out to a further 80 Currys
and PC World superstores to optimise the efficiency of
their heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
2. New efficient fluorescent lighting has been fitted in
27 large Currys and PC World superstores.
3. Energy-efficiency projects have been completed in an
additional 26 stores to further optimise our energy usage
which include fine adjustments to temperature set points,
controlled heating and lighting strategies and the
installation of lighting controls.
4. Efficient LED lighting has been trialled in back of house
areas which we intend to roll out to further stores.
5. The 65,000 sq ft Customer Call Centre in Sheffield has
been upgraded to LED lighting throughout.
The resulting reduction in our energy consumption from the
above initiatives will be approximately 7,000 mWh per annum
and will reduce our carbon emissions by over 3,500 tonnes of
CO2 in the next year.
Energy Efficiency Initiative
Dixons Carphone is delighted to have been selected to
participate in the Department of Energy & Climate Change –
EDR (Energy Demand Reduction) pilot scheme. This initiative
is linked to the large scale rollout of energy efficient LED
lighting to one of our 750,000 sq ft National Distribution
Centre buildings in Newark. It represents our largest
investment in a single energy efficiency project to date and
is on schedule to complete by September 2015.
Our water leak detection programme continues through
consumption analysis to highlight irregularities and ensures
optimum efficiency.
Carbon Management
During Phase 2, year 1 of the Carbon Reduction Commitment
(CRC) energy efficiency scheme, Dixons Carphone combined
reported emissions show a reduction against 2013/14 of
approximately 7% which represents a reduction in excess of
9,000 tonnes of CO2.
Dixons Carphone will merge its reporting against the Carbon
Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy efficiency scheme for
2015/16. Reporting for 2014/15 will be completed in line with
previous years under Dixons Retail plc (CRC registration
number 8584817) and Carphone Warehouse Group plc
(CRC registration number 6030144).
Green Energy in the Nordics
We have made the decision to implement the exclusive
use of ‘Green Energy’ produced by hydropower and wind
turbines across our sites in the Nordics. At present, energy is
derived from nuclear and oil (fossil) sources which generate a
CO2 output of 42,604 tonnes per annum. This initiative will
dramatically reduce this figure. Each store will receive a
certificate as proof of the environmental contribution and we
will use this in national, regional and local media to promote
our green profile.
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) – due to the merger and the
associated challenges of identifying a complete baseline year,
the Group will not be participating in the Carbon Disclosure
Project for 2014/15. We are currently considering whether to
respond to the CDP Climate Change Information Disclosure
questionnaire and the CDP Road to Paris 2015 Commitments
in 2015/16.