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in India and people tackling medical
debt, and one social innovation product
helping vulnerable people gain access to
essential services.
Volunteering gives our people
opportunities to develop new skills
and experience, as well as using their
expertise to support their communities.
Across the business, our people
volunteered over 38,000 hours to
support financial education and
community initiatives in 2016. Over 230
employees helped more than 15,000
children, expectant mothers and micro-
entrepreneurs in Brazil through our
Real Dreams programme. Our teams
in Bulgaria welcomed refugees with
workshops and language sessions for
children, as well as financial education
for parents. In support of Stop Hunger
Now, more than 360 Experian volunteers
prepared over 59,000 meals for
underprivileged school pupils in the USA.
Respecting human rights
Respecting human rights is a
fundamental responsibility for any
business. Our policies are aligned with
the principles of the United Nations’
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Our Global Code of Conduct sets clear
expectations for employees to uphold
these principles in the way we run our
business. The Code is supported by
specific policies that cover human rights
risks related to human resources, health
and safety, anti-bribery and corruption,
and labour practices in the supply chain*.
We believe our risks in this area are low.
In the digital era, the right to privacy is an
increasing focus in relation to business
and human rights. Protecting data privacy
is a priority for our business. We use data
responsibly and balance the right to privacy
with the benefits that data and analytics
can bring for people, business and society.
The Strategic report was approved by
a duly authorised Committee of the
Board of directors on 10 May 2016
and signed on its behalf by:
Charles Brown
Company Secretary
10 May 2016
Strategic report
Environment
Emissions from: 2016 2015
Scope 1 Thousand
tonnes of CO2e4.4 4.8
Location-based Scope 2 Thousand
tonnes of CO2e38.0 40.9
Market-based Scope 2
(new reporting requirement for FY16)
Thousand
tonnes of CO2e36.6 –
Scope 1 and Scope 2 normalised by
revenue (using location-based emissions)
Kilograms of
CO2e per US$1,000 9.3 9.5
We have reported on all the emission sources in line with the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report
and Directors’ Reports) Regulations 2013. These sources fall within our Group financial statements.
There are no material exclusions from this data. The data has been prepared in accordance with the UK
Government’s Environmental Reporting Guidance (2013 version). Detailed information on Experian’s
environmental performance and the methodology for the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions
is available at www.experianplc.com/responsibility.
Hours volunteered
38,000
Time volunteered by
our people to support
financial education and
community initiatives
Reduced emissions
6%
We have reduced our
total carbon emissions by 6%
in comparison to last year
Minimising our
environmental impact
Across our operations, we are working to
cut carbon emissions by improving energy
efficiency, promoting video conferencing as
an alternative to travel and raising awareness
among employees.
We met our original 2016 carbon target
a year early in 2014/15, achieving a 19%
reduction in CO2-equivalent (CO2e)
emissions per US$1,000 of revenue over two
years. This year, we achieved our new 2016
target by reducing our total carbon footprint
by 6% to 54,503 tonnes of CO2e. By 2018, we
are aiming to reduce our CO2e emissions per
US$1,000 of revenue by 5%.
Our carbon footprint from the energy we
use in our offices and data centres, and from
business travel, is our biggest environmental
impact. To cut energy use in our buildings,
we have installed energy efficient LED
lighting and we are introducing free cooling
– using fresh air rather than air conditioning
– to regulate the temperature in selected
data centres in the UK and the USA. Use of
video conferencing continues to grow and
is contributing to an overall reduction in
business travel emissions.
* We are committed to protecting our organisation and those people at risk from exposure to slavery or people trafficking in our supply chain, both via directly
employed staff and staff working on our behalf via third-party vendors. Further information is available on www.experianplc.com/responsibility/our-policies/
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