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55
FINANCIAL STATEMENTSGOVERNANCESTRATEGIC REPORT
Greenhouse gas emissions
This section includes our mandatory reporting of
greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to the Companies Act
2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report Regulations
2013 (the “Regulations”). We include this reporting data
here in order to provide a complete Corporate
Responsibilitypicture.
Reporting period
Our reporting year is the same as our fiscal year, being
1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015. This greenhouse
gas reporting year has been established to align with
our financial reporting year.
Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data
For period 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015
Emissions from:
Tonnes of CO2
Equivalent (CO2e)
FY15 FY14
Combustion of fuel and
operation of facilities 10,887 9,238
Electricity, heat, steam and
cooling purchased for own use 15,078 15,796
Company’s chosen
intensity measurement:
– Emissions reported above
normalised to tonnes of CO2e
per total GBP£1,000,000 revenue 18.09 19.16
Organisation boundary and responsibility
We report our emissions data using an operationalcontrol
approach to define our organisational boundary which
meets the definitional requirements of the Regulations
in respect of those emissions for which we are responsible.
We have reported on all material emission sources for
which we deem ourselves responsible. These sources
align with our operational control and financial control
boundaries. We do not have responsibility for any emission
sources that are beyond the boundary of our operational
control. For example, business travel other than by car
(including, for example, commercial flights) not within
our operational control and, therefore,are not considered
to be our responsibility.
Methodology
The methodology used to calculate our emissions is based
on the “Environmental Reporting Guidelines: including
mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reporting guidance”
(June 2013) issued by the Department for Environment,
Food & Rural Affairs (“DEFRA”). We are also using DEFRA’s
2015 conversion factors within our reporting methodology.
In some cases, we have extrapolated total emissions by
utilising available information from part of a reporting
period and extending it to apply to the full reporting year.
For example, this has occurred where supplier invoices
for the full reporting year were not available prior to the
publication of this year’s Annual Report & Accounts.
For further details, our methodology document can be
found at www.sage.com/company/about-sage/corporate-
social-responsibility
Environment
We aim to reduce the energy our business uses and make the most of recycling opportunities.
We comply with local laws as a minimum standard and Sage continues to take part in the global
Carbon Disclosure Project.
The Sage Group plc | Annual Report & Accounts 2015