Unilever 2015 Annual Report Download - page 58

THE UNITED KINDOM
PL, beng a company that s ncorporated n the UK and lsted
on the London Stock Exchange, s requred to state how t has
appled the man prncples and how far t has compled wth the
provsons set out n the 2014 UK orporate overnance ode
(UK ode), whch s avalable on the Fnancal Reportng ouncl’s
(FR) webste In 2015 PL compled wth all UK ode provsons,
wth the excepton of D21 for a short perod of tme, as explaned
on page 82
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Rsk Management and ontrol Our approach to rsk
management and systems of nternal control s n lne wth the
recommendatons n the FR’s revsed gudance ‘Rsk
management, nternal control and related fnancal and busness
reportng’ (the Rsk udance) It s Unlever’s practce to revew
acqured companes’ governance procedures after acquston
and to algn them to the roup’s governance procedures as soon
as s practcable
reenhouse as (H) Emssons In lne wth the ompanes Act
2006 (Strategc Report and Drectors’ Report) Regulatons 2013
our greenhouse gas performance s set out below Snce 2008 we
report our O2 emssons n accordance wth the reenhouse as
(H) Protocol orporate Accountng and Reportng Standard
(H Protocol) to calculate emssons of carbon doxde from the
combuston of fuels and the operaton of facltes (Scope 1) and
from purchased electrcty, heat, steam and coolng (Scope 2) for
our manufacturng facltes hanges to the H Protocol for
Scope 2 reportng durng ths reportng year wll be mplemented
n subsequent years
arbon emsson factors are used to convert energy used n
manufacturng to emssons of O2 arbon emsson factors for
fuels are provded by the Intergovernmental Panel on lmate
hange (IP)
arbon emsson factors for electrcty reflect the country or
sub-regon where each manufacturng ste s located and are
provded by the Internatonal Energy Agency (IEA) and local
regulatory authortes, for example the Unted States
Envronmental Protecton Agency (US EPA) We have selected
an ntensty rato based on producton ths algns wth our
long-standng reportng of manufacturng performance
The H data relates to emssons durng the 12-month perod
from 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015 Ths perod s dfferent
from that for whch the remander of the Drectors’ Report s
prepared (whch s the calendar year 2015)
EMISSIONS OF O2 FROM MANUFATURIN,
1 OTOBER 2014 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2015 (1 OTOBER 2013
TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2014)
Scope 1 852,672 tonnes O2 (929,803 tonnes O2)#
Scope 2 918,301 tonnes O2 (920,483 tonnes O2)#
Total Scope 1 & 2 1,770,973 tonnes O2+ (1,850,286 tonnes O2+)#
Intensty rato 8849 kg O2 per tonne of producton+
(9214 kg# O2 per tonne of producton+)
# Pror year restated to exclude thrd party ste
+ Pw assured For further detals and the bass of preparaton see our webste
Emssons data ncludes materal sources of Scope 1 and 2
emssons that have been subect to external assurance, e
emssons of O2 from energy used n manufacturng Emssons
from the combuston of bogenc fuels (bomass, fuel crops etc) at
our manufacturng stes are reported separately to other Scope 1
and 2 emssons, as recommended by the H Protocol, and
excluded from our ntensty rato calculaton
Our H data does not nclude mnor emssons sources that are
beyond our boundary of operatonal control or that are not
materal For example, emssons of O2 from energy used n our
offces and warehouses are excluded, although we contnue to
drve mprovements n these areas through our USLP targets The
data also excludes Scope 3 emssons (ncludng consumer use of
our products) whch we report as part of our USLP
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Employee Involvement and ommuncaton Unlever’s UK
companes mantan formal processes to nform, consult and
nvolve employees and ther representatves A Natonal
onsultatve Forum comprsng employees and management
representatves meets regularly to provde a forum for dscussng
ssues relatng to all Unlever stes n the Unted Kngdom We
recognse collectve barganng on a number of stes and engage
wth employees va the Sourcng Unt Forum, whch ncludes
natonal offcer representaton from the three recognsed trade
unons A European Works ouncl, embracng employee and
management representatves from countres wthn Europe, has
been n exstence for several years and provdes a forum for
dscussng ssues that extend across natonal boundares
The Drectors’ Reports of the Unted Kngdom operatng
companes contan more nformaton about how they have
communcated wth ther employees durng 2015
Equal Opportuntes and Dversty In accordance wth our
ode of Busness Prncples, Unlever ams to ensure that
applcatons for employment from everyone are gven full and
far consderaton and that everyone s gven access to tranng,
development and career opportuntes Every effort s made to
retran and support employees who become dsabled whle
workng wthn the roup
Independent Audtors and Dsclosure of Informaton to Audtors
To the best of each of the Drectors’ knowledge and belef, and
havng made approprate enqures, all nformaton relevant to
enablng the audtors to provde ther opnons on PL’s
consoldated and parent company accounts has been provded
Each of the Drectors has taken all reasonable steps to ensure
ther awareness of any relevant audt nformaton and to establsh
that Unlever PL’s audtors are aware of any such nformaton
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