Liontrust Responsible Capitalism Report 2022 - Flipbook - Page 43
Liontrust has previously disclosed its scope 1 and 2 emission intensity
by utilising landlord estimated data which identified an emissions
intensity per member of staff (employees and members) in 2019 as
0.67 tCO2 per annum. Following our work with Carbon Intelligence,
we have identified that previous years’ data was significantly
understating our actual emissions and means that direct comparisons
are not valid. We will continue to work on improving our data and
reducing our emissions to meet our target in the future.
Most of our meeting rooms are equipped with audio visual and
teleconferencing solutions and employees are encouraged to make
use of these, reducing travel where appropriate.
Carbon Offsetting
Liontrust will purchase 364 tonnes of carbon offsets credits against
our business travel and scope 1 emissions incurred during the
year, supporting the following two projects via the Gold Standard
carbon offsetting programs:
• Safe Water Access in Rwanda: CO2balance works with local
groups and NGOs in Rwanda to deliver clean, safe water
by identifying and rehabilitating broken-down boreholes. An
ongoing maintenance programme, alongside water sanitation
and hygiene training, ensures a safe and reliable community
water supply is maintained.
• Solar Cooking for Refugee Families in Chad: Tens of thousands
of refugees from Darfur are offered the chance to vastly improve
their life by using the CooKit solar cookers. Having to venture
outside of the camp to collect scarce firewood, the risk of being
attacked or raped has been an everyday fear for women in the
refugee camps in Eastern Chad, close to the Sudanese border.
We are providing them with the necessary material, knowledge
and training to manufacture their own solar cooker and to
prepare their meals using energy from the sun.
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