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STRATEGIC REPORT
GOVERNANCE
2019 as
reported
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
61
OTHER INFORMATION
2019 new
base year *
2020
2021
2022
Emissions
Emissions
Emissions
Change vs
2019 base
year
Change vs
prior year 1
Change vs
2019 base
year
Change vs
prior year 1
Change vs
2019 base
year
Change vs
prior year 1
Absolute (tonnes CO2e)
7,397
10,669
10,392
-2.6%
40.5%
11,009
3.2%
5.9%
10,905
2.2%
-0.9%
Relative to bed numbers (tonnes
CO2e/bed)
0.150
0.146
0.140
-3.9%
-6.8%
0.148
1.7%
5.8%
0.151
3.4%
1.7%
Relative to floor area (kg CO2e/m2)
5.3
5.5
5.3
-4.2%
0.2%
5.7
2.4%
6.9%
5.7
3.1%
0.6%
-24.8
-3.8%
31,204
-30.5%
-7.6%
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Emissions
Emissions
Total Scope 1 emissions
Total Scope 2 emissions (location based)
Absolute (tonnes CO2e)
29,205
44,910
35,113
-21.8%
20.2%
33,784
Relative to bed numbers (tonnes
CO2e/bed)
0.593
0.613
0.473
-22.8%
-20.2%
0.455
-25.9%
-3.9%
0.431
-29.7%
-5.2%
Relative to floor area (kg CO2e/m2)
20.9
23.3
17.9
-23.1%
-14.2%
17.4
-25.3%
-3.0%
16.3
-29.9%
-6.2%
241.9%
2,170
-88.5%
-79.7%
2,052
-89.1%
-5.4%
Total Scope 2 emissions (market based)
Absolute (tonnes CO2e)
3,128
18,833
10,694
-43.2%
Relative to bed numbers (tonnes
CO2e/bed)
0.064
0.257
0.144
-43.9%
126.9%
0.029
-88.6%
-79.7%
0.028
-89.0%
-2.9%
Relative to floor area (kg CO2e/m2)
2.2
9.8
5.4
-44.1%
143.9%
1.1
-88.6%
-79.5%
1.1
-89.0%
-3.9%
24.3%
44,793
-19.4%
-1.6%
42,110
-24.2%
-6.0%
Total Scope 1+2 emissions (location based)
Absolute (tonnes CO2e)
36,602
55,579
45,504
-18.1%
Relative to bed numbers (tonnes
CO2e/bed)
0.743
0.759
0.613
-19.2%
-17.5%
0.603
-20.6%
-1.7%
0.582
-23.3%
-3.5%
Relative to floor area (kg CO2e/m2)
26.1
28.8
23.2
-19.4%
-11.3%
23.0
-20.0%
-0.7%
22.0
-23.6%
-4.5%
-37.5%
12,958
-56.1%
-1.7%
Total Scope 1+2 emissions (market based)
Absolute (tonnes CO2e)
10,524
29,502
21,086
-28.5%
100.4%
13,178
-55.3%
Relative to bed numbers (tonnes
CO2e/bed)
0.214
0.403
0.284
-29.4%
33.0%
0.177
-56.0%
-37.6%
0.179
-55.6%
0.9%
Relative to floor area (kg CO2e/m2)
7.5
15.3
10.7
-29.7%
42.9%
6.8
-55.7%
-37.0%
6.77
-55.7%
-0.1%
Absolute (tonnes CO2e)
9,859
15,134
12,422
-17.9%
26.0%
15,330
1.3%
23.4%
13,913
-8.1%
-9.2%
Relative to bed numbers (tonnes
CO2e/bed)
0.200
0.207
0.167
-19.0%
-16.4%
0.206
-0.2%
23.2%
0.192
-7.0%
-6.8%
Relative to floor area (kg CO2e/m2)
7.0
7.8
6.3
-19.2%
-10.1%
7.9
0.5%
24.5%
7.3
-7.3%
-7.8%
113,963
113,145
66,924
-49.7%
-41.3%
50,448
-62.1%
-24.6%
84,562
-36.5%
67.6%
Total verifiable Scope 3 emissions
Total non-verifiable Scope 3 emissions
Absolute (tonnes CO2e)
Relative to bed numbers (tonnes
CO2e/bed)
2.3
1.8
0.9
-50.4%
-61.0%
0.7
-62.7%
-24.7%
1.2
-35.7%
72.1%
Relative to floor area (kg CO2e/m2)
81.4
68.9
34.1
-50.5%
-58.1%
25.9
-62.4%
-24.0%
44.1
-36.0%
70.3%
79,346
-46.5%
-35.9%
65,778
-55.6%
-17.1%
98,475
-33.6%
49.7%
Total of verifiable and non-verifiable Scope 3 emissions
Absolute (tonnes CO2e)
123,822
148,279
Relative to bed numbers (tonnes
CO2e/bed)
2.5
2.0
1.1
-47.2%
-57.5%
0.9
-56.3%
-17.2%
1.4
-32.8%
53.7%
Relative to floor area (kg CO2e/m2)
88.4
76.8
40.4
-47.3%
-54.3%
33.8
-56.0%
-16.4%
51.4
-33.0%
52.1%
* Including Liberty Living.
1. As reported data not base year data.
GHG calculation methodology: GHG emissions have been calculated in accordance with HM
Government’s “Environmental Reporting Guidelines: including streamlined energy and carbon
reporting March 2019 (Updated Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2)” and the GHG Protocol’s “A
corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (Revised Edition)”. Energy consumption data was
multiplied by the relevant emissions factor to calculate Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
Scope 1 emissions include gas consumed in properties, and fuel consumed in business vehicles.
Scope 2 emissions include grid electricity consumption, and district heating consumption
in properties.
Verifiable Scope 3 emissions include Category 1 (Purchased goods and services – water,
calculated using water meter and billing data), Category 3 (Fuel and energy-related
activities including T&D and WTT emissions, calculated using same energy data used
for Scope 1 and 2 emissions), Category 6 (Business travel – including direct and indirect
(WTT and T&D) emissions from flights (including RF), and rail travel, calculated using data
provided by travel booking partners), where verifiable data sources exist.
Non-verifiable Scope 3 emissions include Category 1 (Purchased goods and services
– operation and management of real estate assets, calculated using QUANTIS Scope 3
evaluator tool based on spend), Category 2 (Capital goods – new properties, calculated
using a detailed embodied carbon assessment of a real and representative new-build
property, Category 5 (Waste Generated in Operations calculated using QUANTIS Scope 3
evaluator tool based on spend), and Category 7 (Employee commuting calculated using
QUANTIS Scope 3 evaluator tool), where insufficient data is available to verify.
Emissions factors: emission factors used are the relevant factors from the “UK
Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting (2022
data set)”. Scope 2 emissions are calculated using the UK national average grid emissions
factor, whilst Scope 2 emissions are calculated using our supplier Npower’s contractual
emissions factor which is zero for all electricity purchased under our Group supply contract
as 100% is backed by REGOs. We disclose detailed asset-by-asset consumption to CDP and
GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Assessment).
Independent verification: all energy, water and carbon data in tables above for 2022 and
all previous years reported, including year-on-year changes, has undergone independent
verification by SGS UK Ltd to a level of “Reasonable Assurance” against the requirements
of ISO 14064-3:2006 (excluding “non-verifiable” Scope 3 emissions as explained above),
details will be published via our website https://www.unitegroup.com/sustainability.
