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THE UNITE GROUP PLC | Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022
SUSTAINABILITY AND NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING continued
Sustainability data reporting
The table below sets out further detail and data on our sustainability performance, aligned with the European Public Real
Estate Association Best Practice Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (EPRA sBPR).
EPRA Sustainability Performance Measures – Environment
EPRA
sBPR
Code
EPRA sBPR
Performance
Measure
Elec-Abs
Total electricity
consumption
Elec-LfL
Like-for-like total
2021: 147,064.8
electricity consumption
2022: 149,980.1
Data
Units
Commentary
150,944.9
MWh/yr
100% grid supplied and REGO backed (zero carbon under GHG Protocol
Corporate Reporting rules for market-based Scope 2 emissions). c.20%
purchased via corporate Power Purchase Agreement (cPPA) with a windfarm
in Scotland. Includes all energy consumed across the portfolio including all
tenant energy use. Also see SECR table on pages 60–61.
MWh/yr
As above, but only data from sites in scope for the whole of 2022 and 2021.
Increase of c2.5% vs 2021 is impact of Covid-related under-consumption in
2021. Also see SECR table on pages 60–61.
DH&C-Abs Total district heating & 11,672.1
cooling consumption
MWh/yr
100% of district heating consumption from non-renewable sources (e.g. gas
CHP). No district cooling. Includes all energy consumed across the portfolio
including all tenant energy use. Also see SECR table on pages 60–61.
DH&C-LfL Like-for-like total
district heating &
cooling consumption
MWh/yr
As above, but only data from sites that were in scope for the whole of 2022
and 2021. Decrease of c5.2% vs 2021 reflects the reduced heating demand
through 2022 (the warmest year on record in the UK), and lack of any cooling
load (buildings are naturally ventilated).
Fuels-Abs Total fuel consumption 58,816.7
MWh/yr
100% of this fuel use is non-renewable grid supplied natural gas. Includes all
energy consumed across the portfolio including all tenant energy use. Also
see SECR table on pages 60–61.
Fuels-LfL
58,816.7
MWh/yr
As above, but including only data from sites that were in scope for the whole
of 2022 and 2021. Increase of c1.5% vs 2021 is impact of Covid related underconsumption in 2021. Also see SECR table on pages 60–61.
Energy-Int Building energy
intensity
3,059.0
kWh/bed/yr
Sum total of Electricity + District Heat + Natural gas consumption per bed per
year (pro rata treatment of acquisitions/ openings/ disposals). Also see SECR
table on pages 60–61.
Energy-Int Building energy
intensity
115.6
kWh/m2 /yr
Sum total of Electricity + District Heat + Natural gas consumption per m2
floor area per year (pro rata treatment of acquisitions/ openings/ disposals).
Also see SECR table on pages 60–61.
GHG-DirAbs
Total direct green
house gas (GHG)
emissions (Scope 1)
10,905.4
metric tonnes
CO2e/yr
Scope 1 emissions, calculated using natural gas consumption data and UK
DEFRA/BEIS emissions factors. Includes all emissions across the whole of
Unite’s portfolio including tenant energy use. Also see SECR table on
pages 60–61.
GHGIndir-Abs
Total indirect
31,204.3
greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions (location
based Scope 2)
metric tonnes
CO2e/yr
Scope 2 location-based emissions, calculated using grid electricity
consumption data and district heating consumption data and relevant UK
DEFRA/BEIS emissions factor. Includes all emissions across the whole of
Unite’s portfolio including tenant energy use. Also see SECR table on
pages 60–61.
GHGIndir-Abs
Total indirect
2,052.3
greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions (market
based Scope 2)
metric tonnes
CO2e/yr
Scope 2 market-based emissions, calculated using supplier’s contractual
emissions factor for grid electricity (zero as 100% REGOs backed), and
relevant UK DEFRA/BEIS emissions factor for district heating. Includes all
emissions across the whole Unite Students portfolio including tenant energy
use. Also see SECR table on pages 60–61.
GHG-Int
Greenhouse gas (GHG) 0.582
emissions intensity
(Scope 1 + LOCATION
based scope 2)
metric tonnes
CO2e/bed/yr
Scope 1 + location-based 2 emissions, as described above divided by total
number of beds in the portfolio. Also see SECR table on pages 60–61.
GHG-Int
Greenhouse gas (GHG) 0.179
emissions intensity
(Scope 1 + MARKET
based scope 2)
metric tonnes
CO2e/bed/yr
Scope 1 + market-based 2 emissions, as described above, divided by total
number of beds in the portfolio. Also see SECR table on pages 60–61.
GHG-Int
Greenhouse gas (GHG) 22.0
emissions intensity
(Scope 1 + LOCATION
based scope 2)
metric tonnes
CO2e/m2 /yr
Scope 1 + location-based 2 emissions, as described above, divided by total
floor area (pro rata treatment of acquisitions/ openings/ disposals). Also see
SECR table on pages 53–54.
GHG-Int
Greenhouse gas (GHG) 6.8
emissions intensity
(Scope 1 + MARKET
based scope 2)
metric tonnes
CO2e/m2 /yr
Scope 1 + market-based 2 emissions, as described above, divided by total
floor area (pro rata treatment of acquisitions/ openings/ disposals). Also see
SECR table on pages 53–54.
Like-for-like total fuel
consumption
2021: 12,312.3
2022: 11,672.1
