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Annex 3 - detailed sustainability data sets

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Absolute consumption figures

Impact Subcategory/unit 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 % change since 13/14
Generator fuel use Diesel litres - - - - - *525 0  
Gas MWh *3,086 *2,695 2,311 2,310 2,607 2,654 2,224 -28%
Building electricity MWh 4,707 4,712 4,975 4,414 4,772 4,537 **3,861 -18%
Colo. data centre electricity MWh (with PUE correction) *1,939 + + + + + **6,177 219%
Outsourced data services MWh *8,856 - - - - *1,372 1,372 -85%
Total electricity MWh *15,502 + + + + + **11,410 -26%
F-GAS leak tests kg refrigerant gas leaked - - - - - *80 6  
Travel Lease cars (1000s km) *179 179 261 287 323 204 150 -16%
Travel Grey fleet (1000s km inc. taxi) 1,564 1,512 1,562 1,350 1,293 1,236 779 -50%
Travel Car total (1000s km) 1,743 1,691 1,823 1,637 1,616 1,440 929 -47%
Travel Hotels (nights) *7,633 - - - - *14,332 12,352 62%
Travel Virtual meetings use (1000s) - - - - - - 1,500  
Travel Flights (1000s km) 659 713 766 *1,293 *1,313 1,220 701 6%
Travel Trains (1000s km inc. tube) 5,790 6,816 8,062 *9,425 *10,853 *9,859 8,087 40%
Travel Domestic flights (count) 855 825 745 1005 1055 1716 757 -11%
Travel Business travel total (1000s km) 8,192 9,220 10,651 *12,355 *13,782 *12,519 9,717 19%
Water m3 11,223 13,154 13,766 15,400 20,797 20,192 **16,900 51%
Water m3 per FTE 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.5 6.8 6.6 **5.2 -2%
Waste (tonnes) Recycling 35 34 65 66 67 68 111 217%
Waste (tonnes) ICT waste 4 15 12 13 6 6 4 0%
Waste (tonnes) Waste to energy 0 0 6 12 21 20 48  
Waste (tonnes) Waste to landfill 42 41 25 25 15 15 4 -90%
Waste (tonnes) % diverted from landfill 48% 54% 77% 78% 86% 86% 98%  
Waste (tonnes) Total 81 90 108 116 109 109 167 106%
Paper use A4 reams 9,487 9,215 8,340 6,615 6,247 3,856 4,724 -50%
Procurement ICT hardware (£1000s) *5,000 - - - - *4,000 5,800 16%

* = New/updated data field

** = data still undergoing verification

- = No data analysed

+ = Data undergoing verification

 

Absolute carbon tonnes CO2e

Impact Subcategory/unit 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 % change since 13/14
Generator fuel use   - - - - - 1,407 0  
Gas   *568 *499 406 425 480 495 409 -28%
Building electricity   2,276 2,533 2,489 1,983 1,834 1,394 **1,071 -53%
Colo. data centre electricity (with PUE correction) *937 + + + + + *1713 83%
Outsourced data services   *4282 - - - - *421 380 -91%
Total electricity   *7496 + + + + + **3164 -58%
F-GAS leak tests kg refrigerant gas leaked - - - - - 122 8  
Travel Lease cars 34 34 49 54 59 20 17 -50%
Travel Grey fleet (inc. taxi) 375 287 291 252 236 162 105 -72%
Travel Car total 409 320.52 339.82 305.71 294.78 182 122 -70%
Travel Hotels (nights) 267 - - - - 365 235 -12%
Travel Virtual meetings use - - - - - - 60  
Travel Flights 100 87 103 *118 *145 143 115 15%
Travel Trains (inc. London travel) 284 323 363 *460 *504 *436 333 17%
Travel Business travel total 1,060 730 806 *883 *944 *1,126 865 -18%
Water Total 11.8 13.8 14.5 16.2 21.9 23.3 **19.5 65%
Waste Total 11.08 11.05 7.78 8.02 5.71 5.71 4.73 -57%
Paper use Total 11.70 11.40 10.30 8.20 7.70 4.80 5.80 -50%
Procurement ICT hardware 970 - - - - 776 1,125 16%
Procurement Hyperscale cloud - - - - - - 36  
Carbon (tonnes CO2e) Scope 1 602 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 434 -28%
Carbon (tonnes CO2e) Scope 2 2,961 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2,566 -13%
Carbon (tonnes CO2e) Scope 3 6,566 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2,637 -60%
Carbon (tonnes CO2e) Operational footprint 4,658 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3,217 -31%
Carbon (tonnes CO2e) Platforms footprint 5,471 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2,420 -56%
Carbon (tonnes CO2e) Total (tonnes CO2e) 10,129 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5,637 -44%

* = New or corrected figure

** = Undergoing further internal verification

- = No data analysed

+ = Data undergoing verification

n/a = complete data set not available

 

Absolute cost (£000s)

Cost (£000s) 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20
Generator fuel use   - - - - - 1 0
Gas   110 96 70 65 74 85 55
Electricity Building 450 472 497 431 481 528 602
Electricity Colo. data centre 94 128 176 188 172 212 254
Electricity Total 544 600 674 619 653 740 856
Travel Lease cars 17 17 24 24 30 19 22
Travel Grey fleet (inc. taxi) 596 508 516 446 427 462 302
Travel Car total 613 525 540 470 457 481 324
Travel Hotels 692 - - - - 1,362 959
Travel Flights 125 138 192 255 309 247 127
Travel Trains (inc. London travel) 1,667 1,862 2,285 2,567 3,877 4,934 3,610
Travel Total 3,097 2,525 3,017 3,291 3,877 4,934 3,610
Water   57 41 44 42 66 62 48
Waste   99 99 99 54 48 59 60
Paper use   - - - - - 9 13
Procurement - ICT hardware   5,000 - - - - 4,000 5,800
Total cost (£000s)   8,907 n/a n/a n/a n/a 9,894 10,429

- = No data analysed

n/a = complete data set not available

Last edited: 21 October 2020 11:06 am

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Chapters

  1. Sustainability Annual Report 2019-20
  2. Introduction
  3. Operational and carbon highlights
  4. Digital sustainability
  5. Climate adaptation and resilience
  6. A forward look
  7. Annex 1 - progress against United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
  8. Annex 2 - sustainable technology case studies
  9. Annex 3 - detailed sustainability data sets
  10. Annex 4 - technical appendix