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Our emissions

Continuing to refine our emissions data

While we are already taking steps to meet our ambitions, this year we have focused particularly on strengthening the way we capture, analyse and report on key data to refine our reporting to create a clear, consistent approach. For example, we have:

  • transitioned to primary supplier data for a proportion of our purchased goods and services, enhancing the accuracy and reliability of our Scope 3 emissions reporting;
  • identified discrepancies in previous financial years' datasets, which have affected the accuracy of our emissions calculations. We have recalculated emissions figures for the affected years using updated and verified data to ensure we align with current best industry practices and standards. As a result, our FY2020 baseline figures have changed;
  • standardised our methodology for use of sold products emissions across all business divisions, to ensure consistency and comparability;
  • improved our internal data collection and audit processes for Scope 1 and 2 emissions, increasing the accuracy, integrity and traceability of our data; and
  • refined our Scope 3 calculation methodologies for employee commuting, and upstream transportation and distribution calculations.
Our emissions can be broken down into three categories; scope 1, 2 and 3. They are calculated from our baseline year of FY2020.

Scope 1 and 2 emissions

Scope 1 and 2 emissions make up 2% of our total GHG emissions footprint. Reducing them means making changes to the way we run our operations – from our manufacturing facilities to our vehicle fleet.

Our Scope 1 emissions fell by 14% versus FY2024, largely due to ongoing work to switch our vehicle fleet from traditional combustion engines to electric and hybrid options. We have made significant progress in our Scope 2 emissions and have steadily increased the proportion of renewable electricity we use at our facilities around the world. This is via self-generated sources at some of our manufacturing facilities in the UK, Ireland and India, and renewable electricity contracts or certificates (RECs) that cover the majority of our other operations.

Scope 1 & 2 emissions FY2025

Scope 3 emissions

Our Scope 3 emissions make up 98% of our total GHG emissions footprint. Since they are indirect emissions, they are much harder to address than our Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Our largest source of Scope 3 emissions comes from the energy that our products use during their service life, followed by emissions from the materials, services and equipment needed to make and transport our products. Together, these sources represent more than 91% of our total Scope 3 emissions.

Tackling our Scope 3 emissions relies on collaborating with key supply chain partners to gather accurate data and implement GHG emissions reduction initiatives. While some suppliers have shown strong engagement, others are not as far into their sustainability journey, so a significant part of our focus is on education and building capacity within our supply chain.

Overall, our Scope 3 emissions in FY2025 remained consistent with FY2024. We continue to take steps to reduce emissions in our most significant areas. Our emissions from purchased goods and services decreased, reflecting better quality of data and primary data from raw metal suppliers, while our capital goods emissions fell, due to lower capital expenditure. However, emissions from use of sold products and transportation continue to increase, mostly driven by higher sales in certain locations and enhanced data collection processes.

Scope 3 emissions FY2025

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