Lockton Environment Report 2018-19

LOCKTON ENVIRONMENT REPORT  2018‐19 

Whilst being committed to reducing our carbon emissions we took the decision last year to offset all  of our generated CO2e. Working with our external partner, Carbon Footprint, and by selecting Gold  Standard accredited schemes, we purchased carbon credits to offset all our emissions.  The Gold Standard is a non‐profit Swiss Foundation, endorsed by 80+ international non‐government  organisations and has more than 1,400 projects in 80 countries undergoing certification. The Gold  Standard has become the global benchmark for the highest integrity and greatest impact in climate  and development initiatives. 2

We offset all our Carbon emissions

In their words, “Carbon markets enable carbon offsetting, the process by which businesses and  individuals purchase carbon credits ‐‐ or certified GHG emission reductions ‐‐ to take accountability  for their unavoidable emissions and help finance the global transition to a low carbon economy.  Gold Standard certification ensures that these emission reductions are real, 'additional,' and  permanent, coming from projects that also contribute to a minimum of three Sustainable  Development Goals.” All 2,351 tonnes were offset in our previous year and the scheme selected was  the Uganda Clean Water Borehole Project.

The project is located primarily in the North Region of Uganda, within the Districts of Alebtong, Kole  and Dokolo and approximately 60% of the people in the Districts do not have access to clean water  and rely exclusively on open wells, lakes and other unprotected sources.   The struggle to find clean safe drinking water can take a major part of a family's resource. More  often than not the burden falls to women and children to collect water often walking a great  distance from home. Even then water drawn from pools or rivers is often contaminated with  pollutants and potentially lethal bacteria that cause illness and infections, and so to make the water  palatable and safe to drink it needs to be boiled.   The project works with local communities to identify and repair the many broken boreholes in  Uganda. As well as the natural health benefits it means that families no longer have to boil the  water, saving firewood and thereby preventing carbon emissions from being released.  We will again  be offsetting all our 2018‐19 CO2e. 

2 https://www.goldstandard.org/impact‐quantification/carbon‐markets

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