Microsoft Word - Environment Report 2018 - Draft

CO2e saving Target

Over the next 5 years we now set a target of reducing the paper use CO2e per associate by 30%. Whilst this will not achieve a huge tonnage of CO2e we believe it correct to have this as a target and may be met by less use of paper and by altering our paper sourcing to manufacturers and paper types that have a lower CO2e impact. This will save 8.8 tonnes of paper generated Co2e per annum by 2023

Quantity saving Target

Over the period 2014 to 2018 we assessed paper use in London, Birmingham and Leeds. Over that period we reduced paper consumption with a 46% reduction by weight. Now we have data for each location we are setting a sheets used per associate by site as a target and each site being set the same 30% reduction within five years. This years total quantity was 6.53 million sheets, an average of 6,440 per associate. A 30% reduction drops the total sheets to 4.571 million and the sheets per associate to 4,508. Paper can be supplied from a variety of different sources, Lockton will be seeking to increase the percentage of recycled paper. Currently less than 10% of our paper is from recycled sources with the remainder supplied from FSC certified mills. For every 10% shift from virgin paper to recycled paper between 2.5 and 3.5% of the total CO2e cost of the paper can be saved. We are not setting a CO2e reduction target around paper recycling use at this time, we will target 25% of our paper to come from recycled sources by 2020. Responsible Sourcing

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