Anchor Environmental Sustainability & Net Zero Carbon Strategy 2023 – 2026
Most of our emissions come from: Scope 1 , which covers heating and hot water supplied to communal areas and residents’ homes via communal systems, Scope 3 leased assets (heating, hot water and electricity used within residents’ homes), and Scope 3 purchased goods and services. These three categories contribute over 86% of our total carbon footprint and will be reduced by retrofitting and building new homes to ever higher energy efficiency standards. Scope 2 electricity emissions make up 8.24% of total emissions. We purchase electricity which is supplied to communal areas within our homes. We do not purchase electricity on behalf of the majority of residents for use within their own homes, unlike gas or other heating fuels for communal boiler rooms. Some locations are electrically heated with storage heaters or heat pumps, but most rely on gas heating. The implementation of communal LED lighting over recent years may also be another reason why scope 2 electric emissions make up a lower proportion of the overall footprint. Scope 1 emissions are higher than would normally be expected for housing organisations, and scope 3 emissions lower. This is because we have communal/district heating and hot water systems at around half of our locations. At these sites we operate the communal boiler room and purchase gas or alternative fuel on behalf of residents, so that emissions fall within scope 1. Where homes are heated through individual boilers and residents pay fuel bills directly, the emissions fall within scope 3. These measurements are able to tell us where we need to focus our efforts to reduce carbon emission and, in future, they will tell us whether the changes we are making are working. More information about our next steps are outlined in our ‘Cutting Carbon’ chapter on page 16. Understanding carbon emissions Scope 1 = Direct emissions from sources we own or control directly, e.g. gas that we use in our buildings and supply to residents. Scope 2 = Indirect emissions from energy we purchase and use, e.g. electricity that we use in our buildings and supply to residents. Scope 3 = All other emissions produced by our supply chain.
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