C16 – Scope 1, Scope 2 & Scope 3 Greenhouse gas emissions To understand where we are starting from and to measure progress, we conducted a full assessment of our greenhouse gas emissions, carrying out a baseline calculation using 2021-22 emissions and repeating this assessment using 2022-23 emissions. Our carbon footprint includes electricity and gas used in Anchor’s offices, as well as that bought by Anchor for communal heating in residents’ homes, in communal areas of our properties and in our care homes. It also includes water supply and treatment and emissions created by Anchor colleague business travel and commuting. Our emissions under scope 3 include estimated emissions from our supply chain of purchased goods and services. The data provided below encompasses all data required for disclosure under the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting methodology, which Anchor has voluntarily reported against since 2021, and goes further to report on a wider range of emissions sources consistent with the more comprehensive Greenhouse Gas Protocol. More than half of the total emissions are from gas and electricity which is either purchased by Anchor for residents or purchased by residents for use in their own homes. Retrofitting to make homes more energy efficient will reduce these emissions. The second largest source of emissions is goods and services purchased by Anchor and the supply chain for those goods and services. The largest change between emissions in 2021-22 and 2022- 23 was seen in new developments where an increase in the volume of construction work to build new homes increased estimated emissions outputs; however, across Scope 1 – direct emissions, Scope 2 – indirect emissions and Scope 3 – emissions from rented and leasehold homes, total emissions decreased .
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