measuring environmental impact carbon footprint in 2016 & 2017 by scope • 2016 scope 1 scope 2 scope 3 • 2017 474.37, 22% 1,312.73, 60% 390.31, 18% 504.74, 22% 1,396.22, 62% 349.81, 16% i l e g a w e h t t a m 7.1 2017 carbon footprint in 2016 & 2017 by source inward coffee bound deliveries 3% other 3% plane travel 8% gas 22% outward bound tnt deliveries 16% purchased electricity 16% leased vehicle fuel 30% our carbon emissions five year goal focuses on “net” emissions, meaning we account for the emissions we offset. through a scheme with our fuel card provider and forest carbon, we have financed tree planting in the uk to capture co2 and offset the emissions from the journeys driven by field staff. across the two years, we have contributed 1,314 trees to the scheme, helping to compensate for some of our environmental impact whilst also making a contribution to improving natural biodiversity in the uk. taking account of this offsetting, our net emissions per tonne of coffee roasted decreased from 857 kg co2e/ tonne to 831 kg co2e/ tonne. this constitutes a 2.6% decrease, meaning we’re on track for reaching our 5 year goal of a 10% reduction. ‘‘ forest carbon organise for 100% co2 capture through tree planting schemes in the uk that are assured under the woodland carbon code or a leading international carbon standard.’’ though we have undertaken carbon footprinting exercises in the past, this report marks the beginning of a process of formally measuring and reporting annually on our footprint for our premises in glasgow. we completed the exercise for our baseline year, 2016, by working in partnership with the university of edinburgh and the carbon trust. we replicated this best practice methodology in preparing our report for 2017. our reporting methodology is based on the greenhouse gas protocol and we have categorised the emissions into three areas – scope 1, 2 and 3 – accordingly. scope 1 and 2 relates to direct emissions sources (i.e. gas and electricity usage), whilst indirect scope 3 emissions includes business travel, water consumption, waste, losses during electricity distribution, fuel consumption in vehicles and logistics (product distribution). our carbon footprint for the 2016 calendar year was 2,177 tco2e and in 2017 it was 2,251 tco2e. the findings tell us that, consistently across both years, there are four key areas that contribute over 85% of our carbon footprint – namely, fuel used in leased vehicles for field staff, gas use, electricity usage and product deliveries to customers. these findings reinforce our strategic prioritisation within our five year goals. carbon offsetting comparison of top 4 emissions 191 140 250 200 150 100 50 0 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 ) e n n o t / e 2 o c ( y t i v i t c u d o r p t s n i a g a d e k r a m h c n e b s n o i s s i m e • 2016 2017 leased vehicle fuel gas electricity tnt deliveries 33 / ) e 2 o c g k ( t n e l a v i u q e e d i i x o d n o b r a c • \ 32 ''