Environment

As a responsible business, we proactively manage existing and future environmental risks and impacts.

This perspective looks at how we have interacted with the environment during 2010/11:

  • 51% reduction in our scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions compared with our 1990 baseline; a 4% increase against our baseline compared with 2009/10 
  • Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions were approximately 9.7 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent, compared with 8.8 million tonnes in 2009/10 
  • Significant environmental incidents directly associated with our operations fell to 9, compared with 10 in 2009/10 - there were no contractor-related incidents, the same as 2009/10 
  • Attracted fines totalling $73,000  for environmental citations In the US, compared with $0 in 2009/10
  • Around 94% of employees at 31 March 2011 working to certified ISO 14001 environmental management systems