Environment
Environment is material to Reed Elsevier because environmental disruptions could negatively affect the conduct of our business. Moreover, we have an energy, carbon emissions, water, and waste footprint and, as a leading publisher of environmental science, it is incumbent on us to pursue good, internal environmental practice.
2008 Objectives:
- Reduction in travel emissions over 2006/2007 levels
- Pursuit of environmental targets
We saw a 16% decrease in travel, resulting from our focus on travel alternatives including video conferencing and webinars, and the introduction of a global travel portal. On an absolute basis, between 2007 and 2008 we saw a 4% decrease in carbon emissions, a 1% increase in energy consumption, a 9% decrease in water consumption, and recycled 46% of our waste.
Current targets
Key Performance Indicators |
Target |
Absolute
achievement
to date |
Normalised
achievement to date
(Absolute/EBITDA) |
| CO2 emissions (2003-2010)* |
-10% |
0% |
-27% |
| Total energy (2003-2008) |
-10% |
3% |
-25% |
| Water (2003-2008) |
-10% |
-11% |
-35% |
| Travel emissions (2005-2009) |
-2% |
-10% |
-35% |
| Waste recycled (2010) |
60% |
46% |
n/a |
* Covers GHG Protocol Scopes 1 and 2 and business travel in Scope 3; renewable electricity restated at standard electricity rates
2009 Objectives:
- Launch new environmental targets
- Introduce environmental standards programme across group