Our corporate sustainability targets
Measuring and reporting on our progress in a transparent way is a key principle that underpins our strategy, so we have metrics and targets for each area of our Responsible business framework, aligned to our material issues and the Sustainable Development Goals.
In 2020, PwC set Net Zero targets with 2030 commitments however, we have also set shorter term FY25 targets to help inspire a step-change in our performance. We review all of the metrics at least annually to ensure ongoing alignment with the strategy and expand our scope.
The Executive Board are updated on progress during the year, and we publish our progress in our Integrated Reporting Hub. This undergoes limited assurance to the ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3410 standards by our external financial auditors each year.
Near term net zero goals
| Metric | Ongoing targets |
|---|---|
Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions |
Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by FY30 (FY19 baseline) |
Scope 3 business travel carbon emissions |
Reduce scope 3 business travel GHG emissions by 50% by FY30 (FY19 baseline) |
Suppliers with a science-based target |
Achieve 50% of our purchased goods and services suppliers (by emissions) that have set their own science-based target by FY25 |
Carbon emissions offset |
100% carbon emissions offset by FY25 |
Carbon emissions removed |
100% carbon emissions removed by FY30 |
Energy transition and responsible consumption
| Metric | Ongoing targets |
|---|---|
PwC office EUI (Energy Usage Intensity) |
Reduce our office EUI by 24% by FY25 (FY19 baseline) |
PwC office energy consumption |
Reduce our office energy consumption by 15% by FY25 (FY19 baseline) |
Electricity from renewable sources |
Source 100% of our electricity from renewable sources by FY25 |
Sustainable transportation
| Metric | Ongoing targets |
|---|---|
PwC's car fleet that are hybrid or EV |
Increase the total proportion of our car fleet that are hybrid or EV cars to 90% by FY25 |
Regenerative and circular consumption
| Metric | Ongoing targets |
|---|---|
Water supply |
Reduce our water supply by 15% by FY25 (FY19 baseline) |
Paper procured |
Reduce our paper procured by 80% by FY25 (FY19 baseline) |
Total waste |
Reduce our total waste produced by 50% by FY25 (FY19 baseline) |
Proportion reused or recycled |
Increase the total proportion of our waste reused or recycled to 90% by FY25 |
Nature positive
| Metric | Ongoing targets |
|---|---|
Offsets that support nature |
Source 100% of our carbon offsets through nature based solution credits by FY25 |
Supply chain transformation
| Metric | Ongoing targets |
|---|---|
Spend with suppliers assessed through our third party sustainability assessment platform |
Increase our total spend with suppliers that have been assessed through our third party sustainability assessment platform to 67% by FY25 |
Assessed key suppliers with a Human Rights policy |
Maintain our total spend with suppliers that have a Human Rights policy above 80% by FY25 |
Annual social enterprise spend |
Increase our spend with social enterprises to £2 million per year by FY25 |
Employees who have completed modern slavery training |
Maintain 100% employees who have completed modern slavery training |
Leadership
| Metric | Ongoing targets |
|---|---|
Business sustainability rating via Ecovadis |
Maintain our own Ecovadis score above 80% |
External certification of net zero progress |
Maintain Carbon Trust Net Zero Standard score above 70% |
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