Climate Change Data

Dragon UK Holdco Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:509.2 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:6.6 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:107.5 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:395.1 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:555,092.7 kWh/year
Carbon Intensity:1.0 tCO2e per UK employee

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainability
  • Community Engagement
  • Human Rights
  • Employee Engagement
  • Gender Diversity
  • Carbon Reduction

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced natural gas consumption from 48,962.8 kWh in 2022 to 36,025.9 kWh in 2023 (Scope 1 emissions).
  • Reduced Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions from 647.1 tCO2e in 2022 to 509.2 tCO2e in 2023.
  • Reduced business travel from 1,211,065.6 miles in 2022 to 744,307.3 miles in 2023 (Scope 3 emissions).
  • Installation of electric vehicle charging points and LED luminaires.
  • ISO14001 certified.

Social Achievements

  • Launched a ‘giving day’ initiative, providing one day of annual leave for employees to support local communities.
  • Increased the number of Mental Health First Aiders from 35 to 60.
  • Implemented a hybrid working policy.
  • Offered financial assistance programs and wellbeing options to support employee health.

Governance Achievements

  • Robust policies in place including: Modern Slavery Policy; Whistleblowing Policy; Code of Conduct Policy; and Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy.
  • Regular communication with employees and established consultation arrangements.
  • Twice-yearly employee engagement surveys.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Interest Rate Risk
  • Exchange Rate Risk
  • Liquidity and Covenant Compliance Risk
  • Business Change Risk
Mitigation Strategies
  • Interest rate cap instrument.
  • Borrowings under the Acquisition Facility in Canadian Dollar denomination.
  • Centralised treasury function, monthly cashflow reports, and rolling 12-month forward forecasts.
  • Healthy cash balance and Revolving Credit Facility.
  • Significant headroom against covenant and 12-month forward forecast.
  • New leadership role in Chief Transformation Office and project management hires.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Contractual requirement for business partners and suppliers to provide training to their employees and supply chain.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP)

Certifications: ISO 14001

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Planet Mark provides businesses with sustainability certification that verifies and measures carbon and other ESG data to reduce emissions and achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)