Drax Group plc

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Total Carbon Emissions:486 ktCO2e (Scope 1 & 2 location-based)

Scope 1 Emissions:255 ktCO2e

Scope 2 Emissions:231 ktCO2e (location-based)

Scope 3 Emissions:3,534 ktCO2e

Renewable Energy Share:99.9% (generation)

Total Energy Consumption:34,113 GWh

Water Consumption:45,058,529 m3 (Power Generation abstracted)

Waste Generated:47,322 tons

Reduced Scope 1 and 2 generation CO2e emissions from 310 ktCO2e in 2022 to 141 ktCO2e in 2023
99.9% of generation output from renewable sources in 2023

Reduced Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) from 0.44 per 100,000 hours in 2022 to 0.38 in 2023
Employee engagement score of 79%

Medium-term Goals:

75.7% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from electricity generation by 2030
75.7% reduction in Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions from all sold electricity by 2030
42% reduction in non-generation Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030
42% reduction in Scope 3 emissions by 2030

Double counting of emissions in Scope 2 due to internal electricity consumption and generation
Complexity in calculating Scope 3 emissions from the biomass pellet supply chain
Inconsistent methods for collating contractor hours across business units

Obtained an understanding of reporting boundaries and accounting methods to address double counting in Scope 2
Validated Scope 3 boundary against GHG protocol guidance and performed end-to-end checks of biomass pellet supplier calculations
Obtained an understanding of data collection and reporting processes for contractor hours and sample tested hours across business units

Climate Change Data