ENERGY MANAGEMENT
46 insights to shape our sustainability strategy . These insights from our robust dataset has allowed us to accurately predict potential future scenarios , enabling us to set an appropriate and ambitious direction . This included , in 2016 , setting science-based targets which give us the confidence to know that our ambitions are in line with the level of action demanded by climate science .
One specific aspect of our dataset , its granularity , has proved particularly critical in engaging our stakeholders . This granularity enables us to communicate with different stakeholders in different languages most accessible to them . It ’ s fair to say , for most people carbon is not an easy currency to understand – many times I have been asked , so what is a tonne of carbon ? For our global real estate team , measuring energy consumption in mega-watt hours is both more logical and relevant , and consequently we set energy targets in mega-watt hours . For other groups , cost is key , and combining carbon targets with the potential hard cost savings available from energy efficiency or travel reductions provides a more powerful motivation than solely talking about carbon .
MARCH 2019