We engage professional assurance providers who combine the strengths of non-financial assurance experience with technical competency in corporate responsibility. We asked Deloitte LLP to provide limited assurance on selected corporate responsibility performance indicators in accordance with the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board's International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE3000). The following performance indicators were assured by Deloitte:
Relative contribution of occupied properties to our environmental impact (%)
- Total scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions in tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)
- Total scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions in tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) (location-based)
- Total scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions in tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) (market-based)
- Total scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions in tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)
- Normalised scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions (kg CO2e/m2)
- Normalised scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions (kg CO2e/m2)
Water consumption (cubic metres)
- Occupied and operated properties (UK and US)
Community investment spend
- UK and Europe (charitable cash) ($)
- Asia and US (charitable cash donations) ($)
- In-kind donations across the Group ($)
Employee diversity data
Gender breakdown (Global population, Senior Managers, Group Executive Committee, Non-Executive Directors and Executive Directors)
Deloitte LLP provides an independent third-party assurance statement which can be found below.
Assurance statement