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The primary aim of our Net Zero Carbon ambition is to reduce carbon emissions (both operational and embodied) and energy consumption. The scope of the commitment to a 1.5°C climate warming scenario includes emissions from activities where the business has direct control and those over which it has some level of influence, such as tenant energy consumption. Due to this, collaboration with occupiers, supply chain and the wider sector will be crucial.

To power business activities, both renewable electricity and gas will be procured and invested in. This will include opportunities to self-generate renewable energy from our land holdings in Scotland.

To progress our journey to reducing the embodied carbon from our developments, in 2021 we set ambitious embodied carbon targets aimed at new commercial office buildings. For more information on what we are doing with regards to minimising embodied carbon - see here

The Group’s focus is on reducing emissions and using renewable energy, but where there is carbon that cannot be totally eliminated, this will be offset using certified schemes.

Each year Derwent London will disclose its progress against the metrics identified in the Pathway to ensure it remains transparent. It will also incorporate this net zero work into its non-financial assurance process. Our 2022 progress report is here: Responsibility Report 2022 For more detail on the data refer to our data downloads

Regenerating buildings is at the heart of the business which provides the Group with a significant opportunity to lead the sector in taking action to mitigate and adapt to climate change. This is part of how Derwent London designs, delivers and operates its buildings responsibly – and how it will also become a more resilient business in the long term. The Group recognises that this is a challenging commitment but the current global climate crisis means it is absolutely necessary.

#BuildingABetterFuture episode, produced by BBCStoryWorks Commercial Productions in partnership with World Green Building Council. To see the whole series, visit the WorldGBC website series BuildingABetterFuture

In 2020 we completed our first net zero carbon and all-electric building at 80 Charlotte Street London W1, delivered in collaboration with Multiplex.

Climate change is a defining challenge of this decade and buildings play a hugely important role in decreasing emissions. We understand that the built environment needs to radically transform so we are committed to minimising the negative environmental impacts by actively creating spaces that benefit the environment and the people who occupy them. In doing so we are helping to transform London into a more resilient city.

The scope of the commitment to a 1.5°C climate warming scenario includes emissions from activities where the business has direct control and those over which it has some level of influence, such as tenant energy consumption. Due to this, collaboration with occupiers, supply chain and the wider sector will be crucial.

To power business activities, both renewable electricity and gas will be procured and invested in. This will include opportunities to self-generate renewable energy from our land holdings in Scotland. The Group’s focus is on reducing emissions and using renewable energy, but where there is carbon that cannot be totally eliminated, this will be offset using certified schemes.

Each year Derwent London will disclose its progress against the metrics identified in the Pathway to ensure it remains transparent. It will also incorporate this net zero work into its non-financial assurance process.

Regenerating buildings is at the heart of the business which provides the Group with a significant opportunity to lead the sector in taking action to mitigate and adapt to climate change. This is part of how Derwent London designs, delivers and operates its buildings responsibly – and how it will also become a more resilient business in the long term. The Group recognises that this is a challenging commitment but the current global climate crisis means it is absolutely necessary.

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