Our impact on society report 2012 Data and trends

Review trend data drawn
from areas of social and
environmental impact

Social reporting measures

Social reporting measures
2012 is our baseline year for reporting people data. For the US and UK, the metrics we report are:
  Units People
Total US and UK employees   25,610
All employees – (female) % 57.6%
Managerial - (female) % 50.1%
All employees – (minority) % 17.6%
Managerial- (minority) % 14.5%
Turnover rate % 15.9%
Average salary USD $64,000

Environmental reporting measures

Environmental reporting measures
2007 is our baseline year for our environmental reporting.
Measure Units 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
Net internal area of reporting offices / locations covered m2 1,200,624 1,360,151 1,443,347 1,262,440 14,915,561
Full-time employees (FTE) covered FTE 31,622 37,164 35,978 41,520 48,500

Energy Consumption

Total energy consumption for 2012 excluding acquisitions was 269,092 MWh.
Measure Units 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total Electricity Consumption (including from renewable sources) MWh / year 223,093 258,114 204,438 198,190 218,410
Total Electricity Consumption from renewable sources only MWh / year 2,594 170,229 170,712 166,896 218,410
Total Gas Consumption MWh / year 89,251 122,153 78,742 72,884 64,462
Total Fuel Oil Consumption MWh / year 3,099 7,033 6,533 3,517 1,927
Total Energy Consumption MWh / year 315,444 385,836 289,714 269,391 284,800
Total Energy Consumption/ space occupied KWh / m2/year 263 284 201 213 210

Business Travel

Business Travel
We collect and report business travel air data where there is a centralised agency in the US, the UK, Australia, India, Mexico, Singapore and Hong Kong which together account for around 80% of total full-time employees.
Measure Units 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
Air Passenger km 231,924,032 184,829,576 219,056,753 242,830,349 255,072,031
Rail Passenger km 2,282,245 11,434,758 3,833,674 3,924,710 4,711,264
Road (distance) Vehicle km 91,738,237 20,428,719 9,930,039 7,284,921 3,486,138
Road (fuel use) Litres fuel 400,000 6,256,692 6,336,425 5,815,052 6,120,706
Total GHG from Business Travel Tonnes CO2e 51,343 41,733 48,007 28,719 34,211
Total GHG from Business Travel by FTE Tonnes CO2e / FTE 1.62 1.12 1.33 0.82 0.71

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In the table above, we report our greenhouse gas emissions in a way that is consistent with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
Units 2009 2010 2011 2012
Direct (Scope 1) Tonnes CO2e 44,649 35,739 35,806 31,095
Indirect (Scope 2) Tonnes CO2e 130,395 122,189 114,730 128,542
Other(Scope 3) Tonnes CO2e 4,375 3,523 5,276 2,782
Business Travel (Scope 3) Tonnes CO2e 30,887 33,913 28,719 32,336
Total Tonnes CO2e 210,306 195,364 184,531 194,756

Waste

Waste
Measure Units 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total Waste to Landfill Tonnes / year 3,100 5,508 3,834 9,097 7,134
Total Waste to Landfill / FTE kg / FTE / year 98 148 107 221 147

Water

Water
Measure Units 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total Water Consumption m3 / year 832,685 604,822 528,873 678,256
Total Water Consumption / FTE m3 / FTE/ year 22 17 13 14

Legal Compliance

Legal Compliance
Measure 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Reported environmental prosecutions Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Reported health & safety prosecutions Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

Paper

We prepare a separate report on the paper we purchase for use in our books, newspapers and magazines.