- Increased operating costs and reduced profitability due to carbon pricing mechanisms and increased regulations.
- Need for capital expenditure to decarbonise operations.
- Increased cost of raw materials due to competition and climate events.
- Increased stakeholder concern and negative feedback.
- Increased severity of extreme weather events.
- Scottish Power removing the ability to procure green REGO-backed electricity, increasing market-based Scope 2 emissions.
N Brown Group plc
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2024 reporting, N Brown Group plc disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 226.2K tCO2e/year. By scope: Scope 1: 1.7K tCO2e/year; Scope 2: 3.4K tCO2e/year; Scope 3: 223.2K tCO2e/year. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
226.2K tCO2e/year
2024
Renewable Energy
100% (temporarily off track due to supplier change)
of total energy
Energy Use
18.7M kWh/year
2024
📊 Emissions by Scope (2024)
| Scope | What it covers | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | Direct emissions from sources the company owns or controls (fuel combustion, company vehicles, process and fugitive emissions). | 1.7K tCO2e/year |
| Scope 2 | Indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heat and cooling. | 3.4K tCO2e/year |
| Scope 3 | Other indirect emissions across the value chain (purchased goods, business travel, use of sold products, etc.). | 223.2K tCO2e/year |
New to scopes? Read Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions explained and market-based vs location-based Scope 2.
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 226.2K tCO2e/year |
| 2022-03-01 to 2023-02-28 | 470.1K tCO2e/year |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Received a management-level B Grade across all three modules for our responses to the Carbon Disclosure Project (‘CDP’) in 2023.
- Continued efforts to rationalise warehousing and distribution centres, moving to a modern, energy-efficient, fully electrified distribution centre.
- Reduced gas consumption by 11% compared to the previous year.
- Transitioned pool cars to electric vehicles and increased the number of EVs in the van fleet.
- Reduced Scope 3 emissions by 35% compared to the FY22 base year.
- Reached 47.1% of the product mix with sustainable properties towards the 2030 target.
- Increased the use of responsibly sourced cotton to 70.1%.
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Increase active annual sourcing of renewable electricity to 100% by FY30
- Reduce absolute Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 46.2% by the end of FY31 against FY22 base year
- Reduce absolute Scope 3 emissions by 46.2% by the end of FY31 against FY22 base year
- 100% of own brand textile products to have sustainable properties by end of FY30
- Increase our use of responsibly sourced cotton to 100% by FY26
📅 Medium-term
- Achieve Net Zero by 2040
- All own brand products sustainably sourced by 2030
🔭 Long-term
- Achieve Net Zero by 2040
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate ChangeNatural ResourcesWaste & PollutionHuman CapitalProduct LiabilityStakeholder LiabilityProduct SourcingDiversity, Equity & InclusionWellbeing