- Scope 3 emissions (79% of total footprint) from value chain (customers and suppliers)
- Data quality issues for Scope 3 emissions, particularly purchased goods and services
- Materials availability and changing carbon accounting methodologies impacting embodied carbon performance
- Transparency and availability issues with REGO and RGGO backed energy
- Governance issues with offsetting schemes
Great Portland Estates plc
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2024-03 reporting, Great Portland Estates plc disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 31.1K 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
31.1K tCO2e/year
2024-03
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2024-03 | 31.1K tCO2e/year |
| 2022-04 to 2023-03 | 32.7K tCO2e |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Reduced energy intensity by 36% from 2016 baseline
- Reduced embodied carbon by 44% from 2020 baseline
- Achieved first science-based target in March 2023
- 50 Finsbury Square development externally verified as net zero in construction
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Reduce embodied carbon (kgCO2e/m2 GIA) of new developments and major refurbishments by 52% by 2030 (from 954kgCO2e/m2 to 458kgCO2e/m2)
- Reduce embodied carbon of minor refurbishments in line with previous target of 204kgCO2e by 2030
- Reduce energy intensity (kWh/m2 NLA) by 47% by 2030 (from 234kWh/m2 to 123kWh/m2)
- Achieve 90 kWh/m2 whole building energy intensity for developments by 2030
- Engage with 80% of customers by energy consumption and 80% of suppliers by spend by 2027
🔭 Long-term
- Reduce Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 90% by 2040
- Achieve net zero emissions by 2040 (after offsetting residual emissions)
- Embodied carbon of buildings <140kgCO2e/m2 by 2040
- Energy use intensity <70kWh/m2 by 2040
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate ChangeSocial ResponsibilityGovernance