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BT Energy Efficiency: Best practice in corporate carbon reduction
Challenge
BT’s vision is to tackle climate change through technology innovation as well as reducing its carbon footprint
Solution
BT is generating its own renewable energy and reducing energy consumption by improving the energy efficiency of its buildings and networks
Value
By March 2011, BT had achieved a 59% CO2 intensity reduction globally, underpinning its commitment to achieve 80% by 2020
Commitment and success
BT is committed to responsible and sustainable business. Its vision is to tackle climate change through technology innovation as well as reducing its carbon footprint and encouraging suppliers, customers, and employees to do likewise.
The nature of its business means that BT is among the top ten UK energy users. In 2010/11 it consumed 2,342GWh of energy running its UK networks, data centres, and offices, which represents around 0.7 per cent of all the electricity used in the UK.
It’s no surprise that a BT strategic priority is to reduce its energy consumption, primarily by improving the energy efficiency of its buildings and the equipment in its networks. Beyond that a second strand is to reduce carbon emissions by looking for opportunities to generate its own renewable energy. BT has set an ambitious target of generating 25 per cent of all its energy needs through renewable sources by 2016. For the remainder of its energy needs BT policy is, wherever possible, to purchase low carbon energy, generated from renewable sources.
Much has already been done and many of its achievements have been independently noted. For example, BT was ranked sector leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for eight consecutive years, and has twice been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the sustainable development category.
In 2009, BT became one of an elite group of companies to be awarded Carbon Trust Standard (UK) accreditation for its commitment and success in continuously reducing its carbon footprint. BT continues that quest with ever-greater resolve. Its aim is to reduce its carbon intensity globally by 80 per cent (from a 1997 baseline) by 2020.
Dr. Bernd Leven, Head of Smart Energy and Supply Contracts at BT Operate, confirms: “By the end of March 2011, BT had achieved a 59 per cent CO2 intensity reduction globally. An absolute 60 per cent reduction against the UK baseline underpins our commitment to achieve 80 per cent by 2016.”
That meant that BT’s total energy consumption (excluding metered tenants in BT UK properties) decreased by 2.5 per cent during 2010/11 to 2,755GWh. It is targeting a further reduction of two per cent in 2011/12.