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Environmental targets and performance
HSBC has made a strong commitment to protecting the environment. Since 2002 the Bank has developed and implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its consumption of energy, water and waste as well as our greenhouse gas emissions.
Target reduction in consumption/emission |
|
Carbon dioxide |
5.2% |
Energy |
5.3% |
Water |
4.6% |
Waste (Disposed) |
5.4% |
|
Units |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Energy |
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Consumption |
gigawatt hours |
118 |
126 |
132 |
136 |
Consumption per person |
mwh/FTE |
6.59 |
6.87 |
6.57 |
6.7 |
Consumption per m2 |
kwh/m2 |
433 |
440 |
459 |
474 |
Water |
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Consumption |
thousand m3 |
127 |
114 |
128 |
106 |
Consumption per person |
m3/ FTE |
7.07 |
6.21 |
6.33 |
5.21 |
Waste |
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Waste produced |
kilotonnes |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
Waste per person |
tonnes/FTE |
0.20 |
0.20 |
0.17 |
0.16 |
% waste to landfill |
|
35% |
36% |
39% |
43% |
% waste recycled |
65% |
64% |
61% |
57% |
|
Greenhouse gas emission |
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) from energy |
kilotonnes |
89 |
95 |
93 |
96 |
CO2 per person |
tonnes/FTE |
4.93 |
5.20 |
4.62 |
4.75 |
CO2 per m2 |
tonnes/m2 |
0.32 |
0.33 |
0.32 |
0.34 |
FTE: Full-time equivalent.
Environmental reporting is an important part of the Bank's corporate sustainability initiatives. The HSBC Group has measured its impact on the environment since 2001.
We measure and communicate our total consumption of energy, water and paper, as well as travel mileage, waste and greenhouse gas emissions for all the properties owned or leased by the Group. Each year we set targets and implement initiatives to reduce our resource consumption and carbon dioxide emissions
