Our corporate sustainability targets

Measuring and reporting on our progress in a transparent way is a key principle that underpins our strategy, so we have metrics and targets for each area of our Responsible business framework, aligned to our material issues and the Sustainable Development Goals.

In 2020, PwC set Net Zero targets with 2030 commitments however, we have also set shorter term FY25 targets to help inspire a step-change in our performance. We review all of the metrics at least annually to ensure ongoing alignment with the strategy and expand our scope.

The Executive Board are updated on progress during the year, and we publish our progress in our Integrated Reporting Hub. This undergoes limited assurance to the ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3410 standards by our external financial auditors each year.

Near term net zero goals

Metric Ongoing targets

Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions

Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by FY30 (FY19 baseline) 

Scope 3 business travel carbon emissions

Reduce scope 3 business travel GHG emissions by 50% by FY30 (FY19 baseline) 

Suppliers with a science-based target

Achieve 50% of our purchased goods and services suppliers (by emissions) that have set their own science-based target by FY25

Carbon emissions offset

100% carbon emissions offset by FY25

Carbon emissions removed

100% carbon emissions removed by FY30

Energy transition and responsible consumption

Metric Ongoing targets

PwC office EUI (Energy Usage Intensity)

Reduce our office EUI by 24% by FY25 (FY19 baseline) 

PwC office energy consumption

Reduce our office energy consumption by 15% by FY25 (FY19 baseline) 

Electricity from renewable sources

Source 100% of our electricity from renewable sources by FY25

Sustainable transportation

Metric Ongoing targets

PwC's car fleet that are hybrid or EV

Increase the total proportion of our car fleet that are hybrid or EV cars to 90% by FY25

Regenerative and circular consumption

Metric Ongoing targets

Water supply

Reduce our water supply by 15% by FY25 (FY19 baseline) 

Paper procured

Reduce our paper procured by 80% by FY25 (FY19 baseline) 

Total waste

Reduce our total waste produced by 50% by FY25 (FY19 baseline) 

Proportion reused or recycled

Increase the total proportion of our waste reused or recycled to 90% by FY25

Nature positive

Metric Ongoing targets

Offsets that support nature

Source 100% of our carbon offsets through nature based solution credits by FY25

Supply chain transformation

Metric Ongoing targets

Spend with suppliers assessed through our third party sustainability assessment platform

Increase our total spend with suppliers that have been assessed through our third party sustainability assessment platform to 67% by FY25

Assessed key suppliers with a Human Rights policy

Maintain our total spend with suppliers that have a Human Rights policy above 80% by FY25

Annual social enterprise spend

Increase our spend with social enterprises to £2 million per year by FY25

Employees who have completed modern slavery training

Maintain 100% employees who have completed modern slavery training

Leadership

Metric Ongoing targets

Business sustainability rating via Ecovadis

Maintain our own Ecovadis score above 80% 

External certification of net zero progress 

Maintain Carbon Trust Net Zero Standard score above 70%

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Latifa Kapadia

Latifa Kapadia

Director of Sustainability, PwC United Kingdom

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