CARBON
REDUCTION
PLAN 2022
FOCUS AREAS
Year-on-year reduction
Assessment complete for future
increase of colleague electric vehicle
charging points
Contracts in-place for 100 per
cent renewable energy across
all UK sites - effective 2025
Full value chain audit
complete
Year-on-year reduction on electricity
Investment on building
management system (HVAC) in
2021. 6.17 per cent energy reduction
OUR SUPPLY CHAIN
RENEWABLE ENERGY
ENERGY EFFICIENT
FACILITIES
BUSINESS TRAVEL
CARBON REDUCTION PLAN
Corporate sustainability is rooted in our Company ethos. We’re
committed to reducing our global environmental impact, and through
our focus on continuous improvement, we’re striving to be a leader in
environmental quality - creating efficiencies and building systems that
reduce our emissions output.
Our roadmap and progress in achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050
Data for reporting period: 1 January to 31 December 2021
INTENSITY RATIO
Scope 1
4,176,100 kWh
Scope 2
5,564,067 kWh
Scope 3
667,271 kWh
Total
10,407,437 kWh
2.45 tonnes of CO2e (tCO2e)
per full time employee*
*For scope 1, 2 and 3
2.45
tonnes
ENERGY CONSUMPTION USED TO CALCULATE EMISSIONS
Emission type
Total emissions (tC02e) Total emissions (tC02e)
Scope
2020 2021
Scope 1: Emissions from activities that General Dynamics UK owned or controlled sites
(including combustion of fuel and operation facilities)
Gas consumption
(consumption of natural gas)
Process emissions (burning
or processed oils and gas)
Fugitive Emissions (leaks
and releases of refrigerants)
Scope 1 total emissions
Scope 2: Emissions from purchase of electricity, heat, steam and cooling purchased for own
use
Scope 2 total emissions
Scope 3: emissions as a result of actions that occur at sources not owned / controlled by
General Dynamics UK and are not classed as Scope 2 emissions
527
3
138
668
548
280
97
925
1,393
1,181
19,696
16,016
Scope 3 total emissions
Overall total emissions
(tC02e)
21,757
18,122
(comparison reporting year) (current reporting year)
54%
40%
6%
Footprint appraisal inclusive of full value chain completed
Target feasibility study completed - net zero targets set and global
initiative, Science Based Target Initiative, set to meet the 1.5 degrees
Celsius scenario by 2030
Seek lower emission-intensive freight alternatives within our freight
distribution network
Focus on creating a more sustainable travel policy aimed at reduction
of mileage and flights
Build on current Social Value working group - continuing to evolve
and develop the Sustainability working group
Switch to a 100 per cent renewable electricity tariff - contracting 100
per cent green energy in 2025
Convert to electrical heating at Wales-based sites in 2027 for Scope 1
and 2 emissions
Transition to use of full electric vehicle hire cars
Become a carbon neutral organisation through carbon offsetting all
remaining emissions which the Company cannot reduce further
Achieve net zero carbon emissions
2025 - 2027
OUR DECARBONISATION ROADMAP
OUR TARGETS
General Dynamics Corporation has committed to reducing all Scope 1 and Scope 2
energy / utility use by 40 per cent - to be achieved by 2034.
General Dynamics UK will contribute to this commitment through a two per cent
year-on-year reduction of Scope 1 and Scope 2 energy and utility use - working
towards achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
2022
2022 - 2024
2045
2050
By 2030: we aim to reduce our
(Scope 1, 2, and 3) market-
based emissions by 33.7 per
cent - meeting the Science
Based Target initiative
By 2050: we aim to reduce
our (Scope 1, 2, and 3)
market-based emissions by
85.1 per cent
DECLARATION
I confirm that the General Dynamics UK Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed
in accordance with PPN 06/21 and associated guidance and reporting standard for
Carbon Reduction Plans. Based on our Carbon Reduction Plan, General Dynamics UK
commits to achieving carbon Net Zero by 2050.
Emissions have been reported and recorded in accordance with the published
reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the GHG Reporting Protocol
corporate standard and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion
factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.
Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with SECR
requirements, and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions have been reported in
accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and
the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard.
Mark Ashley Carew Wilks
Vice President - UK TacCIS Vice President and General Manager
General Dynamics Mission Systems–UK General Dynamics Land Systems–UK
OUR EMISSIONS FORECAST: 2021 - 2050
2021
2023
2025
2027
2029
2031
2033
2035
2037
2039
2041
2043
2045
2047
2049
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
TOTAL TC02E
YEARS
Passive reduction: forecasted if General Dynamics UK do not take any direct action
Active reduction: General Dynamics UK forecasted emissions - if we achieve the actions within our
decarbonising roadmap
Science based targets: The minimum threshold we'll monitor - based on the Science Based Target
initiative 1.5 degrees Celsius commitment
