Carbon reduction

Since September 2007 we have been working with the occupiers of 201 Bishopsgate and The Broadgate Tower to meet their needs and further improve environmental performance.

We have all committed to:

  • agree a common format for sharing resource use data
  • meet quarterly to review resource use data and benchmark performance against targets and each other
  • set our own resource use annual targets and share this information within the working group
  • review performance against targets, identifying opportunities to improve performance or share best practice
  • provide support and advice to each other
  • work both independently and collaboratively to minimise resource use and improve carbon efficiency.

Benefits resulting from this collaboration:

  • Reduce energy use
  • Cut carbon emissions
  • Generate cost savings
  • Enhance corporate reputation
  • Attract and retain staff who are increasingly motivated by the green credentials of corporate employers*
  • Build relationships between occupiers, building management and the owner

* The quarterly CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook survey of 757 employers, published in May 2008, shows a link between being ‘green’ and attracting employees.

By reducing carbon we are demonstrating our commitment to fighting climate change, improving environmental performance and responding to staff concerns.

Those supporting our carbon reduction initiative are:

  • Alpari
  • British Land
  • Broadgate Estates
  • Henderson Global Investors
  • Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
  • Mayer Brown International LLP
  • Reed Smith LLP

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Greenhouse Gases

Greenhouse gases make up only about 1% of the Earth’s atmosphere, but act like the glass roof of a greenhouse, trapping heat and keeping the planet some 30°C warmer than it would be otherwise. They are: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride.

Carbon dioxide and carbon emissions

Carbon dioxide is probably the most important of the greenhouse gases, responsible for over 60% of the enhanced greenhouse effect, warming the earth's surface and lowering the atmosphere. We use the terms ‘carbon’ and ‘carbon dioxide’ to refer to greenhouse gases throughout this website. To generate total carbon emissions, other gas emissions are converted to the equivalent global warming potential of carbon dioxide emissions.