Corporate responsibility report - Aegis Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2011

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions CO₂ ‘000 tonnes	2011	2010	2009	Adjusted baseline 2008
Scope 1 + Scope 2 GHG emissions	15,258	14,863	14,994	11,526
Scope 3 – GHG emissions from business travel	13,572	11,935	10,038	9,232
Total gross emissions	28,830	26,799	25,032	20,757
Intensity	2.38	2.60	2.45	1.99
Scope 3 – GHG emissions from media	2,163,137	n/a	n/a	n/a

Community investment In GBP ‘000	2011	2010	2009	Adjusted baseline 2008
Financial contributions	1,072	130	172	1,880
of which employee fundraising	119	n/a	n/a	n/a
Time contributions	194	787	200	75
In-kind contributions	3,999	253	853	455
of which pro-bono time	451	n/a	n/a	n/a
of which leverage such as media space	3,455	n/a	n/a	n/a
Management costs	220	75	n/a	n/a
Total contributions	5,484	1,245	1,212	2,410
% of pre-tax profits	3.4%	1.0%	0.3%	1.0%
Total number of employee volunteers	3,128	2,737	1,066	2,811
Total number of hours volunteered by employees	17,490	25,681	n/a	n/a

Notes

Environmental impacts are restated in previous periods to exclude Synovate but to include, in all previous years, the environmental impacts for acquisitions completed up to the end of 2010.

The community investment information in previous years is restated on a Retained Group basis.

Scope 1 includes greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from natural gas only

Scope 2 includes GHG emissions from the consumption of conventional electricity only

Scope 3 – GHG emissions from business travel includes emissions resulting from business travel with trains, airplanes and cars

Scope 3 – GHG emissions from media includes emissions resulting from the dissemination of advertising through media channels such as cinema, TV, newspapers, magazines and outdoor

Intensity is based on our gross emissions per average Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employee

Not included are:

–: GHG emissions from refrigerants, oil, and other gases than CO₂;
–: GHG emissions resulting from our consumption of paper and water, or our disposal of waste;
–: GHG emissions through our tier I and II suppliers (our upstream supply chain).

Financial contributions refers to corporate charitable donations including employee fundraising facilitated by the Group

Time contributions refers to the monetary equivalent of the time donated by Group employees during working hours

In-kind contributions refers to the monetary equivalent of the in-kind donations by the Group, including the donation of free or heavily discounted media and marketing services (“pro bono”) and other donations leveraged by our employees from clients and suppliers such as free or discounted media space.

Management costs refers to the monetary equivalent of the time invested by Group employees in organising, managing and reporting on community activities

We welcome feedback. If you have any comments regarding this CR Report or any aspect of Aegis Group’s corporate responsibility and sustainability work, please contact:

Frank Krikhaar
Global Corporate Responsibility Manager
Aegis Group plc
10 Triton Street
Regent’s Place
London NW1 3BF

For more information on our corporate responsibility and sustainability work, or if you would prefer to email us with your comments, please visit our website at www.aegisplc.com or email futureproof@aegisplc.com