Carbon management

Carbon management is one of the biggest environmental challenges the world faces today. Alliance Boots recognises how important this agenda is, and that is why we are committed to substantially reducing the carbon intensity of our business.

Energy use is by far the largest contributor to our carbon emissions. Our retail stores continue to be the main users of energy. This is why across our Health & Beauty business in the UK, we are continuing to invest in technology that enables us to monitor the energy use of every store every half an hour.

Product delivery carbon dioxide emissions are calculated by adding emissions from our owned fleet vehicles and those of third party contractors, where they are acting solely on our behalf and using their transport just for our operations.

Total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions shown by source

Total CO2 emissions produced by the Group for the year ended 31 March 2009 were 412,000 tonnes, a year on year decrease of 1.3%* on a comparable basis (i.e. adjusting for acquisitions and our Russian wholesaling business).

By source

Total Group CO2 emissions by source are as follows: Year ended 31 March 2009 - Energy 69%, Product Delivery 26%, Business travel 5%; Year ended 31 March 2008 - Energy 68%*1, Product Delivery 27%* Business travel 5%*

*Data has been restated for the year ended 31 March 2008.
1Energy data for 2007/2008 excludes Russia.

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