THE UNITE GROUP PLC Sustainability Report 2024 APPENDIX 1 continued GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 2019 base year 2022 2023 2024 Change vs. 2019 base year Change vs. prior year Change vs. 2019 base year Change vs. prior year Change vs. 2019 base year Change vs. prior year Total verifiable Scope 3 emissions Absolute (tonnes CO 2 e) 15,134 13,913 -8.1% -9.2% 13,350 -11.8% -4.0% 13,196 -12.8% -1.2% Relative to bed numbers (tonnes CO 2 e/bed) 0.207 0.192 -7.0% -6.8% 0.190 -8.1% -1.2% 0.190 -7.8% 0.2% Relative to floor area (kg CO 2 e/m 2 ) 7.8 7.3 -7.3% -7.8% 6.9 -12.5% -5.6% 6.9 -12.2% 0.3% Total non-verifiable Scope 3 emissions Absolute (tonnes CO 2 e) 133,145 84,562 -36.5% 67.6% 71,525 -46.3% -15.4% 60,970 -54.2% -14.8% Relative to bed numbers (tonnes CO 2 e/bed) 1.8 1.2 -35.7% 72.1% 1.0 -44.0% -12.9% 0.9 -51.6% -13.5% Relative to floor area (kg CO 2 e/m 2 ) 68.9 44.1 -36.0% 70.3% 36.7 -46.7% -16.8% 31.8 -53.9% -13.5% Total of verifiable and non-verifiable Scope 3 emissions Absolute (tonnes CO 2 e) 148,279 98,475 -33.6% 49.7% 84,876 -42.8% -13.8% 74,166 -50.0% -12.6% Relative to bed numbers (tonnes CO 2 e/bed) 2.0 1.4 -32.8% 53.7% 1.2 -40.3% -11.2% 1.1 -47.1% -11.4% Relative to floor area (kg CO 2 e/m 2 ) 76.8 51.4 -33.0% 52.1% 43.6 -43.2% -15.2% 38.7 -49.6% -11.3% Breakdown of total Scope 3 emissions by category 1 - Purchased goods and services (tonnes CO 2 e/bed) 11,530.23 6,817.60 -40.9% 109.0% 6,241.58 -45.9% -8.4% 6,127.56 -46.9% -2% 2 - Capital goods (tonnes CO 2 e/bed) 99,678.71 52,389.14 -47.4% 450.9% 38,973.00 -60.9% -25.6% 24,282.00 -75.6% -37.7% 3 - Fuel and energy-related activities (not included in Scopes 1 or 2) (tonnes CO 2 e/bed) 11,519.84 12,168.20 5.6% -11.1% 11,880.04 3.1% -2.4% 11,680.53 1.4% -2% 5 - Waste generated in operations (tonnes CO 2 e/bed) 3,634.81 5,153.02 41.8% -37.0% 5,851.71 61.0% 13.6% 5,851.71 61.0% 0% 6 - Business travel (tonnes CO 2 e/bed) 418.32 500.00 19.5% 26.6% 432.08 3.3% -13.6% 590.88 41.3% 37% 7 - Employee commuting (tonnes CO 2 e/bed) 2,975.00 2,975.00 0% 0.0% 2,975.00 0% 0% 3,102.67 4.3% 4.3% 11 - Use of sold product (tonnes CO 2 e/bed) 4,004.38 0% 0% 13 - Downstream leased assets (tonnes CO 2 e/bed) 18,522.31 18,522.31 0% – -33.3% – 18,522.31 0% – 0% – 18,526.48 0% 0% Emissions Emissions Emissions Emissions continued 28 GOVERNANCE APPROACH PROGRESS SOCIAL IMPACT LOOKING FORWARD APPENDICES
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