For our planet
Running our businesses in a planet-friendly way
We’ve committed to reducing our overall environmental footprint. Because there can be no health without a healthy planet.
100%
of our electricity comes from renewable sources such as wind power
£23m
is how much we've invested in eco-friendly technology, such as solar panels on the roofs of our care homes
2040
is when we expect to achieve net zero carbon emissions
Our impact so far
- All of Bupa's UK offices run entirely on renewable energy. Our Leeds, London and award-winning Manchester office buildings are energy-efficient, with an 'Excellent' BREEAM rating.
- Food waste in Bupa care homes and at the Cromwell Hospital is recycled into green energy.
- In 2014, we invested £23 million in eco-friendly technology including solar power, LED lighting and building energy management systems.
- Since 2019, we've been offsetting our direct and business travel emissions as part of the UN's Climate Neutral Now initiative.
What’s next?
- In line with our Science Based Targets commitments, we'll get to net zero in our direct operations by 2030 and across all areas, including our supply chain, by 2040.
- We'll work with our supply chains and partners to eliminate carbon emissions and reduce our overall footprint.
- We'll switch our company cars from petrol and diesel to electric and hybrid.
- We'll automate the way we use heat, light and power to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings.
Working with Foodsteps
eco-Disruptive is Bupa's global innovation challenge, run for 8 months in 2021 across some of the largest parts of our business – Australia, Spain, Chile and the UK.
As part of this, we've been working with Foodsteps, a group of food-sustainability scientists at the University of Cambridge who have experience in the catering industry.
They empower people to make sustainable choices about their food. They do this with innovative tools such as a carbon-labelling system and an app that shows their food's journey from farm to fork.
We've now introduced carbon labelling on food items in our own offices, so our employees can make more informed choices.
What our people are saying
"I recently joined Bupa and was keen to get out and start finding some energy savings across all our properties. To start with, I looked at our largest energy consumer, the Cromwell Hospital. I found that the server room was being over-chilled. This simple finding led to an investigation of all our server rooms, and we've now lifted the temperature across all 150 rooms – immediately saving 321 tonnes of carbon"
Anthony Bupa Energy Manager, June 2021Making a better world
Here's how we're helping people to live longer, healthier, happier lives.
For our
physical health
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mental health
