Safaricom - 2020 Sustainable Business Report

SAFARICOM 2020 | SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS REPORT 48 INTRODUCTION OUR BUSINESS OUR MATERIAL TOPICS OUR STAKEHOLDERS CONCLUDING REMARKS air freight (goods flown in the holds of cargo planes). Our procurement policy now states that air freight should only be used if there is no viable alternative option and we will continue to track and publish the reductions achieved through this switch. Energy and resource consumption One of the ways in which we monitor and manage our environmental impact is through our energy (electricity and diesel) and resource (water) consumption targets. The reasons for the increase in water consumption include an increase in the number of staff, enhanced awareness on hand washing and more staff washing their hands due to COVID-19 (mainly in Q4). Energy efficiency The network continues to grow in size and sophistication every year and so making it more energy efficient and intelligent remains an ongoing priority. One way we manage this ambition is to measure our performance against energy consumption targets (reducing the amount of energy consumed at sites by deploying more energy- efficient technologies and alternative energy solutions). Energy and resource consumption FY19 FY18 FY17 FY20 171 452 102 231 9 762 585 159 295 99 827 10 181 646 116 988 96 650 11 483 978 141 500 91 449 9 432 788 Electricity (MWh) Water (m 3 ) * Diesel and petrol Fuel* (Litres) Cost of energy consumption by site (KSh per month)* FY17 FY18 FY20 FY19 * Energy consumed is electricity, diesel and solar 48 614 47 511 46 649 46 308 Air Sea FY20 997 333.77 2 991 227.30 FY19 1 470 966.50 3 268 837.33 FY18 1 186 481.05 2 249 966.04 FY17 1 473 775.20 1 999 246.14 Reduction in air and sea emissions (kg) FY19 FY18 FY17 FY20