Virgin
Company Details
- Company Name
- Virgin
- No. of Employees
- 50,000 (2006)
- Revenue
- $20 billion (2006/07)
- Sector
- Diversified
- Country
- United Kingdom
Emissions Details
- Scope 1 Emissions
- 8 million tonnes (inc Scope 2) (2006)
- Scope 2 Emissions
- (see above)
- Scope 3 Emissions
- Information not publicly available
Notes on Emissions
Over 90% of emission is from airlines.
Work has been done to reduce emissions by investing in new airplanes, testing biofuels
Emissions have been verified
Climate Change Strategy Details
Climate Change Strategy:
Addressing the environmental impact of the group's operations - including greenhouse gas emissions - is one of the issues covered by the Virgin Product Sustainability Framework. Virgin Group has committed to investing all its profits from the transport sector into renewable energy over the next ten years by:
a. launching new businesses to create renewable energy sources (i.e. Virgin Green Fund)
b. investing in social businesses (i.e. Virgin Unite)
