Corporate Sustainability Report - Flipbook - Page 25
Sustainability Report
As a result of this, we became one of the 昀椀rst
companies in the United Kingdom to achieve
certi昀椀cation of ISO 42001 (AI Management
System guidelines).
Our AI governance framework covers:
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Ethical AI development and deployment
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Comprehensive AI risk assessment
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Transparency and accountability in AI systems
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Bias detection and mitigation strategies
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Continuous monitoring of AI model
performance and safety
We understand that transition to greener data
centres and responsible AI development is
a necessity for protecting our environment
and communities, and a vital part of building
resilient, future-ready digital ecosystems.
Through active collaboration, continuous
assessment, and forward-looking investments
in emerging sustainable technologies, Access
is dedicated to playing a positive role in
shaping a more environmentally sustainable
and conscious digital future.
CARBON REDUCTION
Access has a target to be Net Zero by 2050
and has committed to setting near-term
science-based targets which are aligned with
the Paris Accord, a global agreement to keep
temperature rise well below 2°C above preindustrial levels, and pursue e昀昀orts to limit the
increase to 1.5°C.
We have measures in place to capture data
and report on our Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope
3 emissions (including those in our value
chain), and continue to improve our data
quality and granularity.
EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGETS
Currently we assess our carbon emissions
against revenue and headcount. Although
our total carbon emissions (market based)
increased year-on-year by 4%, both our Scope
1 and Scope 2 emissions decreased year-onyear by 5.6% and 40% respectively.
This is attributable partly to the number of
employees returning to work in o昀케ces and
undertaking business travel, as well as the
addition of 10 acquisitions which resulted in
our employee count increasing by c. 1,000.
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