DCC sustainability score: 34/100

Scope 1+2 emissions of 65,000 tCO2e (FY2025) down 4.4% year-on-year and 48% since 2019 baseline. Limited assurance applied; Scope 2 market-based at 1,000 tCO2e achieved via 97% renewable electricity coverage. Granular facility-level breakdown not publicly available.

Scope 3 quantified at ~37 million tCO2e (FY2025), down 2.6% year-on-year. Only 2 of 15 GHG Protocol categories disclosed; Categories 3 and 11 (fuel production and customer combustion) account for >90%. No formal supplier engagement programme on emissions reduction identified. Limited assurance applied.

Scope 1+2 declining 48% against 2019 baseline; Scope 3 down 11% cumulatively against FY22 baseline but tracking to miss 35%-by-2030 target. Year-on-year absolute reductions in both scopes evidenced, but Scope 3 reduction pace (~2.6% annually) is materially slow relative to 37 million tCO2e baseline.

Own operational electricity 97% renewable (via PPAs and US RECs). Customer-facing renewable energy products expanded to 7.2% of GJ sold (up from 6.7%). Core business remains 93% fossil fuel—LPG, heating oil, diesel distribution across Europe and US. Transition underway but overwhelmingly fossil-dominated.

No TNFD-aligned disclosure or quantified nature footprint. Environmental policy requires impact minimisation and fuel-spill remediation; one spill remediated in FY2025. Hazardous-materials handling creates soil and water contamination risk. No biodiversity assessment, habitat mapping, or ecosystem restoration programme identified.

No publicly available waste-reduction metrics, circular-economy targets, or material-stewardship data. Environmental policy in place with spill management demonstrating active risk mitigation. Year-on-year reduction in spill incidents reported. CSRD-preparation Double Materiality Assessment may surface future metrics. Fuel-distribution business model is not inherently circular.

No water consumption figures, reduction targets, or stewardship programme disclosed. Fuel-distribution business poses groundwater and discharge contamination risk. Spill management policy and one FY2025 remediation demonstrate awareness. No quantified water data or watershed assessment published.

Two absolute reduction targets: 50% Scope 1+2 by 2030 (on track at 48% achieved); 35% Scope 3 by 2030 (lagging at 11% achieved). Net zero by 2050 for all scopes claimed. No SBTi validation or independent science alignment. No offset strategy identified; reduction-first approach evident.

Integrated Annual Report with TCFD, GRI, SASB, ESRS frameworks. Double Materiality Assessment conducted (FY2025, CSRD-ready). Scope 2 market-based, location-based, Scope 1+2 reduction %, and Scope 3 carry limited assurance. CDP B (2024), MSCI AAA, Sustainalytics medium risk (20.0). CSRD reporting anticipated 2028.

DCC's primary business is fossil-fuel distribution (LPG, heating oil, diesel) at scale across Europe and US. ~37 million tCO2e Scope 3 driven by customer combustion of products DCC sells; 93% of GJ sold are fossil-derived. Transition work documented (7.2% renewable GJ, solar PPAs, HVO rollout, £96m energy-services investment FY2025) but captured in other questions. No binding fossil phase-out commitment identified. No recent material environmental fines or active climate-policy lobbying identified.