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introduction
message from the CEO
about Brompton
our purpose
B Corp

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our impact

10peopleemployees
equality, diversity and inclusion
community
human rights

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planetclimate change
factory waste and recycling
customer packaging
built to last

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activism
active travel campaigning
Brompton Bike Hire
Wheels for Heroes

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message from the CEO“Sustainability isn’t something to celebrate.
It should come as naturally as breathing.”

Part of being accountable means
having honest conversations about thechallenges we face. Sustainability isn’t
simple and certainly isn’t one size fits
all. We work in an industry that uses
raw metals with supply chains thatspan the globe. For better or worse,
we must acknowledge the impact ofevery process that goes into making
and supplying our bikes.

programme. Our UK operations are
now running off 95% renewable energy.

But this is just the start. The Brompton
brand is built on the idea of collective
impact, that by working together,
we can challenge the status quo andcreate happier, healthier cities forall. This was a key driver behind ourrecent B Corp certification, where
we meet high standards of socialand environmental performance,transparency and accountability.

But there’s also plenty to be optimistic
about. Thanks in no small part to our
B Corp work, we’re making incredible
progress. Through Brompton Bike Hire,
we’re helping more people to get on
bikes. We’re finding new ways to extend
every bike’s life with access to parts,
how-to guides and workshop repair
services. We’re reducing packaging
waste by switching to reusables andimplementing a factory-wide recycling

We know there’s much more to bedone, but we hope the information inthis report will serve as a frank accountof our progress to date and a rallying
cry for others to join our movement.

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Andrew Ritchie created a new kindof movement when he invented the
Brompton in 1975—setting the bar
for folding bikes and transforming
how people move around cities.
The company he founded has grownfrom a one-person set-up in asmall, rented workshop to a globalorganisation that recently delivered
its millionth bike to owners who live,
work and ride in cities all over the world.

Best of all, we design, engineer,
manufacture and sell our products.
Owning that process end-to-end puts
us in an incredible position to effectchange, something we’re making
strides towards thanks to ongoing
activism and active travel campaigning.

Will Butler-Adams, January 2024

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introduction — about us

founded in 1975

about usBrompton began life nearly fifty years
ago when engineer, Andrew Ritchie,
invented a folding bike to help people
move around the city. To this day, every
bike is handmade to the same exacting
quality in our London Factory, just 10km
from the original workshop.

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introduction — key facts

hand built in the UK

1,000,000+
Brompton bikes
since 1975

85 Brompton Bike Hire Docks
exported to 45 countries
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850+ employees

available in
1,500 global
retailers

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our purpose
MADE FOR CITIES. A Brompton is at
its most useful in the context of the city.
It solves the problems that are mostacute in urban life and we thrive on thebuzz and energy that’s found in cities
around the world.

Together as a collective not as
individuals, we own our purpose.

Everything we do is intended to deliver
a positive impact. And we think beyond
the context of our staff, customers andsuppliers. We use our position to act asa catalyst in the world to improve:• health,• communities and,• the environment.

we create urban freedom for happier lives

We are creators – we design, we make,we build. We seek to fully understandand solve problems, we bring new ideas
and make things happen.

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We believe lives should be
unconstrained. Everyone should havethe opportunity to define their own
path and the best moments comefrom exploration and spontaneity.

We build communities. We’re notthinking just about the individual,
we believe in the power of thecollective. And we do this over time
– a life is singular and finite, whereas
lives are continuous.

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Brompton is proud
to be certified B Corp

We take our purpose seriously at Brompton and consider ita collective responsibility. We’re always looking for ways tomove things in the right direction. This year, we joined the
B Corp movement.
Being a B Corp means we meet high standards of socialand environmental performance, transparency, andaccountability. It changes the legal structure of Brompton,committing us to use our business as a force for good.
It brings our purpose and mission to life by embedding the
B Corp values into our company culture. And it means wehave joined a global community of like-minded organisations
that aim to balance profit with doing the right thing forpeople and the planet.
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our B Corp score

GovernanceWorkers

Community

Brompton has made legal changes
to its business, meaning we arecommitted to balancing people,
planet and profit.

Brompton is a certified Living
Wage employer in the UK andoffers flexible working options,training and other benefits.

Our Wheels for Heroes charitablepartnerships give more people
access to bikes.

Environment

Customers

Brompton Bike Hire gives people thechoice to move sustainably, helping ourcustomers cut their carbon footprint.
Over the last five years, we have also
cut our factory waste in half.

Brompton’s customers arehappier and healthier within ayear of buying their Brompton.

15.4 22.7 15.5
We officially received our B Corp certification
on 31 July 2023, a huge milestone for us.
To become B Corp Certified, we completed a
B Impact Assessment — answering 300 questions
across five impact topics. It’s a robust process thatworks according to a point-scoring system where
you must achieve at least 80 points to qualify forthe certification.
We scored 85 out of 200, compared to an average of 50
You can see a breakdown of our score opposite.

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We are already looking at how
we improve on this for our next
certification in three years.

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impactpeople | planet | activism
These are our three impact categories.
We use them to measure, manage and improve
our social and environmental performance.

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peopleimpact — people

From the 850+ strong team that brings each biketo life to our network of trusted suppliers, industry
peers and customers, the welfare of our wider
community is a huge priority. Work so far includes
becoming an accredited member of the UK Living
Wage Foundation and developing Brompton’s Ethical
Trade Programme to hold suppliers to the same
standards we expect of ourselves.

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employees
Over the last year, we’ve made solid progress with
our employee initiatives. From the Investors in People
accreditation to improvements to Health and Safety,
we remain deeply committed to employee wellbeing.

employee culture
Culture is the beating heart of ourbusiness. We’re proud to maintain
Investors in People (Silver), Great
Place to Work and Disability Confident
standards, and accreditation as
founding members of the Good
Business Charter.
We continue to invest in our people
through learning and development
the growth of community groups andevents whilst always looking to review
and improve our policies.

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financial wellbeing
In times of economic difficulty and asevere cost of living crisis, it’s more
important than ever to have a fair andjust approach to financial well-being.
Brompton continues to be a certified
UK Living Wage employer – paying
all UK employees in line with the Real
Living Wage, meaning everyone getsa wage that goes beyond basic needs
and improves quality of life.
Globally, we work with partners topromote the drive towards minimum
pay bands – be that living wage, role
status, education, skills or qualifications.

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During 2023, we continued to invest
in personal development with mental
health and wellbeing workshops
and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
initiatives that help raise awareness of
our inherent biases to develop a more
inclusive workforce.

training and development
Career learning and development
is a vital part of our sustainablepeople strategy.
2023

As part of our revamped onboarding
program, all new starters now join amental health workshop. This includes
a supporting discussion on howmental health relates to the individual
and a workshop on how ED&I impacts
their role.

70%
of our workforce received skills-based
development. This covered teams likemanufacturing, design engineering andquality and compliance, ensuring people
had the necessary skills for both today
and the future.
75%+
of full-time employees are in professional
development, taking short courses
or qualifications across engineering,finance, planning and logistics.

Over 100 new
starters havejoined mental
health workshops
over the last year.

30+
colleagues were supported in gaining
professional membership in their field,
and we continue to promote continual
professional development (CPD) acrossthe business.

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health and safety
Making a Brompton bicycle is not aneasy task. Every day, our teams are
involved in complex and potentiallyhazardous activities such as brazing
frames, operating heavy machinery,using Fork Lift Trucks (FLTs), working
in explosive atmospheres like our paintplant, and conducting road tests.
Our commitment to Health and Safety is
unwavering. Guided by a comprehensive
framework aligned with industry bestpractices and regulatory requirements,
our approach encompasses rigorous
risk assessments, continuous employee
training, and the implementationof preventive measures to mitigate
identified risks. We also maintain an
open and proactive culture around H&S,
encouraging all staff to contribute tosafety discussions and improvements.

in 2023 we:• Increased the size and capability of
our emergency response teams
through comprehensive first aid
and fire marshal training.
• Introduced new H&S courses on the
Brompton Academy platform to meetthe specific needs of our operations,fostering a more informed and safetyconscious workforce.
• Enrolled key managers in the IOSHManaging Safely course to equip themwith crucial knowledge and skills tomanage H&S risks and foster a safe
working environment.
• Held monthly H&S committee
meetings that were instrumental
in maintaining focus and direction.
These meetings provide senior teams
with enhanced knowledge, oversight,
and responsibility, ensuring H&S
remains a top priority at every levelof our organisation.
• Enlarged the H&S team through thecreation of an H&S Engineer position
to support the H&S Manager.

Our approach to continually improving
our H&S performance is multi-faceted.
It involves:

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Number of fatalities, prosecutions,fines and reportable incidents
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• Implement and regularly update clear,accessible H&S procedures.
• Providing comprehensive training
programs that are regularly reviewed
and updated.
• Encouraging open dialogue between
employees and management toaddress H&S concerns and share
best practices.
• Maintaining a proactive hazard andnear-miss reporting culture to identify
and mitigate risks before they resultin incidents.
Looking forward, we will have arenewed focus on detailed risk
assessments in areas like Noise,
Ergonomics, Workplace Transportand Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome.
We plan to further engage our
employees in H&S initiatives byintroducing roles such as H&S
Champions and Zone Owners.
These roles will play a pivotal partin fostering a culture of safety andensuring continuous improvementin our H&S performance.
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equality, diversity and inclusion
Our vision is to have a genuinely inclusive organisational culture.
ED&I underpins all our employee engagement aims, and we areconstantly working to nurture a culture of mutual trust, respect
and understanding.
Our stated equality, diversity and inclusion objectives are to:
1. C reate an inclusive organisational culture.
2. D evelop capability and leadership.
3. M easure our performance and be transparent about the results.

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7% two or more races

14% prefer not to say

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women at Brompton
women in the workforce

2020 - 20%

2023 - 27%

what we did in 2023
• Recruited seven women into leadership
positions (directors) – an increase of
20% to 24%.
• Enhanced maternity leave to 26-weeks
full paid leave.
• Introduced more generous sharedparental leave policies.

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2026 target - 50%• Changed all job descriptions
and adverts to gender neutral.
• Improved recruitment withdiverse candidate shortlists
and interview panels.
• Introduced unconscious bias training.
• Brought in a new approach toleadership development.

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Our combined gender pay gap foreveryone working in the UK is 23%,
which is higher than the UK averageof 14.3%.
The pay gap at Brompton has
widened in the last year. To reverse
this we need to bring more women
into management roles at Brompton.
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Brompton community groups
The brilliant work of our community
groups is driving a key pillar of ourEquality, Diversity and Inclusion
initiatives.
MentalHealth@Brompton
community was officially accredited
as Mental Health First Aiders and thegroup is now aligned with Mind.org
to signpost services to all Brompton
employees.
BAME@Brompton
community is now publishing amagazine twice a year highlighting thecultural aspects of the BAME (Black,
Asian and Minority Ethnic) community.

Where next for equality,
diversity and inclusion?
In the months and years to come,
we’ll be continuing our unconscious
bias training, breaking down barriers
and helping managers bring out thebest in their teams.

PRIDE@Brompton
community celebrated its third-year
attendance at the London Pride Rideand second at the London Pride March.
Women@Brompton
continues to take the lead on policychange and development opportunities
for women working at Brompton.

In 2024, we’ll bring improved
progression and development
plans for everyone at Brompton aspart of the Organisational People
Strategy. This will examine employee
skills development and establish aregular feedback culture to drive
performance and personal growth.

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Parents@Brompton& Ability@Brompton
continue to meet quarterly to advancethe DE&I agenda.

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communitycase study: Rebecca

We work with local communities to offer placements,
upskilling opportunities and ongoing training in specialist
areas like brazing.

community volunteering
As part of our onboarding
programme, all new starters
volunteer in our local borough on
activities such as tree planting andlitter picking.

Inspiring Futures
We’ve been working with theeducational charity ‘Inspiring Futures’for over 15 years. It’s an effective
collaboration where colleagues areencouraged to go into schools to help
inspire, motivate and support students
as they navigate the working world.

In 2023 , we had 95 employees
volunteering to help out on
specific projects like the upkeepof Horsenden Community Farm.

In 2023, we participated in 13 events
at schools and colleges, showcasing
our manufacturing industry andoffering career guidance to help
young people succeed.

Next year, we will work with ourglobal Brompton community witha focus on ways to improve mental
health, promote active travel, andinvest in volunteering with appointed
global community managers.

In partnershipAlongside our partners ‘Inspiring the
Future’ and ‘Make’ we continue toimprove accessibility to careers at
Brompton.

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Working on raw lacquer bicycles is one of the most difficult
and technically challenging jobs in the Brompton factory.
The brazing work must be perfect, something our colleague
Rebecca knows plenty about.
In 2009, Rebecca started out in our Pre-Pre-Assembly team.
Two years later, she was the first woman at Brompton to
become an apprentice brazer. Today, she is a master of her
craft, specialising in brazing raw lacquer Brompton bikes.

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human rights
There is no sustainable future without human rights for all.
As part of our ongoing efforts, we’ve rolled out a code of
conduct for existing and new suppliers and are expanding
our Human Rights Training.

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Received in-depth
human rights training
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Supplier Code of Conduct
Brompton’s specially drafted code of
conduct holds suppliers accountable
for their social and environmental
performance. It covers a range ofissues such as working hours, freely
chosen employment, compensation,
child labour, freedom of associationand health and safety.
Plus we will continue to increase thenumber of onsite Ethical Trade audits
to build our understanding of labour
conditions.

Human Rights Training
In 2023, 54 of our colleagues
received human rights training.
This programme was designed tohelp people better understand ourcode of conduct and learn about socialand environmental issues throughhaving informed conversations with
suppliers. All members of our buying
and quality teams receive continuous
training and updates.
We respect the rights of anyone
working for us in any capacity andtake zero tolerance towards modern
slavery. We have reported on this areain greater detail in a separate Modern
Slavery Statement, which can befound online at: www.brompton.com/
legal/modern-slaverystatement.

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planetimpact — planet

We collect environmental and manufacturing
data from every part of our business. By crunchingthese numbers, we gain a clear picture of where weare and what we need to do to improve. Although,we remain committed to reaching net zero by 2050,
we’re aiming to get there even sooner.

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our total carbon footprint - 2023

climate change

16% transport & distribution

The Climate Crisis is the defining issue of our times.
As a global manufacturer, we have a duty and a
responsibility to respond with ambitious leadershipin our sector.

1% waste

4% product use
13% business operations

18,187 tCO2e

Business Ambition for 1.5°C
In 2021, we joined the Business
Ambition for 1.5°C.
In 2023, we measured Brompton’swhole carbon footprint and reported
on out scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhousegas emissions.

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3% energy

Our total carbon footprint is
18,187 tCO2e.
In 2024 we are submitting ourcarbon reduction roadmap to the
Science Based Targets Initiativefor validation.
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In our London Factory, the current
energy reduction programme includes:

Our carbon reduction plan involves changes
to both our operations and supply chains.

Almost all of our total carbon emissions
occur outside our factory, however,they are still our responsibility.
Ultimately, we decide what we make,what we make it from, who we get itfrom and how it’s transported to us.
Therefore, we must act.

62%
of our total emissions come fromproduct materials. Most of this comesfrom the production of aluminium,
steel and titanium used in our bicycles.
16%
come from transportation anddistribution and half of this is fromair freighting some components
to our factory and some products
to our customers.

• Installing more LED lights.
• Optimising the incoming voltage
for electricity.
• Plus, over 15 other energy-saving
initiatives.
The data we collected also highlighted
the impact of all of the raw materials inour supply chain, shining a light on areasthat hadn’t been in focus. For example,
people tend to think of our bikes as
made of steel and titanium, but manyof the smaller components are made ofaluminium, which has a bigger like-forlike footprint. Reducing this footprint
will be critical to success.
In 2024, we will test the use of
post-consumer recycled aluminium
in our bicycles.

4%
come from customers using electricity
to charge their Brompton Electricbicycles.
By including and highlighting these
new figures in our reporting, it sharpens
our focus and means we can create newstrategies to address them.
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Our London
Factory cut
its waste inhalf over thelast five years.
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waste from London Office and Factory - total 363 tonnes

factory waste and recycling
Our London Factory has cut its waste in half over thelast five years. Building on this success, we are rollingout new recycling processes and reducing packaging.

reduce, reuse, recycle
The waste management system at ourLondon Factory covers everything frommetal scrap to coats of paint.
In 2023, we,reduced• Reduced our metal scrap rate by
reworking manufacturing errors andreturning them to our production lines.
• Set up a programme to refurbish
motors for our electric bikes.
• Reduced our water pollution.
reused• Continued to operate a powdercoating paint process that reuses
paint from one frame to another.
• Piloted reusable packaging systems
with several of our component
suppliers.

recycled – 62%
224 tonnes

recycled• Recycled 62% of waste at Greenford.
We segregate cardboard, food waste,
flexi plastics, wooden pallets, tyres
and inner tubes, electronics and othermaterials to achieve this rate.
A new approach to water management
To achieve high-quality brazing andpainting results, we must carefully
wash the steel tubes used to make ourbikes. Naturally, this is water intensive.
By investing in a new water recycling
washing system, we have reduced
this waste and pollution. The system
continuously recovers and re-uses washwater, offering a more efficient process
and reducing usage. Once the system isfull, it is sent to specialists who recoverand clean even more water.

waste to energy – 19%
70 tonnes

hazardous waste – 14%
52 tonnes
anaerobic digestion – 5%
17 tonnes

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case study: our Schwalbe partnership

Packaging is an essential part of our business. We need it to ensure parts andcomponents are transported safely and without damage. However, despite
its importance, we recognise we must reduce the overall volume. That’s why
we’ve started using returnable packaging with several suppliers to reduce ouroverall waste
tyre packaging
returned to supplier to be recycledpedal packaging
removed individual plastic bags

gear shifters
switched to reusable packaging

In 2022, Brompton joined Schwalbe’s innovative recycling
scheme. We carefully extract and separate our innertubes and tyres, then set them aside for future use in new
Schwalbe products.

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customer packaging

2023 – 504 tonnes of packaging

Packing and shipping bikes generates too much waste.
We need to make significant reductions through efficiencies
and improving the materials we use.

Cycling Industry Sustainable
Packaging Pledge
Across the world, packaging volumes
continue to rise. In 2019, the volume
of EU packaging waste reached a highof 79.3 million tonnes, 60% of which
was paper, cardboard and plastic.
To combat this, leading companies
within the cycling sector came together
to find a better, more impactful wayof dealing with the problem.
The end result was the Cycling Industry
Sustainable Packaging Pledge, of which
Brompton is a founding member.

next
As part of efforts to achieve thepledge, we are now working to
reduce the volume of plastic in
consumer packaging and use moresustainable materials.

customer bike wheel packaging
removing plastic

cardboard
434 tonnes

In 2023 we started using plastic
inserts inside our bicycle box toprotect our bikes during shipping.
In 2024 we’re redesigning the bikebox to protect our bikes without
using plastic.
plastic
434 tonnes

paper
52 tonnes

95% of our paper and cardboard was FSC-certified
95% of our packaging was recyclable
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planet — built to lastbuilt to last
The ethos of our first ever bike informs everything we
do - a useful product that stands up to ever day use.
There’s no in-built obsolescence, just continuous
improvement. Every Brompton bike is handmade,tested and quality assured with a 7-year frame warranty.

the right to repair
Every bike that remains in action isa bike helping to create healthier,happier cities for all. We design our
bikes so parts can be replaced andrepaired-making sure people canaccess those parts through our
website and dealers. Our extensive‘how to’ guides, alongside
Brompton trained mechanics aroundthe world, means Brompton bikes areon the road for longer.

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impact —activism

It’s our duty to champion the causes we believe in.
Like cities designed for people, not cars. Green spacesthat increase people’s well-being. And safer riding
or walking routes for everyone. We work with NHS
foundations, active travel charities and local councils,
using everything from free loan bikes to cycle training
to create healthier, happier cities for all.

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active travel campaigning
Our sustainability efforts go far beyond carbon reductions or
recycling programmes. Every time a person journeys on a bikerather than a car, it has a positive impact. From campaigning topartnering with charities, we always seek the next opportunity
to make a difference.

We know that active travel has a positive
impact – over 40% of Brompton owners*
told us in our survey they were happier andhealthier within a year of buying their bike.

More than half of the earth’s population
now lives in cities. The UN predicts thiswill increase to around two-thirds by2050.
In the UK,80%of people can ride a bike, yet only
5-10% of journeys are made by bike68%of car journeys in the UK are less than
5 miles.
Imagine the collective impact ifeveryone committed to making more
trips by bike or on foot? That’s what our
campaigning aims to bring about.
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activism — active travel campaigningWorld Car Free Day
As part of a series of global activities
we created a unique pop-up in Central
London. The installation was designed topose the question: how can we reshape
our urban spaces to help reducecarbon emissions? We found a former
petrol station in the heart of the citythen repurposed it to offer hire bikes,
mechanics, a café and even places to sit,
proving that bicycles can be a great way
to reclaim unused public spaces.

Campaign for Movement
We launched Campaign for
Movement in 2021 in partnershipwith Transportation Alternatives,a New York-based advocacy groupleading the charge for safer, more
equitable streets.
The aim was to highlight the positive
impact physical movement has on
health and well-being and to gain
tangible support for a change inpublic policy.
The campaign continues to makecycling simpler and more accessible
in all five of New York’s boroughs giving locals and visitors the chance todiscover the joy and power of cycling.
This year, Brompton Bicycle andBrompton Bike Hire joined over 60
Members of Parliament to write
an open letter to the British Prime
Minister urging the government toreverse the proposed cut to active
travel funding.
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Brompton Bike Hire
The more people that ride our bikes, the more of a positive
impact we have for those who don’t want or need a bikeof their own, our Brompton Bike Hire scheme provides aflexible solution.

“At Brompton Bike Hire, we’re always seeking to innovate
to get as many people as possible to enjoy the benefits ofriding our bikes.”— Julian Scriven, Managing Director of Brompton Bike Hire

208
tonnesIn 2023, we helped avoid 208 tonnes ofcarbon emissions by providing bike-sharing
services to people who otherwise may havetaken cars.

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Brompton Bike Hire
The easier it is for people to ride, the more people will. We set up Brompton Bike Hire
to make it simpler for people to hire bikes and start cycling. We offer three typesof shared ownership - these make cycling more accessible and use fewer resources
because the bikes are shared among multiple people and used more often.

This year, Brompton won
Bike Hire Micromobility
Brand of the Year at theannual BikeBiz awards.
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1. Brompton by Subscription
Customers take out a long-term yearlyor monthly subscription. This means
bikes are returned to us at the end of
the subscription to be repaired andsent to the next customer. This sharedownership model reduces the overall
resources used.

2. Brompton Bike Hire
There are 85 Brompton Bike Hiredocks spread out across the UK.
Many are positioned around train
stations, offering people analternative to driving.

3. Brompton Bike Fleets
Brompton provides sustainable travel
solutions to company employees.
We provide a pool of bikes to youremployees to reduce carbon emissions
from car travel.

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Wheels for Heroes
During the pandemic, we wanted to do something to help NHS
workers get to their places of work. What started out as a simple
fundraising campaign ballooned into a £340k fund that we rolled
out nationally to other social projects and charities.

where did it start?
In 2020, Brompton Bike Hire started
working with St Barts Hospital and
NHS London to provide bikes for frontline staff. These key workers were keen
to avoid buses and trains during theworst of the crisis, but as word spread,over 2,000 NHS staff registered for thefree rental scheme, quickly depleting
their fleet.

looking ahead
To ensure the #WheelsforHeroes
initiative lives on beyond the coronavirus
crisis and continues to encourage
active travel, we’re working closely withseveral NHS Trusts, social projects andcharities. The ultimate aim is to ensure
these bikes have a legacy beyond the
pandemic so they continue to be used.

We decided to ramp things up,
committing a portion of our production
capacity to create #WheelsforHeroes.
We could only do this thanks togenerous public support, including
donations from industry and SportEngland. The 712 bikes are still in use
across the NHS Trusts, helping new
people try cycling with a Brompton andhopefully move on to a more permanent
cycling solution.
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Great Ormand Street
Hospital has a fleet over
50 bikes for loan.
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Energy (kWh)Methodology

Total energy from owned and operated locations kWh

FY22

FY23

2,673,561

2,882,530

8%

234*

319

36%

% change on FY22

Global total greenhouse gas emissions (t CO2e)
Scope 1 direct emissions from diesel, gas and acetylene
Scope 2 Indirect emissions from electricity

Location-based

322

357

11%

Scope 2 Indirect emissions from electricity

Market-based

49

84

73%

—

17,784—

Scope 3 value chain emissions
Total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions

Location-based—

18,459—Total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions

Market-based—

18,187

—

217

216

0%

Global net greenhouse gas emissions (t CO2e)
Emissions offset from carbon-neutral gas contracts.
Net scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions

Market-based­—

17,971—

Net scope 1, 2 and 3 emission intensity per bicycle produced

Market-based

—

0.20

—

UK only scope 1 direct emissions.

Location-based

234

319

36%

UK only scope 2 indirect emissions from electricity

Location-based

297

294

(1%)

UK total greenhouse gas emissions (t CO2e)

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This is the first year we havereported on Scope 3 emissions
from our supply chain. In FY2023,
we updated our reporting on
Scope 1 emissions to include the
combustion of acetylene used in thebrazing of steel components, driving
the reported increase in Scope 1
emissions in the year. This year, theimproved reporting accuracy onelectricity consumption in our retailstores increased Scope 2 emissions.

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Customer packaging materials (t)FSC certified

Recyclable packaging

Recyclable content

Cardboard

434

427

271

434

Paper

45

52

7

52

Plastic

0

0

2

18

Total

479

479

280

504

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“The most sustainable thing you cando with a Brompton is run the one you
already have into the ground.”– Will Butler-Adams, CEO