Policy paper
Commitment B6: paper waste
Updated 20 February 2025
| 锘緿别辫补谤迟尘别苍迟听 | 2017 to 2018聽Baseline FY聽(reams) | 2021 to 2022 FY (reams) | 2022 to 2023 FY (reams) | 2023 to 2024 FY (reams) | Percentage target聽reduction for paper purchased (%) | Target level聽for paper purchased (reams) | Change from 2017 to 2018 Baseline FY to 2021 to 2022 FY聽(%) | Change from 2017 to 2018 Baseline FY to 2022 to 2023 FY聽(%) | Change from 2017 to 2018 Baseline FY to 2023 to 2024 FY聽(%) | Remaining change聽needed by 2025 from 2021 to 2022 FY (%) | Remaining change聽needed by 2025 from 2022 to 2023 FY (%) | Remaining change聽needed by 2025 from 2023 to 2024 FY (%) | Proportion of paper purchased in the 2021 to 2022 FY (%) | Proportion of paper purchased in the 2022 to 2023 FY (%) | Proportion of paper purchased in the 2023 to 2024 FY (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEIS | 129255 | 46213 | 24650 | N/A | -50% | 64627 | -64.25% | -80.93% | N/A | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | N/A | 2.62% | 1.49% | N/A |
| CO | 15800 | 3004 | 7759 | 7176 | -50% | 7900 | -80.99% | -50.89% | -54.58% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.17% | 0.47% | 0.49% |
| DBT | 29240 | N/A | N/A | 9169 | -50% | 14620 | N/A | N/A | -68.64% | N/A | N/A | 2025 target level met | N/A | N/A | 0.63% |
| DCMS | 156555 | 12786 | 15275 | 11345 | -50% | 78278 | -91.83% | -90.24% | -92.75% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.72% | 0.92% | 0.78% |
| Defra | 72833 | 10359 | 9735 | 15240 | -50% | 36417 | -85.78% | -86.63% | -79.08% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.59% | 0.59% | 1.05% |
| DESNZ | 13268 | N/A | N/A | 5783 | -50% | 6634 | N/A | N/A | -56.41% | N/A | N/A | 2025 target level met | N/A | N/A | 0.40% |
| DfE | 27250 | 12542 | 12709 | 7138 | -50% | 13625 | -53.97% | -53.36% | -73.81% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.71% | 0.77% | 0.49% |
| DfT | 255431 | 68759 | 59552 | 27962 | -50% | 127716 | -73.08% | -76.69% | -89.05% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 3.89% | 3.61% | 1.93% |
| DHSC | 150215 | 28175 | 30145 | 35264 | -50% | 75108 | -81.24% | -79.93% | -76.52% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 1.59% | 1.83% | 2.43% |
| DIT | 4000 | 1692 | 1430 | N/A | -50% | 2000 | -57.70% | -64.26% | N/A | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | N/A | 0.10% | 0.09% | N/A |
| DLUHC | 34226 | 13075 | 10651 | 13472 | -50% | 17113 | -61.80% | -68.88% | -60.64% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.74% | 0.64% | 0.93% |
| DSIT | 39581 | N/A | N/A | 9685 | -50% | 19791 | N/A | N/A | -75.53% | N/A | N/A | 2025 target level met | N/A | N/A | 0.67% |
| DWP | 626595 | 152137 | 174762 | 173778 | -50% | 313298 | -75.72% | -72.11% | -72.27% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 8.61% | 10.58% | 11.97% |
| FCDO | 30734 | 5283 | 4705 | 4835 | -50% | 15367 | -82.81% | -84.69% | -84.27% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.30% | 0.28% | 0.33% |
| FSA | 2276 | 79 | 402 | 347 | -50% | 1138 | -96.53% | -82.34% | -84.75% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| HMRC | 295297 | 22831 | 35744 | 30169 | -50% | 147649 | -92.27% | -87.90% | -89.78% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 1.29% | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| HMT | 12916 | 1053 | 2408 | 2107 | -50% | 6458 | -91.85% | -81.36% | -83.69% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.06% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| HO | 251632 | 79581 | 79750 | 60947 | -50% | 125816 | -68.37% | -68.31% | -75.78% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 4.50% | 4.83% | 4.20% |
| LOD | 94310 | 51059 | 50673 | 6670 | -50% | 47155 | -45.86% | -46.27% | -92.93% | -4.14% | -3.73% | 2025 target level met | 2.89% | 3.07% | 0.46% |
| MOD | 941751 | 461741 | 447697 | 400189 | -50% | 470876 | -50.97% | -52.46% | -57.51% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 26.14% | 27.11% | 27.58% |
| MOJ | 1213030 | 778865 | 659989 | 613595 | -50% | 606515 | -35.79% | -45.59% | -49.42% | -14.21% | -4.41% | -0.58% | 44.08% | 39.96% | 42.28% |
| NCA | 5404 | 5454 | 5057 | 5883 | -50% | 2702 | 0.93% | -6.42% | 8.86% | -50.93% | -43.58% | -58.86% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.41% |
| ONS | 34860 | 12050 | 18550 | 10290 | -50% | 17430 | -65.43% | -46.79% | -70.48% | 2025 target level met | -3.21% | 2025 target level met | 0.68% | 1.12% | 0.71% |
| SO | 838 | N/A | N/A | 145 | -50% | 419 | N/A | N/A | -82.67% | N/A | N/A | 2025 target level met | N/A | N/A | 0.01% |
| Total | 4304041 | 1766737 | 1651641 | 1451188 | -50% | 2152021 | -59.43% | -62.07% | -66.28% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 100% | 100% | 100% |