CARBON ACCOUNTING REPORT ATEA ASA

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1 CARBON ACCOUNTING REPORT ATEA ASA REPORT: CARBON ACCOUNTING REPORT 2012 PROVIDED BY: CO2FOCUS

2 Project Brief This project was commissioned to provide Atea Group an overview of the operations CO 2 emissions. The report contains the carbon footprint with carbon indicators for Atea s operations in The greenhouse gas emissions have been calculated according to the international standard, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative, including all consumption of fossil fuels for energy production and transportation at the facility premises, process emissions and purchased electricity. All greenhouse gas emissions are converted into CO 2 equivalents. The report supports the group s commitment to responsible operations locally and for the entire group. Project details Job Reference: Carbon Accounting Report 2012 The report draws on information provided by: Atea Group: Jacques Philip Christiansen Senior Business Developer Atea Norway: Kjetil Jørum Quality & Environmental Manager Atea Norway: Marianne.Dahl.Treseng Quality & Environment Atea Denmark: Arne Jensen Facility Controller Atea Sweden: Andreas Rydell Quality & Environmental Manager Atea Sweden: Maria Lilja Quality & Environment Atea Logistics: Erik Fäldt Quality & Environmental Manager Atea Finland: Seppo Jalkanen Development Manager Atea The Baltics: Vilma Žitkienė Quality & Environmental Manager Report provided by CO2focus AS Prepared by: Claudia Villamor Consultant Approved by: Per Otto Larsen Head of Carbon Management Services Page 1

3 Table of contents Introduction... 3 Method... 3 Results Atea Group... 6 Atea Norway... 8 Atea Denmark... 9 Atea Sweden Atea Logistics Atea Finland Atea The Baltics Reference Page 2

4 Introduction Environmental focus is an integrated part of Atea s business strategy towards customers and within their own organization. The aim of this report is to get an overview of Atea s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to facilitate the identification of concrete measures in order to reduce their energy consumption and own GHG emissions. Data from all the companies has been collected and involve the commitment from employees from various group levels. The carbon footprint report for 2012 includes all of Atea s operations in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the Baltics. Method The carbon accounting gives a general overview of the company's greenhouse gas emissions, converted into CO 2 -equivalents and it is based on reported data from internal and external systems. The analysis facilitates the identification of possible measures to reduce the energy consumption and thus also the overall carbon footprint. The purposes of the carbon indicators are to measure the carbon intensity per employee and per value creation, in addition to showing environmental transparency towards external stakeholders. The carbon accounting has been assessed using best practice standards and guidelines, such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. For electricity, national and regional emission factors have been calculated based on information from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Energinet. Average emission factors for fossil fuels do not differ between locations, thus factors from The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have been applied. The international standard the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative (GHG-protocol) is the most widely used accounting tool to manage greenhouse gas emissions. The tool was developed through a decade-long partnership between the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. The protocol consists of two accounting standards ("corporate accounting and reporting" and "project accounting") explaining how to quantify and report greenhouse gas emissions. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is working with businesses, governments, and environmental groups around the world and was in 2006 used as the basis for the ISO standard I: Specification with Guidance at the Organization Level for Quantification and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals. The methodology considers the six most important greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). These are converted into CO 2 equivalents based on their global warming potential. Page 3

5 Scope 1: Direct emissions (mandatory reporting) This level comprises all direct emissions from company controlled sources, such as internal transport with company vehicles, own energy generation, process emissions etc. For Atea Group, scope 1 includes the following: Fuel consumption: Petrol and diesel from reported mileage allowance and company cars. The fuel oil consumption was reported from the stationary combustion in Norway. Natural gas: Stationary combustion in the Baltic s premises. Scope 2: Indirect emissions (mandatory reporting) This level concerns all emissions from purchased energy, mainly electricity or district heating. The electricity CO 2 emission factor is calculated from the Nordic electricity production mix, which is the emission factor used for Norway, Sweden and Finland. The emission factor for Denmark is given by Energinet. For the Baltics, statistics from the International Energy Agency has been used. Renewable energy is included in the CO 2 -emission factor for electricity; for that reason the purchase of green energy does not change the electricity emission factor. The emission factor used to calculate district heating was provided by the district heating operator, and statistics from the International Energy Agency. Electricity: Actual and estimated electricity consumption includes all of Atea s premises and the client related operations. District heating: Actual and estimated energy (kwh) consumption in Atea s premises. Scope 3: Indirect emissions (voluntary reporting) While Scope 1 and 2 are mandatory according to the GHG protocol, emissions under Scope 3 can be reported on a voluntary basis. Scope 3 comprises other indirect emissions from company activities originating from sources not controlled by the company, such as employee travels, emissions from sub-suppliers, end use of products or services and waste management. The Atea Group report includes air travel and waste management. Air travel: Air travel is reported actual distance travel. For those companies reporting the number of flights to a predefined region; the number of flights is then converted to travel kilometers. The 9 % up-lift factor is added to the distances to take into account the non-direct routes and delays/circling. Waste: The waste figures are based on actual and estimated amount of waste. The recycled waste generates zero emission in this context. Page 4

6 FIGURE 1 REPORTING BOUNDARIES OF THE GREENHOUSE GAS PROTOCOL Page 5

7 ton CO2e Results Atea Group FIGURE 2 ATEA GROUP TOTAL CO 2 EMISSIONS BY SOURCE OVER TIME Total emissions by source (tco2e) Transport and fossil fuel Electricity and district heating Air travel Waste TABLE 1 CARBON INDICATORS ATEA GROUP Atea Group /12 11/12 Totalt corporate CO 2 e: % 9 % CO2e emissions per full time employee 2,6 2,2 2,1-18 % -2 % CO2 emissios per revenue in MNOK 0,6 0,5 0,5-18 % 6 % Atea evaluates its climate efforts by comparing the carbon emissions per employee and have a reduction target of 25% CO 2 emissions per employee by 2015 compared with 2007 figures. Atea is more than halfway in their target period and have so far managed to reduce their emissions per employee with 18% since This reduction is largely due to implemented action plans that are integrated in the environmental management system ISO The results show that the progress to reach the reduction target varies within the organization. Page 6

8 TABLE 2 CARBON FOOTPRINT WITH INDICATORS PER EMPLOYEE AND PER REVENUE (2007-VALUES IN BRACKETS) Division Volume Energy (MWh) CO2-e (tonnes) Share of total emissions Norway - Atea Norge AS Petrol liters ,4 % Diesel liters ,4 % Fuel oil liters ,2 % Electricity kwh ,7 % District heating kwh ,7 % Air travel pkm ,2 % Recycled waste kg - - 0,0 % Waste kg ,2 % Tonne CO2/ employee 2012 (2007) Tonne CO2/ revenue MNOK 2012 (2007) Total Norway - Atea Norge AS ,8 % 2,0 (1,8) 0,5 (0,4) Denmark - Atea A/S E liters ,1 % Diesel liters ,6 % Electricity kwh ,7 % District heating kwh ,2 % Air travel pkm ,8 % Recycled waste kg - 0 0,0 % Waste kg ,7 % Total Denmark - Atea A/S ,1 % 3,3 (4,1) 0,8 (1,1) Atea Sverige AB Petrol liters ,6 % Diesel liters ,3 % Electricity kwh ,2 % District heating kwh ,8 % Air travel pkm ,2 % Recycled waste kg - - 0,0 % Waste kg ,5 % Total Atea Sverige AB ,6 % 1,4 (1,8) 0,4 (0,5) Atea Logistics AB Petrol 424 liters ,1 % Diesel liters ,1 % Electricity kwh ,3 % District heating kwh ,4 % Air travel pkm ,1 % Recycled waste kg - - 0,0 % Waste kg ,1 % Total Atea Logistics AB ,0 % 1,5 (1,0) 0,1 (0,1) Finland Petrol liters ,7 % Diesel liters ,3 % Electricity kwh ,0 % District heating kwh ,7 % Air travel pkm ,6 % Recycled waste kg - - 0,0 % Waste kg - 8 0,1 % Total Finland ,4 % 2,4 (3,6) 0,5 (0,7) The Baltics Petrol liters ,2 % Diesel liters ,9 % Autogas/LPG liters ,2 % Natural gas m ,1 % Electricity kwh ,8 % District heating kwh ,4 % Air travel pkm ,2 % Recycled waste kg - - 0,0 % Waste kg ,1 % Total The Baltics ,0 % 2,0 (1,7) 1,7 (1,2) Total Atea Group % 2,1 (2,6) 0,5 (0,6) Page 7

9 ton CO2e Atea Norway FIGURE 3 EMISSIONS PER SOURCE ATEA NORWAY Air travel 25 % Electricity and district heating 42 % Waste 1 % Transport and fossil fuel 32 % The annual greenhouse gas emissions from Atea Norway were tons CO 2. The CO 2 emissions per full time employee increased by 7 % in 2012 compared to Electricity makes up most of the greenhouse gas emissions. Other emissions are from internal transport (diesel and petrol consumption). The emissions from transport activities increased in 2011 as a result of the nature of the new acquisition. FIGURE 4 ATEA NORWAY TOTAL CO 2 EMISSIONS BY SOURCE OVER TIME Total emissions by source (tco2e) Transport and fossil fuel Electricity and district heating Air travel Waste TABLE 3 CARBON INDICATORS ATEA NORWAY Atea Norway /12 11/12 Totalt corporate CO 2 e: % 27 % CO2e emissions per full time employee 1,8 1,8 2,0 7 % 10 % CO2 emissios per revenue in MNOK 0,4 0,4 0,5 17 % 16 % Page 8

10 ton CO2e Atea Denmark FIGURE 5 EMISSIONS PER SOURCE ATEA DENMARK Electricity and district heating 48 % Air travel 5 % Waste 2 % Transport and fossil fuel 45 % The annual greenhouse gas emissions from Atea Denmark were tons CO 2, a 20% decrease of CO 2 emissions per full time employee from Most of the emissions are generated by electricity consumption and fuel consumption to transport. Other minor emissions are from air travel and waste. In 2011 natural gas was replaced with district heating. District heating not only provide higher efficiency but it also lowers the carbon footprint. FIGURE 6 ATEA DENMARK TOTAL CO 2 EMISSIONS BY SOURCE OVER TIME Total emissions by source (tco2e) Transport and fossil fuel Electricity and district heating Air travel Waste TABLE 4 CARBON INDICATORS ATEA DENMARK Atea Denmark /12 11/12 Totalt corporate CO 2 e: % 1 % CO2e emissions per full time employee 4,1 3,3 3,3-20 % 1 % CO2 emissios per revenue in MNOK 1,1 0,8 0,8-24 % 2 % Page 9

11 ton CO2e Atea Sweden FIGURE 7 EMISSIONS PER SOURCE ATEA SWEDEN Air travel 25 % Electricity and district heating 15 % Waste 2 % Transport and fossil fuel 58 % The annual greenhouse gas emissions from Atea Sweden were tons CO 2, a 23 % decrease of CO 2 emissions per full time employee compared to At the same time, there has been a 20 % increase in CO 2 total emissions for the same time period. For the division Atea Sweden, 58 % is generated from transport with own vehicles including company cars (consumption of diesel and petrol. 25 % of the emissions is generated from air travel. FIGURE 8 ATEA SWEDEN TOTAL CO 2 EMISSIONS BY SOURCE OVER TIME Total emissions by source (tco2e) Transport and fossil fuel Electricity and district heating Air travel Waste TABLE 5 CARBON INDICATORS ATEA SWEDEN Atea Sweden /12 11/12 Totalt corporate CO 2 e: % 1 % CO2e emissions per full time employee 1,8 1,5 1,4-23 % -8 % CO2 emissios per revenue in MNOK 0,5 0,4 0,4-26 % -1 % Page 10

12 ton CO2e Atea Logistics FIGURE 9 EMISSIONS PER SOURCE ATEA LOGISTICS Air travel 5 % Electricity and district heating 82 % Waste 4 % Transport and fossil fuel 9 % Atea Logistics is part of Atea Groups Shared Services. The annual greenhouse gas emissions from Atea Logstics were 255 tons CO 2 equivalents, a 55% increase of CO 2 emissions per full time employee compared to At the same time, there has been a 5% decrease in CO 2 emissions per revenue in MNOK. Electricity and district heating is the largest contributor to the emissions, making up 82%. Atea Logistics have subcontractors responsible for the distribution of goods. The CO 2 emissions from transportation of goods in not included in the carbon accounting. FIGURE 10 ATEA LOGISTICS TOTAL CO 2 EMISSIONS BY SOURCE OVER TIME 300 Total emissions by source (tco2e) Transport and fossil fuel Electricity and district heating Air travel Waste TABLE 6 CARBON INDICATORS ATEA LOGISTICS Atea Logistics /12 11/12 Totalt corporate CO 2 e: % -4 % CO2e emissions per full time employee 1,0 1,6 1,5 55 % -4 % CO2 emissios per revenue in MNOK 0,1 0,1 0,1-5 % -2 % Page 11

13 ton CO2e Atea Finland FIGURE 11 EMISSIONS PER SOURCE ATEA FINLAND Electricity and district heating 27 % Air travel 9 % Waste 1 % Transport and fossil fuel 63 % The annual greenhouse gas emissions from Atea Finland were 802 tons CO 2 equivalents, a 33% decrease of CO 2 emissions per full time employee compared to Most of the emissions are generated by fuel consumption to transport and electricity consumption. Other minor emissions are from air travel and waste. FIGURE 12 ATEA FINLAND TOTAL CO 2 EMISSIONS BY SOURCE OVER TIME Total emissions by source (tco2e) Transport and fossil fuel Electricity and district heating Air travel Waste TABLE 7 CARBON INDICATORS ATEA FINLAND Atea Finland /12 11/12 Totalt corporate CO 2 e: % -5 % CO2e emissions per full time employee 3,6 2,5 2,4-33 % -5 % CO2 emissios per revenue in MNOK 0,7 0,5 0,5-27 % 2 % Page 12

14 ton CO2e Atea The Baltics FIGURE 13 EMISSIONS PER SOURCE ATEA THE BALTICS Electricity and district heating 25 % Air travel 2 % Waste 1 % Transport and fossil fuel 72 % The annual greenhouse gas emissions from Atea Baltics were tons CO 2 equivalents, a 16% increase of CO 2 emissions per full time employee compared to Most of the emissions are generated by fuel consumption to transport and electricity consumption. Other minor emissions are from air travel and waste. The increase of total CO 2 emissions reflects the acquisitions made last year. FIGURE 14 ATEA THE BALTICS TOTAL CO 2 EMISSIONS BY SOURCE OVER TIME Total emissions by source (tco2e) Transport and fossil fuel Electricity and district heating Air travel Waste TABLE 8 CARBON INDICATORS ATEA THE BALTICS Atea The Baltics /12 11/12 Totalt corporate CO 2 e: % 38 % CO2e emissions per full time employee 1,7 2,4 2,0 16 % -18 % CO2 emissios per revenue in MNOK 1,2 1,9 1,7 40 % -7 % Page 13

15 Reference Method World Resource Institute & World Business Council for Sustainable Development; The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (Revised Edition) Scope 1 Fossil fuel DEFRA (2012), 2012 Guidelines to Defra/DECC s GHG Conversion Factor for Company Reporting, Produced by AEA for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra), Scope 2 Electricity and district heating The Nordic electricity mix covers the weighted production in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark, which reflects the common Nord Pool market area. The electricity emissions factors used in CEMAsys is based on national gross electricity production mixes on a 5 year rolling average (International Energy Agency, IEA). Emission factors per fuel type are based on assumption in the IEA methodological framework. The Danish electricity emission factor is provided by Energinet.dk. Factors for district heating/cooling are either based on actual (local) production mixes, or average IEA statistics. IEA Statistics; "Electricity Information 2011" IEA Statistics; " CO 2 Emission from fuel combustion, Highlights", 2011 edition Scope 3 Air travel and waste DEFRA (2012), 2012 Guidelines to Defra/DECC s GHG Conversion Factor for Company Reporting, Produced by AEA for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra), Waste Management Norway Page 14