The Glacier corporate carbon footprint for 2021 has been calculated using our Carbon Manager CARMA. The carbon emissions accounting in CARMA follows the Greenhouse Gas Protocol guidelines and uses the Akaryon database. It includes emissions from the following categories: electricity, energy, mobility, food, office, IT, waste and processes. Details about the data collection methodology are presented below.
The overall carbon footprint for Glacier in 2021 was 18 tCO2e, which is equivalent to an average of 1.4 tCO2e per employee. For comparison, the carbon footprint per person in Austria amounted to 9 tCO2e in 2019. [1] The carbon footprint per employee was calculated based on the average number of employees over the year, which was 13. This differs from the number of employees as of December 31st (for more information see 5 Social Aspects). The following sections list the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in detail, by scope as well as by category.
At Glacier, we report on Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions.
Scope 1 covers the company’s direct emissions. Direct GHG emissions arise from sources owned or controlled by the company. For example, emissions from combustion in owned or controlled boilers, furnaces, vehicles, etc. In our case, Scope 1 emissions amount to 9.17 tCOe and include emissions from operations such as heating and cooling – both in our office and in employee home offices. They also include mobility emissions resulting from staff travel and team event travel.
Scope 2 accounts for GHG emissions from the generation of purchased electricity consumed by the company. In our case, this includes the electricity used in the office and home office. Glacier’s Scope 2 emissions total 0.34 tCO2e
Scope 3 emissions are a consequence of the company's activities, but derived from sources not owned or directly controlled by the company. Scope 3 is an optional reporting category that allows all other indirect emissions to be taken into account. In our case, Scope 3 emissions amount to 8.49 tCOe and include:
All three scopes add up to our total carbon footprint of 18 tCO2e. (Note: Water consumption during the course of remote work is not included in our carbon footprint.)
The main contributors to this carbon footprint are the energy used for heating and cooling in the building, followed by office & IT emissions. Figure 1 shows each category’s contribution to the carbon footprint, using German typology (comma instead of for decimals).
Figure 1: Glacier’s company carbon footprint for 2021
The following sections explain the data collection methodology and key figures. For each category, we break down the CO2 emissions into main indicators (e.g. energy consumption, electricity consumption, % of employees using public transport) and state the main objectives for 2022.