Carbon footprint assessment of FEV Consulting
Ugalde-Huebe, Anabel (2023)
Diplomityö
2023
School of Energy Systems, Ympäristötekniikka
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2023052346490
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2023052346490
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The aim of this master thesis was to conduct a carbon footprint assessment of FEV Consulting at various sites. In total, six sites were assessed located in Germany, Spain, United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America. Carbon footprint assessment followed guidance from the GHG Protocol and ISO Standards, specifically ISO 14064. Emission factor databases were used specific to geographic region and, when not available, global factors were used.
Data collection was done through business records, calculations, estimates, and employee surveys. Only scope categories where data availability and quality were achievable were included in the carbon footprint assessment. Some scope categories were applicable to all consulting sites, but some were not. The thesis report thoroughly explains applicability, availability, and results. The total carbon footprint of FEV Consulting, for the six sites assessed, was 692.58 tonnes CO2e. It was found that the biggest emission source of the overall organization for 2022 was employee commuting.
Opportunities for emission reduction were identified for the top five highest emission sources, including employee commuting, energy consumption, and business travel. FEV Consulting can reduce emissions by promoting and rewarding environmentally friendly modes of transportation for commuting, working with suppliers that can aid in supplying necessary information to make environmentally conscious travel choices, and switching to renewable sources of energy.
Opportunities of improvement were also identified on an organizational level to promote sustainability and carbon footprint reduction to FEV Consulting employees. Moreover, suggestion to increase organizational capabilities was discussed. Additionally, opportunities for improvement to tools and software that could ease the carbon footprint assessment process including higher quality inventory data.
A comparison was made to a previous carbon footprint assessment conducted for the German sites for 2019 and 2020. In spite of having an increase in number of employees year to year, FEV Consulting continues to work on reduction of their carbon footprint. More opportunity exists to implement these improvements across all sites of FEV Consulting including transitioning all sites to source energy from renewable sources and transitioning their full vehicle fleet to hybrid and/or electric vehicles.
Data collection was done through business records, calculations, estimates, and employee surveys. Only scope categories where data availability and quality were achievable were included in the carbon footprint assessment. Some scope categories were applicable to all consulting sites, but some were not. The thesis report thoroughly explains applicability, availability, and results. The total carbon footprint of FEV Consulting, for the six sites assessed, was 692.58 tonnes CO2e. It was found that the biggest emission source of the overall organization for 2022 was employee commuting.
Opportunities for emission reduction were identified for the top five highest emission sources, including employee commuting, energy consumption, and business travel. FEV Consulting can reduce emissions by promoting and rewarding environmentally friendly modes of transportation for commuting, working with suppliers that can aid in supplying necessary information to make environmentally conscious travel choices, and switching to renewable sources of energy.
Opportunities of improvement were also identified on an organizational level to promote sustainability and carbon footprint reduction to FEV Consulting employees. Moreover, suggestion to increase organizational capabilities was discussed. Additionally, opportunities for improvement to tools and software that could ease the carbon footprint assessment process including higher quality inventory data.
A comparison was made to a previous carbon footprint assessment conducted for the German sites for 2019 and 2020. In spite of having an increase in number of employees year to year, FEV Consulting continues to work on reduction of their carbon footprint. More opportunity exists to implement these improvements across all sites of FEV Consulting including transitioning all sites to source energy from renewable sources and transitioning their full vehicle fleet to hybrid and/or electric vehicles.