About OneCo 2021
Our internal climate report 2021
2020 is the baseline for our performance in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. The exception is business travel, where 2019 is the baseline due to Covid 19. Through SBTi, we have committed to halving our own emissions by 50 % by 2030. In 2021, we have reduced internal emissions by 9 %.
We divide our climate accounts into three parts, based on the SBTi standard for climate accounting and the GHG protocol:
Baseline for our climate accounts
2020
Greenhouse gas emissions (per cent)
2021
Greenhouse gas emissions (per cent)
The change from 2020 (baseline) to 2021 shows that we have reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 9 %.
Significant contributions to the improvement are:
- Less driving
- Less waste
- Less use of air travel
SCOPE 1
Direct emissions from our own operations
For OneCo, the transition from fossil-fuelled service vehicles to electric cars will be our most important contribution to reducing our direct greenhouse gas emissions. At the end of 2021, OneCo had a total of 1,400 service vehicles. Of these, 30 were electric cars at the end of 2021.
What are we planning to do next to further reduce emissions?
We have a target that at least 50 % of all new service vehicles will be electric.
However, some of our deliveries require performance that today's service vehicles cannot fulfil. This is particularly true for assignments that are carried out far from urban areas and in areas with little or no possibility of charging. However, the technological development of service vehicles is expected to be rapid, and we hypothesise that at least 70 % of our service vehicles could be electric vehicles by 2030.
We are confident that we will reach our goal of halving CO2-emissions well before 2030 by following our replacement plan for service vehicles.
SCOPE 2
Indirect energy emissions from our own operations
The use of electricity in the buildings we rent constitutes scope 2.
What have we done so far?
In the vast majority of the buildings we rent, we have already implemented energy efficiency measures such as lighting control, night-time temperature reduction and the use of LED lighting. We therefore consider that there is relatively little to be gained in reduced emissions related to energy efficiency.
What are we planning to do to further reduce emissions?
The reduction in greenhouse gas emissions related to electricity will come as a consequence of renting less space than we have today and better utilisation of the premises we rent. Specifically, in 2021 we mapped all the premises we rent, the type of premises, contract period, estimated electricity consumption, etc.
Similarly, we have also carried out an internal survey of our employees' expectations regarding the use of home office solutions post Covid. All employees who are not currently working at our customers' sites were invited to take part in an internal survey about working from home. The results of the survey show that 23 % of the women and 20 % of the men want to continue to work from home 2-3 days a week in the future. In the long term, this could contribute to a reduction in the number of permanent office spaces and a more flexible use of the office premises we rent. A reduction in the number of rented square metres will also lead to a decrease in electricity consumption. However, we have not quantified this in 2021.
SCOPE 3
Purchased goods and services
Solid waste
Our waste figures are subject to great uncertainty and are more of an estimate than a concrete indication. Waste is mainly delivered directly to the construction site or through an authorised waste management company. We have not mapped the amount of waste we produce annually with sufficient quality.
In addition, we carry out assignments for our customers where we handle waste from production as part of the delivery. We ensure that the waste is properly handled and delivered, but have not been sufficiently aware of registering this as the customer's waste and not our own.
Objectives for further work on waste management
To improve the quality of waste reporting, we have entered into a group-wide agreement with Norsk Gjenvinning for handling waste that is not delivered to the construction site. In addition, waste management will also be reviewed in relevant forums to ensure sufficient understanding and expertise on how the waste item should be handled in our climate accounts.
Business travel
To get as realistic a basis for comparison as possible with a "normal situation", we have chosen to use figures from 2019 as a baseline for business travel. 2020 and 2021 have been characterised by Covid 19 and abnormally strict travel restrictions. Experience from the pandemic shows that a large part of our meeting business can be solved through digital meetings, and we assume that the number of business trips will be permanently reduced compared to 2019. At the same time, we recognise the need to meet physically, and will - when the situation normalises - resume some of our meeting activities.
Target for business travel in 2022
At the end of 2021, we are still heavily characterised by restrictions, and specific goals and guidelines for travel activities have not been set for 2022. However, our goal is that meetings lasting less than half a day should preferably be conducted digitally if physical attendance would otherwise require the use of an aeroplane.
Goods and services
As part of our efforts to get a realistic picture of the environmental performance of our suppliers, in 2021 we have mapped the environmental certifications of those customers who together account for more than 80 % of our purchases of goods and services.
OneCo uses local subcontractors for tasks such as digging and blasting. Going forward, we will clarify our requirements for these. We will take active steps to ensure increased focus on sustainability throughout our value chain.