Sustainability report 2019

44 AAK has aligned data collection and disclosure with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol during 2019 and initiated Scope 1 and 2 reporting*. In total, AAK generated 363,738 tons of CO 2 e in 2019. The greenhouse gas intensity rate is calculated by GHG emissions per processed unit raw material. The target based on this intensity rate was to reduce GHG emissions per processed unit raw material by 22 percent by 2030 (baseline 2012). The result 2019 was a decrease by 4.4 percent. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions The Scope 1 intensity emissions (tons GHG per unit processed raw material) decreased by 3 percent in 2019 compared to 2018. Whilst Scope 2016 sites decreased intensity emissions by 7 percent. These results demonstrates that new AAK sites still has work WR GR LQ RUGHU WR DWWDLQ WKH VDPH UHVRXUFH HI¿FLHQF\ DV the more established ones. The four new sites added in 2018 decreased their intensity emissions by 10 percent since the beginning of 2018. This indicates that we are RQ WKH ULJKW ZD\ LQ WHUPV RI UHVRXUFH HI¿FLHQF\ 7KH Scope 2016 sites reduced their absolute emissions by 4 percent, while the Scope 2018 sites increased their absolute emissions by 5 percent. The increase is mainly due to that the energy source in India is coal, Air Direct emissions MT 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 NO x SO x VOC 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 Contributes to: for now. However, we are investigating improvement actions such as alternative energy sources and process optimization. The Scope 2 emissions (indirect emissions from energy suppliers) come mainly from electricity, 89 percent, and the Scope 2 emissions represent 30 percent of the total emissions. Our new sites in China and India represent 27 percent of the total Scope 2 emissions where electricity and steam also come from coal as energy source. Other air emissions Due to the Group’s use of fuels, its production sites HPLWWHG WRQV 12ೌ QLWURJHQ R[LGH DQG WRQV 62ೌ (sulphur oxide). There were 363 tons VOC primarily emitted from sites that run extraction and solvent fractionation processes. VOC increased by 32 percent between 2018 and 2019 mostly due to an increasing amount of volumes processed. With a maintained focus on GHG reduction, we will continue to reduce our emissions in the coming years. The new sites added in 2018 are showing progress in their GHG intensity emissions and with sharing of best practices, new cleaner technologies and renewable energy sources, AAK has a real potential not only to impact the GHG emissions positively but also the business’ bottom line. Scope 1, GHG emissions Total 256,124 tons CO 2 e 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Tons CO 2 e kg CO 2 e/t raw material New sites before acquisition New sites after acquisition 2016 sites CO 2 e (kg) per ton processed material (all owned sites) CO 2 e (kg) per ton processed material (2018 sites) Scope 2, GHG emissions Total 107,614 tons CO 2 e 1% Heating 10% Steam 89% Electricity * Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from owned or controlled sources. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy.