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CO2e EMISSIONS OF RBI IN 2017
Paper
Material consumption (especially paper
consumption) makes up about three
percent of emissions with 1,829 t CO2e
(minus 30 percent on the previous year
or minus 33 percent on 2011).The
effects are evident only in Scope 3.
Transport
Energy
Energy consumption makes up about
70 percent of emissions with 37,914 t
CO2e (minus two percent on the previous
year or minus 23 percent on 2011) and
is the biggest cause of our emissions.
Most of this is evident in Scope 2, but
partly also in Scopes 1 and 3.
CO2e emissions of RBI result from
Energy consumption
Business travel
Paper consumption
Waste
Parcel service and transport of goods
Water consumption
70.3%
22.9%
3.4%
3.0%
0.4%
0,.0%
The graphic above shows that the biggest items of CO2e emissions of RBI (total of 53,938 tons (t) location-based
or down nine percent compared to the previous year, or down 22 percent compared to 2011) relate to energy
consumption and business travel. Particularly relevant is the division of the emissions into three “Scopes” which
define the classification of the CO2 emissions according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol:
• Scope 1 comprises all greenhouse gas emissions produced directly in the company; e.g. from the combustion
of stationary sources (such as power plants, boilers), from the combustion of mobile sources (such as from the
company’s own fleet), from the production processes and from transient emissions.
• Scope 2 comprises indirect emissions that arise from the company being supplied with energy, i.e. when an
energy supplier makes power or heat available for this company.
• Scope 3 comprises all other emissions caused within the limits of the system, e.g. the mobility sector using
planes, trains and external car fleets, as well as office supplies (such as paper).
Most emissions, 49 percent, can be found in Scope 2 (mainly caused by power consumption), followed by
Scope 3 with 39 percent (here too, power consumption is in first place). At twelve percent, Scope 1 in is third
place and is caused by business travel (with the company’s own vehicle fleet), in addition to the purchase of
electricity from third parties. Detailed assessments are published on our website (www.rbinternational.com/
nachhaltigkeitsmanagement).
Raiffeisen Bank International | Sustainability Report 2017
Business travel makes up about 22 percent
of emissions with 12,335 t CO2e (minus three
percent on the previous year or minus 13
percent on 2011), while parcel service and
transport of goods accounts for less than one
percent with 241 t CO2e according to recent
surveys. Transport is therefore the secondbiggest
cause of our emissions. This has an
effect on both Scope 1 and Scope 3.
Water
The share of water consumption
in our emissions is negligible at
73 kg CO2e and nearly zero
percent (minus seven percent
on the previous year or minus
five percent on 2011). The CO2e
emissions are solely in Scope 3.
RBI’s share of green
electricity is about 34 percent.
CO2e emissions
The total CO2e of RBI in 2017 was
53,938 t location based or 53,699 t
market based (minus nine percent on
the previous year or minus 22 percent
on 2011). The biggest key performance
indicators of our CO2e emissions are
energy consumption and business
travel. Furthermore, most of the
emissions (49 percent) fall in Scope 2
(mostly caused by power consumption,
followed by air traffic), followed by
Scope 3 with 39 percent (power
consumption is also in first place
here). In third place is Scope 1 with
12 percent, mostly caused
by business travel
with own cars.
Waste
With 1,618 t CO2e, waste is negligible
and makes up about three percent
of emissions (plus five percent on
the previous year or plus six percent
on 2011). The effects are evident
only in Scope 3.
Scope 1 12% Scope 2 49% Scope 3 39%