Resource management

Fossil fuels

Reduce our dependence on fossil fuels

Vulnerability to fossil fuels and climate change: facing this dual industrial ecology challenge, the Reitzel Group is implementing processes to reduce its carbon footprint, starting with systematic energy audits on all sites in 2012.

Reitzel Briand : gas

➥ Goal less 14% in 3 years.

Reitzel India : fuel oil

➥ Goal less 17% in 3 years.

Reitzel Switzerland : gas and fuel oil

➥ Goal less 9% in 3 years.

Fossil fuels are used to produce direct or indirect heating at installations (steam plant, boiler). Technical services are at the forefront of carrying out action plans for increasing energy efficiency (reduced consumption of gas or oil per tonne of product).

Maintenance :

To ensure effective use of fuel oil, we aim for maximum energy efficiency at our thermal installations through constant preventive maintenance and optimising their management.

Production :

Production schedules take into consideration the maximum load factor for thermal treatment facilities, enabling us to use the fuel as efficiently as possible.

Company travel: Compensate for that which cannot be reduced.

The Group’s activities necessitate travel in order to develop the business.

However, we offset the negative effects caused by company vehicles and air travel through a Carbon Contribution that bolsters the Sustainable Development fund (see also “sustainable development mechanisms”)

Purpose :

  • To finance the Group’s CSR projects (investment, contribution to a local development NGO, etc.)
  • Encourage soft modes of transport (trains, car sharing, etc.)
  • Empower individuals to behave responsibly

Methodology :

  • Air travel : Emission factor for X return trips (source: Carbon footprint – Climat Mundi database)
  • Road transport : Distance (km) * Emission factor (in tonnes of CO2/km).
  • Value of contribution : € 45/tonne in year N.
  • For the future : increasing by 4% annually to reach € 100/tonne in 2030 (IPCC consensus)

Furthermore, as far as the replacement of company vehicles is concerned, the Group is now buying vehicles that meet Class A energy efficiency criteria.

Carbon Footprint

A carbon footprint measures the total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by a person, organisation, event or product.

A carbon footprint is measured in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e). The carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) allows the different greenhouse gases to be compared on a like-for-like basis relative to one unit of CO2. CO2e is calculated by multiplying the emissions of each of the six greenhouse gases by its 100 year global warming potential (GWP).

Source: www.carbontrust.com/resources/guides/carbon-footprinting-and-reporting/carbon-footprinting


IPPC

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. It was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988 to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts. In the same year, the UN General Assembly endorsed the action by WMO and UNEP in jointly establishing the IPCC.

The IPCC is a scientific body under the auspices of the United Nations (UN). It reviews and assesses the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information produced worldwide relevant to the understanding of climate change. Read more on ipcc.ch

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