TrygVesta has decided to reduce the Group’s total CO2 emissions by 10% from 2008 to 2010.
CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere when we use heating and electricity and in connection with transport. For TrygVesta, electricity, heating and transport are the primary causes of the Group’s CO2 emissions.
Carbon emissions accounts are a good basis for decisions about focus areas, priorities and action plans aimed at reducing the Group’s CO2 emissions and energy consumption.
However, carbon emissions accounts for businesses are currently at an early stage. TrygVesta intends to develop our carbon emissions accounts over the next few years. Our current carbon emissions accounts are an initial version, and therefore primarily record energy and transport consumption and CO2 emissions attributable to the Group’s head offices in Ballerup in Denmark and Bergen in Norway. Almost 98% of all activities are carried out in Denmark and Norway. Sweden and Finland are not yet included in the carbon emissions accounts.
TrygVesta’s 2007 carbon emissions accounts are the Group’s base year, showing that TrygVesta emitted an annual total of 7,300 tonnes of CO2. 5,000 tonnes of CO2 were emitted in Denmark with the remainder, 2,300 tonnes of CO2, being emitted in Norway.
The three largest CO2 emission contributors in the entire TrygVesta Group were: cars (2,900 tonnes), electricity (2,700 tonnes) and aircraft (1,100 tonnes).
Driving accounted for almost half (2,300 tonnes) of TrygVesta's Danish CO2 emissions (5,000 tonnes). While air transport was recorded as the main contributor (950 tonnes) to TrygVesta's Norwegian CO2 emissions (2,300).
TrygVesta’s defined target of reducing CO2 emissions by 10% from 2008 to 2010 can be calculated at 730 tonnes of CO2.
Each TrygVesta employee emits an annual average of 3.2 tonnes of CO2.
The carbon emissions accounts have been prepared in accordance with principles and guidelines of the “The Greenhouse Gas Protocol” developed by the World Resource Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
Last update: 19 June 2008