TlB Annual Report 2009 - Triodos Bank

BASIS OF NOTES AND ENVIRONMENTAL KEY
FIGURES
The environmental key figures show the total
figure for the five branches expressed per fte.
The Bank’s temporary co-workers are included
in the calculation of the environmental figures.
This provides a more realistic picture of the
organisation’s actual environmental impact.
The co-workers engaged by Triodos MeesPierson
are not included in this calculation because
they do not use Triodos Bank’s buildings. The
co-workers engaged by Triodos Real Estate
Development use Triodos Bank’s facilities and
are therefore included.
The energy figures show the electricity and gas
consumption per fte. The figures are derived
from invoices and meter readings. The head
office in Zeist and the branch in Spain do not
use gas.
Business travel data shows the number of
kilometres per fte travelled by co-workers by
public transport, plane, and car - whether in a
private car or taxi based on distance declarations
or in a company car using mileage readings.
Travel by plane and public transport is calculated
on the basis of ticket data. Commuting
distances are shown per fte and are based on
the distance between home and work, as well as
on data from interviews or co-worker questionnaires
detailing the means of transport used.
A car-pooler is defined as a co-worker who
shares a car with another co-worker for
commuting purposes.
Paper usage is calculated using procurement
invoices and by calculating the weight of the
different types of paper used in each office.
The Bank purchased a new office at the end of
2009. This office has not been taken up in the
figures because it is not officially in use.
The m 2 of the offices in The Netherlands have
been corrected because figures from an official
measurement in June 2008 are taken into
account this year.
In 2009 the CO2 emissions were calculated by
the Climate Neutral Group for the first time.
We now follow the United Nations Environmental
Programme methodology to calculate
emissions rather than the Greenhouse Gas
Protocol that we used in the past. The two
methodologies have a lot of similarities,
although the unep methodology of calculating
CO2 emissions is more relevant to an office
environment. The unep methodology uses a
more accurate way of calculating CO2 emissions
of paper, making a distinction between office
use of paper and printed paper that has a
higher emission rate. The difference in CO2
emissions between the two calculation methods
will be compensated in 2009.
Emission of CO2 (equivalents)
in thousands of kg
2009* 2008*
Electricity
Gas consumption
138 83
(heating) 130 57
Paper 600 581
Public Transport 80 66
Car 832 634
Flights 824 676
Total
Minus: Compensation
2604 2097
for CO2 credits (2604 (2097)
CO2 balance (neutral)
CO2 compensation costs
0 0
per tonne (EUR) 12.50** 12.50
* These 2008 figures are calculated using the UNEP methodology of
calculating CO2 emissions
** According to The Gold Standard, 50% of the CO2 emissions was
compensated by emission reduction projects, representing a value
of EUR 15 per tonne of CO2. The other 50% is accounted for by
sustainable forestry projects representing a value of EUR 10 per
tonne of CO2.
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