2013 Corporate Responsibility Report

Environment - Global 1,2
Fiscal Year - 2013 Global North
America
Sustainable Products
Asia
Pacfic
South
America
Europe
Sales of eco-conscious products (millions of USD) 3 $3,251.39 $2,331.76 $163.07 n/a $756.56
Recycling Services
Ink and toner cartridges (thousands of units) 67,445.8 65,799.7 119.7 n/a 1,526.4
Electronics recycled for customers (thousands of pounds) 21,964.7 21,886.8 8.2 n/a 69.7
Sustainable Operations
Energy & Greenhouse Gas Emissions 4
Total energy use (GJ) 4,725,770 4,299,330 71,860 2,550 352,030
Electricity use (MWh) 792,330 734,680 13,090 560 44,000
Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions (MtCO 2
-e) 115,580 102,100 1,810 40 11,620
Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions (MtCO 2
-e) 342,330 326,170 10,660 40 5,460
Scope 2 offsets (renewable energy purchases) (MtCO 2
-e) 298,870 200 n/a n/a
Total scope 1 and 2 emissions (MtCO 2
-e) 158,840 129,410 12,280 80 17,080
Waste and Recycling 5
Waste disposed (short tons) 36,460 28,800 1,500 140 6,020
Waste sent to landfill (short tons) 28,500 26,670 1,500 140 200
Waste diverted for recycling (short tons) 54,020 45,500 1,990 70 6,460
Water
Water use (thousands of gallons) 238,400 216,720 7,500 1,530 12,650
1
N/A indicates this metric is not currently applicable to the business channel(s) in this country, or that data is not currently available to report for
this metric in this country. We will update this report when data does become available for certain metrics.
2
Primary causes of data increases or decreases between 2012 and 2013 include facilities and/or business channels closing during the reporting
year, divestment of businss operations, and improved and more accurate data tracking mechanisms. We are no longer gathering or reporting
data for PSD (print operations) in Europe (Belgium, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain) as this business was sold in 2013. Emissions factors
are updated regularly to reflect the latest available factor sets. We apply updated factors according to the best practices prescribed for each
set, including factors that are applied retroactively to previously reported performance years. While the majority of factors used are consistent
between 2012 and 2013, several have been updated for earlier reporting years.
3
Our eco-conscious product criteria vary by market, but are typically characterized by 30% or more recycled content materials and/or meeting
specific third-party environmental standards. In Europe, reported sales numbers generally cover Advantage and Online business channels, but
not Retail.
4
The offsets shown here reflect emissions offset by renewable energy certificate (REC) purchases in the US. When calculating net emissions, we
only apply as many offsets as we have Scope 2 emissions (i.e., we don’t report negative emissions). In 2011, 2012 and 2013, select European
countries started purchasing renewable, certified zero-carbon electricity direclty from their utility providers. This is accounted for as zero-carbon
electricity, rather than as an offset.
5
Recycling volumes include glass, cardboard, metals, organics, plastics and paper.
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