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Goal 13: Climate Action

Urgent climate action is needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and mitigate the worst effects of climate change. Climate change will impact every country, whether it be through extreme weather events or rising sea levels.

At Hegelmann’s, we’re conscious of the greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumed, and waste our transportation activities generate. The first step was to measure these three key areas, and now we’re managing them to reduce our environmental impact.

We are committed to playing our part in combatting climate change and its impact on the world. Whether through our transportation network or internally with our employees, we have a platform to educate and create positive change.

Commitment

01

We will reduce our carbon footprint by 25% by 2030.

02

We will have our carbon targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative by 2025.

03

We will achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across all operations by 2045.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

As part of our commitments to decarbonisation, we’re extending our partnership with Emitwise to measure, manage and reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This helps us identify emissions hotspots and prioritise emission reduction initiatives within our operations and supply chain. In line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, our emissions are categorised into three scopes:

Scope 1

The emissions we are directly responsible for as they are released from our operations, such as on-site fuel combustion or emissions related to company vehicles.

Scope 2

The emissions we are indirectly responsible for as they are associated with the purchase of electricity, heat or stream from third-party energy providers.

Scope 3

The emissions we are indirectly responsible for as they arise from every activity in our value chain, such as the purchase of goods and services.

Our road to a completely eco-friendly fleet.

We’re shifting to using HVO 100 for our diesel trucks

Detailed emissions data for scope 1, 2 and 3

Through our partnership with Emitwise, we have leveraged software solutions to improve our data collection and emissions calculation processes.

To increase the accuracy of our emissions assessment, we’ve been engaging our value chain to collect more granular data from our suppliers.

Our emission figures are expressed as tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e). This data helps us prioritise our emission reduction initiative to drive the most impact.

Total Emissions in 2023

930,826 tCO2e

Calculations by

Inititatives

  • Bio-Fuels Usage

    1,890,000 Kg of Bio-LNG were used in 2023, and 2,400,000 Kg of the same fuel type were used since the beginning of 2…
  • Energy and waste

    As part of its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Hegelmann is doubling down on its efforts to maximis…
  • Supplier engagement

    Hegelmann’s environmental sustainability efforts and responsibility extend beyond its operations. As we are committe…
  • Green Hegelmann Month

    During this month, we invited our colleagues from Germany, Poland and many other countries to showcase their sustain…
  • Our science-based targets

    Through the 2015 Paris Agreement, governments committed to limiting global warming to well below 2°C, with the ambit…