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Climate report All our climate measures are intended to lead towards one and the same goal: to make Setra’s operations climate neutral by 2030. This goal applies to all areas of the value chain with the exception of foreign transports.
Our opportunities and challenges Wood binds carbon and our products are climate positive. The climate benefits of using wood as a construction material far outstrip the emissions linked to manufacturing and transporting the products. For Setra’s wood products, the net effect is approximately 800 kg of bound carbon dioxide per cubic metre of wood, depending on the degree of processing and the transport distances involved. There is great benefit to be gained from the bioproducts created when we make our wood products as well; they are used, for example, for recyclable packaging and renewable energy. For our business to become climate neutral, we need to work with our own negative climate footprint, where dependence on energy for production and transport operations are our two biggest challenges.
Governance The annual Climate Report indicates where in our operation emissions are generated – and how large they are – in relation to the life cycle as a whole. Setra also prepares local climate reports for every unit in Sweden. These reports help us to prioritise our efforts and monitor our goal of becoming climate neutral.
Sustainability Report 2020 — Setra Group
How we work Climate calculations in line with the GHG Protocol Setra performs its climate calculations in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, which is an international calculation standard. The report presents our emissions from a life cycle perspective: from planting the spruce and pine seedlings to delivery of the sawn and processed products, as well as bioproducts, to customers. In order to clarify the impact from the respective production units and to facilitate locally adapted climate initiatives, we have prepared a climate report for each and every production unit since 2020. Emissions are divided into three categories, or scopes, as follows • Scope 1: Direct emissions from the business (fuel combustion at own plants and in company vehicles) • Scope 2: Indirect emissions from purchased energy (electricity, district heating, district cooling) • Scope 3: Indirect emissions from other parts of the value chain, such as purchased transport, travel and the climate footprint of the raw materials. For the timber raw material, emissions come from machines and transports in connection to forest management and felling. Setra’s emissions of greenhouse gases from the company’s own heating boilers, machines and vehicles (Scope 1) account for only a small part – approximately four percent – of the total emissions. Indirect emissions from purchased energy (Scope 2) account for less than one percent of the total emissions. This is because since 2018, Setra has only purchased renewable, eco-labelled electricity. The
overwhelming majority of the emissions thus fall within Scope 3, where transport operations are the biggest contributor (see page 32 to find out more about our transports). Plan for climate-neutral Setra Our goal is for Setra to be climate neutral by 2030. The goal applies to the entire business from forest to customer, with the exception of foreign distribution operations, and entails the total climate impact from our operations equalling the net sum of zero. First and foremost, we will be reducing emissions to the lowest level possible. For the emissions we cannot eliminate, it may be necessary in the long term to purchase what is known as “climate compensation” such that our net sum is zero. In 2020, emissions from activities where we aim to become climate neutral amounted to approximately 60,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. During the year, we have intensified the work to survey the key activities that we expect to produce the greatest effect. We have begun examining the conditions for implementing certain strategic measures in the long term – replacing diesel powered forklifts with electric models, for example, and making greater use of renewable fuels. Our ambition of becoming climate neutral means that everyone at Setra will be required to make an effort. Promoting activities and objectives to reduce climate emissions is thus an integral aspect of operations planning in each and every unit and department. Setra’s Climate report does not contain a detailed presentation of every single activity taking place at the company, but it should be noted that there are also a range of small changes that are being made to minimise our footprint. →
