2022 YEAR IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
SUMMARY
A year without lockdowns has seen our occupancy increase, along with our gross energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; however, our per-guest energy and emissions are down:
• Total Energy Usage for 2022 was 26,500 GJ or 0.26 GJ per guest per night, down 1% from 2021 on a per guest basis
• Total Scope 1&2 GHG emissions were 3,513 tonnes or 35 kg per guest per night, including retreats, administration and dedicated team accommodation; down 5% on 2021 per guest rates
An essential part of any Spicers experience is the natural setting our Retreats are positioned. We care about the environment and have worked to ensure we take a responsible approach when it comes to looking after our guests, team and business.
This document records our energy and greenhouse gas performance for 2022, as well as outlining our commitment to working towards our goal of net zero by 2030.
We generated 217 MWh of our own electricity in 2022, up 80% from 2021 and making up 5% of our total electricity consumption.
Our commitment to net zero
From sourcing more environmentally sustainable products to more efficient ways to recycle waste, Spicers Retreats is constantly looking for new solutions to achieve our sustainability goals. Spicers Retreats have committed to generating net zero emissions from our energy by 2030. To work towards this goal, we’re following a plan to understand, reduce, invest, generate and offset our energy usage.
Our 2022 results move us through the end of the ‘understand’ phase, and we will now focus on reducing and identifying investment opportunities for 2023, which will be laid out in our energy roadmap.
Our greenhouse gas footprint
Compared to 2021, the 2022 month-on-month emissions show the increase in energy use (and therefore GHG) as occupancy recovers from lockdowns and travel restrictions. This has provided valuable ‘baseline’ consumption data to better understand our energy demands.
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Our energy usage
Our energy use is dominated by our reliance on grid electricity, and this is where we can look at our processes and practises to identify opportunities for saving. As the trend towards ‘electrification’ continues, we also expect this to contribute a greater proportion of our energy use in the future.
2023 projects
In the year ahead, we plan to continue our journey towards net zero emissions from our energy by 2023. To work towards this goal, we’re investigating the following projects:
• Change out of electric storage hot water systems for heat pump and solar alternatives
• Upgrading of air conditioning systems and smart controls
• Window film to improve building insulation
• Battery storage for to use our excess solar generation.
Important infomation
The numbers presented in this summary have been estimated based on the default emission factors and methodologies provided in the Australian Government’s National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors, as published by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. At the time of writing this report, the latest edition is August 2021.
For the purposes of this report, ‘energy’ and its emissions are defined as any quantifiable scope 1 and 2 system input, including:
• Grid electricity purchased from a retailer with an account held by a company entityHydrocarbon based gases supplied by pipeline or tank (such as natural gas and LPG) to a company held property
• Liquid hydrocarbon fuels purchased by the company (used for both stationary energy and in a company vehicles)
• Firewood purchased for use on site at one of our included properties.
At the time of writing, this scope specifically excludes:
• Any scope 3 emissions related to any of the above inclusions
• Scope 1 and 2 items which are not reasonably quantifiable and are not considered material (less than 1% of a sites total energy emission profile)
• Private or commercial vehicle trips not using company purchased fuel, including km reimbursed employee travel
• Travel for work via third party services, such as taxi, uber and commercial airline travel
• All properties managed under the ‘Spicers Private Collection’ label
• Emission sources where detailed data collection or calculation is not feasible and/or the overall contribution of the source is considered immaterial, being reasonably estimated at less than 1% of total energy emissions and in combination not greater than 5%
Relevant company entities for this reporting includes:
SPICERS RETREATS HOTELS & LODGES PTY LTD (SRHL), ABN 22 137 592 593 / ACN 137 592 593
