Thus far in 2013, the company has labeled more than 30 products and services using a methodology it developed; Last year, the company labeled 17 products and services.
In calculating the carbon footprint of these products and services, Abengoa has used the GHG management system of its own Sustainability Management System (ISMS), which logs all the information required to prepare the labels. The GHG system is verified externally in accordance with the ISO 14064 standard.
The process is based on the GHG Protocol Life Cycle Analysis, an international protocol devised by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) for calculating and reporting the GHG emissions of products and services over their life cycle.
It is also based on the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2050, which is used to certify GHG emissions during the production life cycle of products and services, and on the ISO 14067 for calculating the carbon footprint.
Abengoa has managed to reduce the impact of its activities by setting itself targets for improvement In 2012, the company was successful in reducing its emissions by 750,000 t of CO2 in comparison with the GHG 2011 inventory, on the back of the annual plans that Abengoa rolls out to curb emissions generated by its activities
To date, the company has signed agreements with over 21,000 suppliers worldwide, requiring them to disclose their emissions or undertake to implement a reporting system for their emissions within the term of six months.
According to Abengoa, the labeling of products and services enables the comparison of emissions in subsequent years and fundamental analysis of energy efficiency and the intensity of emissions, thus verifying the sustainability of our productive processes and assure our company’s future business.
In March Abengoa received the Spanish edition of the European Business Award for the Environment, under the Business Management for Sustainable Development category, in recognition of its System for Managing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Plans, a project the company embarked on back in 2008.
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