TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PEOPLE
PLANET
PARTNERSHIPS
PLANET
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS Almost 250 additional employees joined SWCA in 2022 to support our increased project work. This growth led to increased emissions in every category other than natural gas and ATVs. Purchased electricity also increased slightly due to our overall office square footage growth.
35%
COMMUTER RESPONSE RATE FROM 2021
84%
COMMUTER RESPONSE RATE FROM 2022
INVENTORY METHODOLOGY In 2022, SWCA calculated Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions in conformance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard. Our primary rental vehicle vendor provides exact reporting for each vehicle class and its corresponding number of miles, offering more accurate and detailed
ACTIVITY
CO2E EMISSIONS MTCO2e
SCOPE 1
2021
2022
Direct Emissions from Mobile Combustion Sources Company-owned fleet vehicles
304
364
Direct Emissions from Mobile Combustion Sources Company-owned vehicles (ATVs, marine)
15
4
319
368
514 53 567
571 53 624
Total for Scope 1
SCOPE 2 Indirect Emissions from Purchased Electricity Indirect Emissions from Purchased Natural Gas Total for Scope 2
calculations of actual emissions. SWCA leases office space, often in multi-
SCOPE 3
tenant buildings without individual meters. When accurate data is not
Indirect Emissions from Business Travel Rental Vehicles
1,947
2,239
Indirect Emissions from Business Travel Employee Owned Vehicles
270
382
Total for Scope 3
21 108 2,346
314 194 3,129
TOTAL EMISSIONS
3,232
4,121
available, electricity usage is calculated based on the average usage per square foot in the state where the SWCA office is located. The inventory does not include impacts from distributed employees because home offices are not under SWCA operational control.
DATA INTEGRITY SWCA aims to improve the integrity of our data every year. To that end, we continually assess our data gathering protocol and procedures. In 2022, we
Indirect Emissions from Employee Commuting Indirect Emissions from Business Air Travel - Air
improved the process for gathering commuting and air travel information from SWCA employees. This improvement increased the commuter response rate from 35% 2021 to 84% in 2022. And, it led to more accurate air travel data.
2022 SWCA SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
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GOVERNANCE