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Carbon Footprint Report 2018 –
Carbon Footprint Report
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Table of contents–
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Introduction 3
Executive summary - Environmental performance and key highlights 4
1.0 Company description 51.1 Organisational boundaries 51.2 Reporting organisation 51.3 Responsible person 51.4 Reporting period 5
2.0 Carbon Footprint analysis 62.1 2018 Performance summary 62.2 Scope 1 Direct Emissions 72.2.1 Vehicle fleet 82.2.2 Fuel for stationary vehicles and forklifts 82.2.3 Natural gas 8
3.0 Scope 2 Indirect Emissions 93.1 Scope 2 Indirect Emissions 93.1.1 Electricity consumption 93.1.2 Business travels 10
4.0 Scope 3 Other indirect GHG emissions 11
5.0 CO2 emission reduction targets and progress towards them 125.1 Reduction Targets and progress Scope 1 & 2 125.2 Reduction Targets and progress Scope 3 13
6.0 Additional information 146.1 Quantification methods 146.2 Data quality and completeness 14
Appendixes 15Carbon Footprint development 15Emissions by scope 15
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Version Date of change Responsible person
Version 1.0 April 4, 2019 Kristina Kerbel
Version 2.0 July 24, 2019 Kristina Kerbel
Introduction–
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Alfen is pleased to present our Carbon Footprint Report 2018, a tradition since 2010.
This carbon footprint report has been prepared in full accordance with the CO2 Performance Ladder, Dutch CO2 management
system, and Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG) Accounting and Reporting Standard (the most widely used international carbon
calculation methodology).
The emitting activities covered by the report include direct emissions (referred to as Scope 1) resulting from the installations that
belong to or are checked by Alfen, such as emissions from its own gas heating systems, air-conditioning equipment, and vehicle
fleet. Indirect emissions associated with electricity consumption by company facilities and vehicles, as well as emissions resulting
from business travel1 are also included in this document.
Additionally, this report provides a quantified insight into the other indirect Scope 3 emissions in the corporate supply chain, the
actions planned to reduce these, and the progress on completing these actions. This is in line with the requirements of the CO2
Performance Ladder, which mandates reporting on both direct and indirect emissions including emissions in the corporate supply chain.
Finally, this report includes an update on set reduction objectives for Scope 1 and 2 emissions and the reduction plan for these.
Figure 1: Scopes Carbon Footprint-analyse
1The CO2 Performance Ladder includes “Business travel” in scope 2.
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Executive summary - Environmental performance and key highlights–
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As a company at the heart of the energy transition, Alfen sees using its organizational capabilities and competencies to create
long-term value as a key responsibility.
At Alfen, we summarise our core values as ‘SPARK’ - Sustainable, Partner, Adaptive, Reliable and Knowledge. These values are central
to our identity and demonstrate what we stand for as a company. The ‘Sustainable’ part of our values is one of the most important,
and represents our work to create a better, healthier and more pleasant living environment for everyone, now and in the future.
2018 was a year of accelerated growth for Alfen, as we further internationalised and accelerated our investments as the energy
transition increased in pace. We successfully listed our company at Euronext Amsterdam, expanded our business to the Nordics
through the acquisition of Elkamo, significantly increased the size of our workforce, and acquired new production facilities. We
also invested in new innovations such as new EV charging concepts and our mobile energy storage solution.
These developments tremendously influenced our environmental performance, and reducing our carbon footprint remains a key
priority.
To ensure continuity, constant improvement and anticipation of changes we implemented the Environmental Management System
ISO 14001:2015 last year, and recently extended our CO2 Awareness Certificate, Level 4.
Over the past year we also implemented various measures to reduce waste, internally separate waste streams on a granular level to
enable optimum recycling possibilities. We aim to raise all our production and office facilities to the highest level of energy efficiency.
Examples of our work in this regard include the implementation of solar panels, LED lights and high speed doors.
However, given the urgency of the challenge and the rate at which the world must reduce emissions, our current approach is not
sufficient. The next step is to introduce closer cooperation with our main stakeholders, in parallel with aligning our portfolio with
the requirements of the EU Climate Package.
Alfen continues to anticipate positive market developments in all its business lines and is well positioned for further growth. We will
continue to invest in sustainable energy solutions and, through transparency and close monitoring, will lead the organization to energy
efficiency and carbon footprint reduction as an intrinsic element of our day-to-day work.
Marco Roeleveld,
CEO of Alfen N.V.
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1.0 Company description–
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For more than 80 years Alfen has developed and delivered innovative products and projects in the world of electric energy.
The company combines expertise in smart grids, energy storage systems, and EV charging equipment. The company offers and
serves an in-house developed, produced and assembled range of products in these categories.Alfen has a market leader position
in the Netherlands by providing its clients with integrated solutions across these three business lines.
1.1 Organisational boundaries The organisational boundaries define the businesses and operations that constitute the company for the purpose of accounting
and reporting greenhouse gas emissions. Companies can choose to report either the emissions from operations over which they
have financial or operational control (the control approach) or from operations according to their share of equity in said operation
(the equity share approach). Alfen’s carbon footprint uses the operational control approach.
Using this approach, this Carbon Footprint Report includes emissions from the following operations in Almere, the Netherlands and
Gent, Belgium:
Alfen N.V., Almere
Alfen B.V., Almere
Alfen ICU B.V., Almere
Alfen Projects B.V., Almere
Alfen BVBA, Gent
Alfen’s Finnish subsidiary, Alfen Elkamo, is not included in this year’s report. Starting from 2019 Alfen will report on Scope 1 and 2
emissions of Alfen Elkamo as well.2
1.2 Reporting organisationAlfen N.V.
Hefbrugweg 28
1332 AP Almere
Tel: +31 36 54 93 400
1.3 Responsible personResponsible person for the Carbon footprint report 2018 is Mr M. Roeleveld, CEO of Alfen N.V.
1.4 Reporting periodThe reporting period of this report is January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018.
2 Alfen Boundary Report 2018, version 1.0 (Dutch).
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2.0 Carbon footprint analysis–
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2.1 2018 Performance summary
1131,4 tCO2 959,6 tCO2 171,8 tCO2
Total emissions Scope 1 Scope 2
vs 2017 +55% +47% +116%
Alfen evaluates its climate efforts by comparing the current
carbon emissions per employee and by revenue. Alfen’s total
CO2 emissions in 2018 were 1.131,4 ton CO2, 55 % more than
2017’s 729 ton CO2. Over the past year, business volumes
and employee numbers have continued to rise resulting in
correlated increases across business travel and facilities-
related emissions.
In 2018 we significantly improved our approach to managing
and monitoring environmental performance, enlarging the
scope of our reporting to include emissions sources, a more
detailed overview of vehicle fleet emissions and the
electricity used by Alfen’s fully electrical of hybrid-electrical
vehicles. This improvement in data quality was immediately
reflected in the total emissions results.
On the basis of 2018’s CO2 emissions, Alfen is categorised as
a medium-size company under the CO2 Performance Ladder.
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In 2018, Alfen’s headcount increased by 34% to 283 FTE,
up from 211 in 2017. As a sizeable proportion of our carbon
footprint can be indirectly linked to employee numbers, this
growth has contributed towards increased emissions from
most of the sources within our reporting boundary.
Emissions resulting from business travel and company-owned
vehicles account for 80% of the total emissions of Alfen in
2018, contributing towards a 3% decrease in mobility
emissions in comparison with 2017.
One of the most significant increases in 2018 relates to
purchased natural gas for heating, which almost doubled
with the addition of a new building on Hefbrugweg 6 that
was needed to accommodate additional employees and
expanded production.
2.2 Scope 1: Direct emissionsDirect emissions of Alfen in 2018 account for 959.6 tons of CO2 and are a product of mobile fuel of company-owned vehicles or
stationary equipment, as well as from natural gas, which constitutes 85% of total emissions.
Following the continued growth of the business and employee numbers, direct CO2 emissions by ton rose by 48% between 2017 and
2018.
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Breakdown of direct emissions by type tCO2
Natural gas Fuel Vehicle fleet
Brakedown of total emissions by scope Brakedown of direct emissions by type tCO2
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2.2.1 Vehicle fleet
In 2018 the vehicle fleet of Alfen consisted of a total of 88 vehicles. The majority of the vehicles are diesel-powered cars (65 in total),
followed by fully electrical and petrol-powered PHEV (20 in total). In recognition of the impact commuting emissions have on our
overall footprint Alfen started to change its vehicle fleet to more electrical cars in 2018. While the majority of the vehicles are still
diesel-powered cars, the amount of fully electrical vehicles and PHEV has increased from 19% to 22% of our lease cars, while the
number of diesel cars has decreased by 5%.
Despite the increase in electrical vehicles and decrease in diesel-powered cars, diesel still dominates the fleet’s fuel consumption.
In the following years we expect that the total fuel consumption will decrease due to the replacement of diesel cars by electrical
vehicles. In 2019 the Alfen ICU business line begin testing an electrical van for service provision in South-Holland province.
The overview of energy consumption will be provided in Chapter 2.3 Scope 2 - Indirect emissions.
2.2.2 Fuel for stationary vehicles and forklifts
Fuel consumption of stationary vehicles and forklifts contributes 5% of the carbon footprint in Scope 1 and accounts for 45 tonnes
of CO2 emissions. In 2018, Alfen purchased twice as many litres of diesel as in 2017. This change can be attributed to the increase in
tests performed by TheBattery business line.
2.2.3 Natural gas
In 2018 Alfen purchased 80.529 Nm3 of natural gas, creating 149.9 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. The catalyst for this increase
in consumption was the renting of an additional building in July 2018, as well as extra working hours at other existing locations.
The Alfen vehicle fleet is responsible for
the majority of the total direct emissions,
constituting 79% of CO2 emissions in
Scope 1.
Each year, we strive to expand the coverage
and transparency of our disclosure wherever
possible. In this report, for the first time we
have included a breakdown of company cars
by fuel type.
Vehicle fleet
2017 2018
Vehicle fleetUnit of measurement
Total consumption
Metric tonnes of CO2-e emissions
Unit of measurement
Total consumption
Metric tonnes of CO2-e emissions
Petrol (E95) (EUR) liter 2.026 5,7 liter 11 0
Petrol (E95) (NL) liter 24.036 65,9 liter 24.978 68,4
Diesel (EUR) liter 13.451 43 liter 18.680 59,8
Diesel (NL) liter 131.515 424,8 liter 197.031 636,4
Total 171.028 539,4 240.700 764,6
3* 14,6 tCO2e originate from the diesel consumption (14,1tCO2e and unknown fuel consumption 0,5tCO2e)
Table breakdown fuel consumption
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3.1 Scope 2: Indirect emissions Indirect emissions of Alfen related to purchased electricity and business travel account for 15% of the total company’s emissions
in 2018.
3.1.1 Electricity consumption
Electricity consumption has been monitored at all Alfen sites for many years. Alfen uses an energy management system, Erado, that
provides up-to-date insights into power consumption per power group. However, data from Erado is not currently available at our new
location. For this reason, we have used an estimated electricity consumption for the new location in our reporting. In next year’s report,
we will be able to provide clearer picture.
Electricity consumption is responsible for 19% of all indirect emissions. In our reporting at Alfen, we distinguish renewable sources of
energy from non-renewable sources of energy.
The purchased electricity in the Netherlands comes from 100% wind energy and is covered by green Guarantees of Origin. In Belgium
the company purchases electricity from a non-renewable source of energy.
Brakedown of total emissions by scope Brakedown of indirect emissions by type tCO2
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For the first time we have included a breakdown of our electric vehicles’ energy consumption throughout the year.
Electricity consumption from public and private charging points is reported as an unknown source. Charging at Alfen’s locations constitutes 5% of the total energy consumption of the organization and is reported as net zero emissions.
3.1.2 Business travel
Business travel forms a significant part of indirect emissions (82%).
The emissions from personal cars for business travel have significantly increased from 18,5 tCO2e in 2017 to 44,1 tCO2e in 2018.
Business travel by personal cars constitutes 86% (37,8 tCO2e) of this emissions category, with the remaining 14% contributed by
rental cars.
Total flight emissions rose sharply in 2018 to 94,2 tCO2e - up 200% from 2017 - driven by a significant increase in the total distance
flown. The majority of the emissions were caused by flights to Nigeria, where Alfen worked on a project, and by increased travel to
Alfen by colleagues located in Germany and the United Kingdom.
Electric vehicles energy consumption kWh
2017 2018
Business travelUnit of measurement
Total consumption
Metric tonnes of CO2e emissions
Unit of measurement
Total consumption
Metric tonnes of CO2e emissions
Personal cars km 84.206 18,5 km 200.305 44,1
Public transport km 44.005 1,6 km 20.393 0,7
Air travel km
Europe, <700 km
km 47.751 10 km 116.838 23,4
Regional, 700 - 2500 km
km 68.169 20,2 km 97.974 29,1
Intercontinental, > 2500 km
km 116.924 17,2 km 283.839 41,7
Total 361.055 67,1 719.349 139
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The total CO2 emissions of Alfen’s offices and industrial premises amounted to more than 500 tonnes in 2018, and therefore
according to the CO2 Performance Ladder we are obligated to provide insight into material emissions from Scope 3 by performing
corporate value chain analyses.
The inventory of Scope 3 emissions has been carried out separately and justified in the document “Meest materiele emissies”
(Dutch; 2018).
The analyses are presented in two reports - “Ketenanalyse Transformatorstations” (Dutch; 2015) and “Corporate value chain analysis
Alfen Charging Equipment” (English; 2018).
Additionally, Alfen keeps track of other indirect emissions such as waste and water. The emissions from these are not significant and
it was decided not to include them in the total CO2 emissions this year.
The waste figures are based on actual amount of waste. The emission factors comprise the total climate impact of waste treatment
without including the reduced emissions in other systems.
Scope 3 Unit CO2 factor kg CO2 per unit
Total consumption kg Metric tonnes ofCO2e emissions
Water m3 0,344 1.272 0,44
Waste kg 0,0213842 240.814 5,15
Metal kg 0,0010192 48.219 0,05
Paper kg 0,0213842 11.535 0,25
Wood kg 0,0213842 83.820 1,79
Cardboard kg 0,0213842 39.880 0,85
Residual waste kg 0,0213842 57.360 1,23
Total 5,59
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5.0 CO2 emission reduction targets and progress towards them –
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The significant structural changes at Alfen led to the decision that implementation of the reduction targets will be defined according to
the rolling target base year with a single year commitment period. With a rolling target base year, the base year rolls forward at regular
time intervals, usually one year, in order that emissions are always compared against the previous year.
This means that the Carbon Footprint Analysis 2017 forms the basis for setting CO2 reduction targets.
The measurement results are based on the intensity targets and are expressed as a reduction in the ratio of carbon dioxide emissions
relative to FTE and revenue in millions of euros.
5.1 Reduction Targets and progress Scope 1 and 2The figures below show the progress towards the absolute and intensity targets, divided by Scope 1 and Scope 2.
The gap between the target figures and the actual figures have not been as high as this since 2015. In 2018 Alfen’s carbon footprint
increased by 55% (from 730,8 tCO2e in 2017) which explains the significant gap of 50% in the reduction targets set for 2018.
The growth of our headcount and expansion of our business activities have contributed towards increased emissions from most sources
within our reporting boundary.
Stabilisation factor Target 2018 Realisation Progress
FTE253 283
Revenue110,3 102,0
Scope 1
kg CO2 Scope 1 673.980 959.568 -42%
kg CO2 per FTE 2.664 3.391 x
kg CO2 per mln € 6.110 9.408 x
Scope 2
kg CO2 Scope 2 79.793 171,831 -115%
kg CO2 per FTE 315 607 x
kg CO2 per mln € 723 1654 x
Total
kg CO2 753.773 1.131,379 -50%
kg CO2 per FTE 2.979 3.998 x
kg CO2 per mln € 6.834 11.092 x
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Despite the negative outcome in 2018 we hope to realise the reduction of the intensity-based targets in 2019 as follows:
More information will follow in a separate document, titled Energy Management Action Plan and Reduction Targets.
5.2 Reduction targets and progress on Scope 3The CO2 reduction targets extend to other indirect emissions in Scope 3 as well. These targets are described separately in the
corporate value chain analyses.
Below we give a short overview of the reduction targets set as a result of the corporate value chain analysis of the charging station
EVE:
1. 2020: 5% reduction of 2017’s 98 kg of CO2 component emissions
2. 2022: 30% reduction of 2017’s 529 kg CO2 of emissions via energy consumption (standby)
These targets were set at the end of 2018, and we will therefore report on progress in 2019.
Growth FTE 15%
Stabilisationfactor
2018 2019 Reduction
FTE283 325
Scope 1
kg CO2 Scope 1 959.568 1.057.115
kg CO2 per FTE 3.391 3.248 4%
Scope 2
kg CO2 Scope 2 171.811 138.247
kg CO2 per FTE 607 425 30%
Total
kg CO2 1.131,378 1.195.362 -5,9%
kg CO2 per FTE 3.998 3.673 8,5%
Growth revenue 40%
Stabilisationfactor
2018 2019 Reduction
Revenue102,0 142,8
Scope 1
kg CO2 Scope 1 959.568 1.057.115
kg CO2 per mln € 9.408 7.403 21%
Scope 2
kg CO2 Scope 2 171.811 138.247
kg CO2 per mln € 1670 968 43%
Total
kg CO2 1.131,378 1.195.362 -5,9%
kg CO2 per mln € 11.092 8.371 24%
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In order to calculate the CO2 emissions for Scope 1 and Scope 2 we identified all relevant carbon dioxide emissions sources and collected
all relevant activity data. Direct CO2 emissions from the combustion of biomass and compensation for these CO2 emissions are not relevant
and therefore are not included in this Carbon Footprint Report.
6.1 Quantification methodsThe quantification of CO2 emissions is based on the available activity data for the fuels consumed. Scope 2 CO2 emissions are
primarily calculated from metered electricity consumption.
In the case of business travel by private car or public transport, the emissions are calculated from activity data such as fuel use or
passenger miles.
The emission factors were sourced from the publicly available website www.co2emissiefactoren.nl (version 4-1-2019),
which is informed by the Handbook CO2 Performance Ladder.
6.2 Data quality and completeness Scope Emission source Activity date Data source Assumptions applied
1 Natural gas Primary date Gas meter readings The measurement dates do not relate to the entire reporting period. To minimize the uncertainty of actual natural gas consumption, a weighted degree-day method was applied in the allocation of the available measurement data to consumption over the reporting period.
Fuel for stationary vehicles and forklifts
Primary date Invoices from a diesel supplier
Vehicle fleet Primary date Reports from the lease company
2 Purchased electricity (renewable and non- renewable sources)
Primary date Electricity meter readings The measurement dates do not relate to the entire reporting period. The calculation is based on the usage days.
Purchased electricity (unknown source)
Primary / Secondary date
Electricity meter readings related to home charging and reports from New Motion
The source of the electricity for home and public charging is unknown. We use the average emission factor to calculate the emissions.
Business travel – private cars and public transport
Secondary date
Travel expenses The use of private cars and public transport inclu-ding taxis is calculated by dividing the travel costs by the official rate of 0,19 €/ km
Business travel - air Secondary date
Travel expenses The distance is calculated with the help of http://nl.distance.to/. Sometimes the route is not clear if it’s unknown whether air travel actually took place.
Business travel rental cars
Secondary date
Travel expenses Not all invoices provide information on the mileage, therefore we calculated an approximate distance between Alfen and the point of destination.
Data source is accurate Data source is satisfactory, but could be improved Data source is poor and its improvement is a priority
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Appendix 1: Carbon Footprint development
Appendix 2: Emissions by Scope
Emissions by scope tCO2e 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Scope 1
Refrigerants 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0
Natural gas 72,3 85,1 103,1 97,2 149,9
Fuels 10,2 10,8 16,2 14 45,0
Vehicle fleet 293,3 464,9 453,6 539,4 764,7
Total Scope 1 675,8 560,8 573,0 651,3 959,6
Scope 2
Electricity 2,8 10,1 10,4 12,5 32,8
Business travel by private car 21,4 13,3 15,3 18,5 44,1
Business travel by public transport 0,0 0,8 1,1 1,6 0,7
Business travel by air 22,9 17,8 23,3 47,0 94,2
Total Scope 2 47,1 42,1 50,0 79,6 171,8
Total 722,9 602,9 623 730,8 1131,4
Carbon Footprint Alfen tCO2e
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Contact –Alfen N.V.Hefbrugweg 281332 AP AlmereThe Netherlands
+31 (0)36 54 93 400
www.alfen.com
