2050Today Members
Open Geneva
Signatory institution of the 2050Today Charter
Contribution to climate action
Open Geneva is firmly dedicated to climate action, endeavoring to achieve a 50% reduction in its carbon footprint by 2030 and reach the carbon neutrality by 2050, in conjunction with the other institutions of the International Geneva.
Thematic actions
Food
All meals served at our many events are vegetarian and based on local, seasonal produce. We pay careful attention to the quantities of food we buy, to avoid food waste as much as possible.
Mobility
We encourage participants in our events to use public transport. For example, during the Open Innovation Festival – our biggest event – we developed partnerships with Genève Roule and Carvelo to encourage our 1,000 participants to use soft mobility to get around the city.
Waste management
We encourage the use of reusable dishes as much as possible, and limit the use of plastic bottles and single doses of coffee to keep waste to a minimum at our events. We educate our participants to limit the amount of waste produced as much as possible with dedicated communications and by providing reusable dishes and eco-cups. We systematically sort our waste at the end of each event, involving our participants in this task.
Footprint and emissions by scope
2050Today’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions measurement methodology follows the GHG Protocol. The Protocol provides standards and guidance for organizations to measure and manage climate-warming emissions. It was created in 1998 through a partnership between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
According to the GHG Protocol, the distribution of emissions is done by scopes:
Scope 1 represents direct emissions linked to the consumption of fossil fuels.
Scope 2 represents indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heating and cooling consumed by the reporting company.
Scope 3 includes all other indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain (i.e. purchased good or services, business travel, employee commuting).
The 2050Today carbon footprint takes into account the reported emissions generated by the activities of the institution over one year and is divided by categories:
Energy and water
It takes into account the amount of the consumed electricity produced and purchased by the institution. The energy consumed to heat and/or cool the institution’s building area and the consumed water are included as well.
Mobility
It takes into consideration business travels and commuting (on a survey basis).
Food
The CO2 impact of food includes the catering of the institution and individual consumption (on a survey basis) during working hours.
Purchased goods
The perimeter of purchased goods is set to a list of new office equipment, new mobility equipment (vehicles) and construction materials.
Waste
The perimeter of the waste inventory is set to waste production from facilities and internal operations of the institution
It has to be noted that the collected data of the 2050Today members resulting in each carbon footprint are not yet fully standardized and might not be entirely complete. Data collection is being progressively harmonized and improved. Therefore, direct comparisons between tCO2 / employee among institutions – be it in general or per sector – are not yet possible nor relevant.
To ensure the reliability, the accuracy and a recurrent updating of the carbon footprint assessment, 2050Today is advised by an international Carbon Footprint Scientific Committee.
