2050Today Members

Permanent Mission of Canada

Signatory institution of the 2050Today Charter

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Contribution to climate action

Thematic actions

Biodiversity

A refuge for wildlife has been set up near our Chancellery, in order to facilitate their habitats and movements.

Energy

We have installed a 90 kWh solar panel system, enabling self-consumption. This represents approximately 30% of our annual energy consumption, thus helping to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Also keen to limit the environmental impact of our business, we have replaced all of our thermal gardening equipment (lawnmowers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers) with 100% electric models, in order to reduce noise pollution and our polluting gas emissions.

Mobility

We have also taken steps to encourage sustainable mobility within our company. As a first step, we installed four electric vehicle charging stations, allowing our employees and partners to charge their vehicles on site. Recognizing the increasing demand for charging solutions, we plan to double this capacity soon to meet a growing need and further encourage the adoption of electric vehicles within our team. As part of our vehicle fleet, we have acquired a 100% electric vehicle for staff transportation, a greener solution that helps reduce CO2 emissions from our business travel. In addition, we are encouraging soft mobility by providing our employees with two electric bicycles for their business trips, thus reducing the use of polluting vehicles.

Waste management

Waste management plays a central role in our environmental approach. We have introduced recycling bins, and each employee is responsible for sorting their own office waste (organic waste, plastic, paper, cardboard, aluminum, etc.), thus helping to reduce waste sent to landfill.

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.

Carbon Footprint

The carbon footprint is being calculated and will be published here in due course

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