Emissions to air from operation at DNV GL’s locations

• Direct emissions (Scope 1): Emissions from operations owned or controlled by DNV GL, including the combustion of oil and gas for the production of heat.
• Indirect emissions (Scope 2): Emissions from the production of heat or electricity procured by DNV GL, but produced at sites not managed by DNV GL.

The emissions of CO2 equivalents at the reporting locations in 2014 were approximately 26 335,8 tonnes. Locations reporting for the first time represented about 6 196 tonnes of the overall emissions. Locations that did report in 2013 but not in 2014 are included in the 2013 figures with 234 Tonnes. Locations reporting both in 2013 and 2014 showed an increase in CO2 emissions of about 57% compared with 2013. This increase is a result of an increase in reported energy consumption in countries with relatively high emission from energy production, emissions from use of Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) gas of 202kg corresponding to 4 484 tonnes CO2 equivalents, and the direct emissions of natural gas of 74 tonnes CO2 equivalents. The SF6 gas is used at DNV GL’s test sites inside customers’ test objects and in DNV GL’s auxiliary breakers. Emissions result both from test failures of the customers’ objects and through handling of the SF6 gas. The emission of this substance is 0,56% of the total usage of SF6 gas at DNV GL’s premises. The natural gas is emitted at a test facility, when the installations are depressurized in case of an emergency shutdown it is blown off into the air. 

The specific emission of CO2 for all the reporting locations increased to 2.2 tonnes of CO2 per person in 2014, up 22% compared to 2013. The CO2 emission per person in 2014 from energy consumption at the reporting locations is 1.8 tonnes same as for 2013.  

Estimated emissions of NOx increased by 13% compared with 2013, due to an increase of gas combustion while emissions of SOx remain 0.

Note: The CO2 emissions have been calculated from the consumption of energy reported by the locations. The recommendations set out in the Greenhouse gas protocol (World business Council for Sustainable Development and World Resources Institute). Indirect emissions from electricity and district heating have been calculated using country specific grid average emissions factors published by the International Energy Agency and retrieved from their data service website (http.//data.iea.org) Direct emissions for SOx and NOx have been calculated using source specific emission factors retrieved from Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency (Norwegian Emission Inventory 2011) Due to the lack of region and source specific emission factors, the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulphur oxides (SOx) have been estimated at a high level only. SOx and NOx have not been calculated for electricity from grid and district heating.

CO2 emission from air travel

DNV GL has implemented a common global tool accounting for mileage and CO2 emissions related to business flights. Air travel is an integral part of DNV GL’s work, so the intention is not to stop travelling, but rather to increase employees’ awareness of their travel footprints.  It has not been possible to verify the reported figures. The calculated of CO2 emissions from business air travel decreased to 0.92 tonnes per employee in 2014 down from 1.15 tonnes in 2013. This decrease is assumed mainly to reflect underreporting due to delays in implementation of the recording system in the merged organisation.