Carbon footprint: scope and methodology

Methodology

Greenhouse Gas Protocol Methodology
Compliant with ISO 14064 standard
Sources of emission factors: emission factors from internationally recognized emission factor databases, ADEME, GHG Protocol, IEA, suppliers specific for electricity, DEFRA

Scope

Technical: all greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), refrigerants (HFCs, PFCs, CFCs) are converted into CO2 equivalents using Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 100-year global warming potential (GWP) coefficients. This covers all Kyoto gases which are to be reported according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Boundaries: operational (vs. equity) approach, as it better defines the boundaries of influence
Geographical scope: all manufacturing and research & development sites (in Belgium, China, Italy, Germany, India, Norway, Taiwan and US) covering in total minimum 85% of the group’s total FTEs

Calculation assumptions

CO2e emissions are calculated by the external party CO2Logic
Extrapolation of October and November data was applied to the main components of infrastructure & logistics CO2e emissions calculation of full year results
CO2e emissions from logistics are only covering Barco paid transport
Emissions from own vehicles only cover Belgium and Germany as the other sites in scope have very few own vehicles and are therefore immaterial in view of the full scope

Baseline

Methodology

Greenhouse Gas Protocol Methodology
Formula to be used: ∑ (total lifetime expected uses of product × number sold in reporting period × electricity consumed per use (kWh) × emission factor for electricity (kg CO2e/kWh))

Scope

Emissions based solely on the energy consumption of the product (excluding the embodied energy of components, end-of-life emissions, etc.)
Approx. 99% of the products covered (in terms of sales volume)