Climate
Challenge
In 2022, our production facilities and administrative sites consumed a total of 367 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy. This represents a reduction of 13.5 percent compared to the prior-year figure (424 million kWh).
CO2 emissions caused by our activities (Scope 1 and 2) amounted to 107,467 tCO2e in the fiscal year 2022. Compared to the previous year (125,904 tCO2e), they decreased by 14.6 percent.
Targets and KPIs
We are pursuing an “Energy Concept of the Future” for our sites and have set ourselves the following emission targets:
- By 2025: climate neutrality for all emissions we cause ourselves, e.g. by burning fossil fuels (Scope 1); and for all emissions caused by the energy we purchase, e.g. electricity (Scope 2).
- By 2030: climate neutrality for all emissions resulting from transport directly caused by us or directly commissioned by us, as well as from mobility (Scope 3).
- By 2045: climate neutrality for all emissions caused by preliminary work and third-party services which we purchase (Scope 3).
We intend to achieve these targets primarily by means of measures to generate our own power, by procuring renewables, by constantly reducing our energy consumption, and by investing in modern systems and machines. A list of measures developed for the first time in 2020 and continuously expanded since then sets out which measures are to be taken at what time by which operating division or corporate division.
For those emissions which cannot be avoided at present, we plan to achieve calculated climate neutrality with the aid of certified offsetting measures during a transitional phase. In each case, we will follow the hierarchy of “avoid – reduce – offset”. In this particular case, we regard offsetting as a sensible and temporary addition to the net zero approach of the Science Based Targets initiative. We are currently in the process of defining exactly how this path can be implemented – also in light of the prevailing absence of global and overarching regulations on the calculation and allocation of offsetting measures.
We conducted the systematic recording and accounting of Scope 3 emissions for the first time in 2020. Based on the lessons learned and the results, we are currently conducting enhanced accounting for 2021 and 2022. Building on this, we plan to develop a roadmap for reducing Scope 3 emissions.
In order to secure third-party validation of our detailed targets and measures, we submitted our Commitment Letter to the Science Based Targets initiative in July 2023 and participated in the reporting process of the Carbon Disclosure Project for the first time as the entire Melitta Group.
There are various reasons why our total energy consumption has fallen: these include, in particular, reduced production in some of our value creation areas and the implementation of energy-saving measures. In addition, our paper mill in Celupa, Brazil, was equipped with a biomass power plant that has made a significant contribution to reducing CO2 emissions.
Energy consumption |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
Total fuel consumption within the organization from non-renewable sources (natural gas, heating oil, LPG, petrol, diesel) (in kWh) |
189,995,442 |
213,158,801 |
201,401,424 |
Total fuel consumption within the organization from renewable sources (biofuels) |
686,773 |
387,776 |
433,720 |
Total electricity consumption (self-generated + third-party) |
140,662,667 |
151,992,325 |
160,355,757 |
Total heating energy consumption together with cooling energy (district heating) |
2,434,622 |
2,843,209 |
2,309,300 |
Total cooling energy consumption (no separate cooling energy purchase) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total steam consumption |
40,518,273 |
59,658,640 |
66,312,708 |
Total electricity sold |
5,322,816 |
1,936,116 |
3,749,805 |
Total heating energy sold |
1,686,697 |
1,644,534 |
1,381,700 |
Total cooling energy sold |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total steam sold |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total energy consumption within the organization |
367,288,263 |
424,460,101 |
425,681,404 |
Emissions in tCO2e |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
Gross volume of direct GHG emissions (scope 1) |
47,180 |
52,092 |
49,297 |
Gross volume of indirect energy-related GHG emissions (scope 2, location-based) |
59,987 |
73,812 |
75,320 |
What we achieved in 2022
- Constructed a biomass power plant (Melitta South America)
- Installed a new, more energyefficient coffee roaster (Melitta South America)
- Launched a more energyefficient system for generating compressed air (ACW-Film)
- Developed an action plan to reduce logistics-related CO2 emissions (honored by the “Lean & Green Award”)
- Installed energy-saving pumps and lighting fixtures (Melitta Europe – Coffee Preparation Division)
- Reduced the use of natural gas in the drying process (Neu Kaliss Spezialpapier)
- Prepared for the purchase of CO2-neutral electricity
- Converted vehicle fleet to lower-emission or emission-free vehicles and expanded charging infrastructure on company premises
What we are currently working on
- Joining the Science Based Targets initiative: development of a roadmap based on the submitted Commitment Letter
- Change to green electricity and strategic energy procurement for renewable energies
- Launch of a biomass power plant (Melitta South America)
- Implementation of a heat recovery project (WPVG)