Explanation energy and emission inventory

Organization size

The annual growth in turnover and FTE between 2019 on the one hand and 2020, 2021 and 2022 on the other hand is significant and is the result of organic growth and material acquisitions. In the GRI overviews, the relevant data are included proportionally over time. In addition to the absolute rating of GRI indicators, the relative rating against the growth of the organization has value for evaluating reduction progress.

Recalibration of energy and emission inventory

As part of the CO2 Performance Ladder certification, which was used to strengthen the management approach to CO2 reduction within the network of companies, a retroactive review of the energy and emission inventory took place in 2022. The figures from the reassessment are used in this report. The reference year is set at 2019, the last full year without the impact of the corona pandemic.

The CO2 Performance Ladder has been externally audited, although a certificate has not yet been formally received at this time, but management has no reason to assume that this will not be obtained. The recalculation has led to changes in the previously written emission inventory. These were partly initiated from the audit described earlier.

The explanations for the deviations are as follows:

1. Where estimates and extrapolations were applied, these were replaced by measurements where possible. This relates to the energy and CO2-related information in the tables under the headings 'Energy consumption', 'Energy reduction', 'Emissions' and 'Emission intensity and progress'.

2. In the new reporting, acquisitions are included in the inventory from the acquisition date, instead of from the start of the first full calendar year. This applies to the years 2019, 2020 and 2021. In 2022, the data from Electronic Application Laboratory (Apeldoorn) BV and Working Spirit ICT BV have not yet been included.

3. Where estimates and extrapolations were applied, these were replaced by measurements where possible. This relates to the energy and CO2-related information in the tables under the headings 'Energy consumption', 'Energy reduction', 'Emissions' and 'Emission intensity and progress'.

4. The compensation of natural gas by means of carbon credits is not included as a reduction item in the recalculation.