Environmental Scorecard

2014-2015 ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD1
Environmental Issues
Monitored		 Unit 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 Benchmark 1-year Variance
Ecological
Footprint		 Buildings Surface area
occupied
(sq. ft.)		 4,013, 441 3,985,702 4,190,000 N/A +204,298*
Cooling systems
(estimate)		 Refrigeration
capacity
(Tons)		 17,744 19,485 19,134 N/A -351
Generators
(estimate)		 Capacity
(kWh)		 21,683 24,994 25,749 N/A +755
Storage tanks Number 250 237 216 N/A -21
Capacity (L) 553,876 553,780 513,850 N/A -39,390
Consumption Energy kWh equivalent/sq. ft 32.2 32.9 30.5 30.95 -2.4%
Water Litres/sq. ft. 79.2 69.3 73.9 96** +4.6
Emissions Air emissions Total kg of
CO2 equivalent		 47,272,681 42,761,592 39,380,130 N/A -3,381,462
Kg of CO2
equivalent/sq. ft.		 5.26 5.36 4.71 N/A -0.65
Fleet vehicle
emissions		 CO2 (Metric Tonnes) 4,204 4,055 3,438 N/A -15.22%
Travel emissions Total CO2
emissions in
kg/employee		 553.8*** 647.39**** 526.33***** Not available -23%
Non-hazardous
waste		 Diversion rate (%) 66.0 64.0 64.0 N/A --
Hazardous
waste		 Quantity (mT) 277.9****** 218.97 175.55 N/A -43.42

1. Data reflected in the table is as of March 31, 2015.

* Increase is attributed to current transition from older sites to newer ones.
** Normalized value for a BOMA BESt certified building according to 2012 water benchmarking pilot report by Real Pac
*** Value normalized against total number of permanent, temporary, short-term and contract employees as of March 31, 2013 (9,065), and represents air and rail travel
**** Value normalized against total number of permanent, temporary, short-term and contract employees as of March 31, 2014 (9,136), and represents air and rail travel
***** Value normalized against total number of permanent, temporary, short-term and contract employees as of March 31, 2015 (7,700), and represents air and rail travel
****** Data does not include e-waste and scrap metal recycled by the Transmission Division

See the Impact and reporting section for more information about our ongoing efforts to address each of these environmental issues.

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