Environmental Scorecard

Reporting on our consumption and emissions

2013–2014 ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD1

Environmental
Issues Monitored
Unit 2011–2012 2012 –2013 2013–2014 Benchmark 1-year Variance
Ecological
Footprint
Buildings Surface area occupied (sq. ft.)* 4,323,049 4,013, 441 3,985,702 N/A -27,739
Cooling systems (estimate) Refrigeration capacity (Tons) 18,821 17,744 19,485 N/A +1,741
Generators (estimate) kWh 21,575 21,683 24,994 N/A +3,311
Storage tanks Number 262 250 237 N/A -13
Capacity (L) 613,223 553,876 553,780 N/A -96
Consumption Energy kWh equivalent / sq. ft 33.9 32.2 32.9 N/A +2.17%
Water Litres / sq. ft. 79.2 78.6 75.1 N/A -3.5
Emissions Air emissions Total kg of CO2 equivalent 53,276,050 47,272,681 42,761,592 N/A -4,511,089
Kg of CO2 equivalent / sq. ft. 5.73 5.26 5.36 N/A +0.1
Travel emissions Total CO2 emissions in kg / employee N/A 553.8** 647.39*** Not available +16.9%
kg CO2 / rental vehicle 94.79 107.24 113.75 Not available +6.51
Non-hazardous waste Diversion rate (%) 69.6 66.0 64.0 N/A -2.0
Hazardous waste Quantity (mT) 137.02 277.9**** 218.97 N/A -58.93
* Value represents active sites and does not include locations currently under transition (e.g. newly purchased or leased sites with no active employees etc.)
** 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
**** 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.


1 This table is representative of the data available as of March 31, 2014.

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