CO2

About this Graph

This graph shows our primary carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the use of gas, electricity, fuel for company vehicles and staff air travel. It does not include carbon emissions associated with third party suppliers and service providers.

We now purchase certified renewable energy for a significant amount of our electrical usage. We apply a Zero rating for carbon emissions from our certified renewable energy for the purposes of carbon offsetting.

Methodology Overview

The Environmental Management team gather data from across the company on the consumption of gas, electricity, petrol, diesel and air travel. They then use the standard conversion factors supplied by the UK Department for the Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFRA), to convert these different energy sources into a CO2 equivalent. The conversion factors we use can be found on the DEFRA webpage.

These figures include the primary CO2 emissions associated with running our own operations. It is important to recognise that there are additional emissions associated with third party suppliers and service providers which cannot be included in our own reporting. For example, a proportion of our courier service’s CO2 emissions are generated as a result of activities carried out for Nikwax, but data on exactly what proportion is not available.

If you have any questions regarding the methodology used to produce this graph, please contact the Nikwax Environmental Management team.