Hansel reduces environmental impact of its operations
Hansel is a member of the Green Office network in Finland, which includes 150 organisations. Green Office is an environmental programme developed by WWF Finland. Its objectives include promoting companies’ environmental responsibility and reducing the environmental burden caused by offices.
Sustainable development is taken into account in Hansel’s internal operations. Hansel keeps track of environmental key figures on the consumption of electricity and paper, travel, as well as the procurement of equipment and furniture. WWF’s Climate Calculator, which is a Green Office tool, is utilised in the calculations. The emission figures are not adjusted to the growth of the business operations or the number of personnel.
A change of the working environment realised in 2018 had a major impact on the consumption of energy and paper, for example. In connection with the renovation, the office’s lighting system was replaced with a system that uses modern LED lamps, and the fact that employees no longer have personal workstations helps to reduce the consumption of paper. For key indicators on furniture recycled in connection with the renovation, click here.
Hansel carried out a Green Office audit in December 2018. We received praise for our operating methods, and we were allowed to continue as users of the environmental management system. We will continue our discussion about the consumption of energy and water, as well as the opportunity to sort waste with the owner of the property.
Environmental impact of Hansel’s operations
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2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
| Direct impact, Hansel’s own operations |
CO2, thousand kilograms |
CO2, thousand kilograms |
CO2, thousand kilograms |
CO2, thousand kilograms |
CO2, thousand kilograms |
| Consumption of paper |
0.44 |
0.83 |
0.64 |
0.69 |
0.74 |
| Road traffic divided by fuel consumption* |
38.76 |
40.99 |
57.31 |
40.67 |
46.75 |
| Emissions corresponding to the mileage allowances paid by the company |
2.46 |
1.31 |
0.93 |
1.57 |
0.23 |
| Other traffic (taxis) |
0.61 |
0.63 |
0.88 |
0.78 |
1.15 |
| Air traffic, passenger kilometres |
45.31 |
37.37 |
38.77 |
34.31 |
38.84 |
| Marine traffic, passenger kilometres |
0.67 |
1.12 |
0.13 |
1.73 |
1.27 |
| Rail traffic |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
0.12 |
0.08 |
| Consumption of electricity** |
0.00 |
10.44 |
11.08 |
13.73 |
15.04 |
| Direct impact total |
88.27 |
92.71 |
109.74 |
93.60 |
104.10 |
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| Emissions caused by the procurement of office equipment |
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|
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| Mobile phones |
2.87 |
2.87 |
2.40 |
2.93 |
1.87 |
| Tablet computers |
0.00 |
0.81 |
0.00 |
0.32 |
0.00 |
| Laptops |
4.20 |
15.56 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
13.07 |
| LCD displays |
5.57 |
63.88 |
2.62 |
0.66 |
28.83 |
| LED televisions or displays |
1.87 |
0.83 |
0.21 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Multifunction devices |
0.00 |
0.82 |
0.41 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Printers |
0.00 |
0.23 |
0.00 |
0.16 |
0.00 |
| Furniture |
12.54 |
9.90 |
1.43 |
1.12 |
13.37 |
| Emissions caused by the procurement of office equipment and furniture total |
27.05 |
94.90 |
7.07 |
5.19 |
57.14 |
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| Direct impact total |
115.32 |
187.61 |
116.81 |
98.79 |
161.24 |
| Direct impact per person-year |
1.28 |
2.26 |
1.60 |
1.35 |
2.14 |
| *The figure is based on company car fuel purchases. |
| **In 2018, 100% of all electricity acquired was produced from renewable energy sources in line with the Government resolution, and as agreed upon in the monitoring group for Government electricity procurement. |
