Overall, the figure increased by 1,069 metric tons of CO2e compared to 2021, reaching 5,623 metric tons of CO2e. That sounds bad at first. But when normalized against our revenue, we were able to reduce the figure by 17%!
In terms of Scope 1 and 2—which are the CO2 emissions excluding purchased components for our products—this represents a reduction of 34%, or a 21% reduction per employee! This is a good result, driven by our efforts to optimize our resource consumption.
However, this also shows that we are slowly reaching a limit in terms of our own potential for further reduction. We won’t become climate-neutral through conservation alone. We depend on the primary energy we use becoming CO2-neutral, as well as the parts we purchase from our suppliers.
As in previous years, we have purchased climate certificates equivalent to the calculated CO2 value up to Scope 3. So, technically, we are “climate-neutral,” but according to the EU Emissions Trading Directive, we are no longer allowed to say so. Should we continue down this path in the coming years? We tend to think not. Has the EU done more harm than good with this regulation? Based on our experience, we believe the answer is yes!