Brussels Recycling Metal's Carbon Strategy
Showing transparency is the right way to make a difference. Discover how Brussels Recycling Metal is taking care of their carbon footprint and leading the way towards decarbonisation
Focus report:
A purpose-driven solution
It is important to communicate our carbon impact to the customers who trust us. The constant effort of the management and employees to reduce this impact is reflected in investments in ever more efficient equipment, the maintenance of tools by qualified personnel and a logistics service attentive to the reduction and optimisation of journeys, all of which bear witness to the awareness of the urgency of the efforts to be made for the well-being of everyone on Earth.
« B.R.Met will act so that everyone can breathe! »
Caroline Vandenbossche, Owner at Brussels Recycling Metal.
With an action plan that makes a difference
Tackling climate change is an everyday battle that might seem overwhelming. However, this ambitious goal becomes the most likely scenario once businesses work together in the same direction.
Once Brussels Recycling Metal measured their greenhouse emissions and understood their actual impact as a whole, designing an action plan was just as straightforward. The next step was to set ambitious targets to reduce their footprint and connect with the right partners to make it possible. Now Brussels Recycling Metal is taking part in cutting the world's emissions to zero.
Supported by a fantastic impact team
Every positive action counts, no matter how little. However, climate change needs to be confronted collectively, as many other global challenges humanity has faced in the past. Embracing this approach, the opportunity to involve team members within their company to analyse its impact is priceless. The decision-makers will take climate action by being part of the impact team.
Colin Royer
Carbon Expert
Caroline Vandenbossche
Owner
Ikram Amri
Back office
About Tapio’s Methodology. How does carbon reporting work?
Human activities since the industrial revolution have led to the appearance of new sources of GHGs. Tapio’s all-in-one carbon management solution allows you to estimate the amount of industrial emissions (aka. anthropogenic greenhouse gases) emitted by the activities of your company or organisation.
Check Tapio’s methodology page and FAQs to learn more.
Discover our Key Findings
Understanding the carbon footprint as a whole
The first step to compute a carbon report is to target and characterize the possible sources of GHGs emission from the organization. To do so, must be fixed beforehand by the reporting company.
Then, the breakdown of total carbon emissions by scope helps Brussels Recycling Metal highlight the different hotspots that drive its carbon emissions. To address a problem, you need to be able to understand and measure it.
Brussels Recycling Metal - 2021
- Basé sur méthode "Allocation Cut-off by classification" avec produits recyclés - Produits vendus : exclu - Services : exclu
How do we measure these emissions?
Activity data
1 journey Brussels - Paris
by train (263km)
Emission factor
0,0088 kg CO₂ e / km*passenger
GHG emission
2,3 kg CO₂e
- Energy
- Mobility
- Logistics
- Products & services
- Waste
- Capital goods
- Sold Products
- Other
t CO₂ Emission per driver
387.2
t CO₂ e
UNCERTAINTY: 34%
Year-on-year comparison
Evolution rate
The evolution is calculated on the previous year, based on total emissions.
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Distribution of carbon emissions per scope
Following the GHG Protocol, carbon emissions are divided into 3 main scopes, depending on their sources.
Scope 1 takes into account direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the organization, while in scope 2, we found only indirect emissions associated with the production of electricity, heat or steam. Scope 3, on the other hand, represents indirect emissions produced by the company’s activities that are not accounted for in Scope 2 but are related to their whole value chain, like in the case of business travel, or commuting.
Scope 1 : 0 %
Scope 2 : 0 %
Scope 3 : 0 %
Here are the different scopes
Top sources emanating from business activities?
Be able to analyse the top 5 most significant sources of emissions, sorted by category/driver, enabled Tapio to understand exactly what drives its carbon emissions and where is necessary to act.
Use the arrows below to learn more about them.
Some metrics to make things simpler
Having an absolute number is complex and most of the time, meaningless. One good way to know where you stand and the way you are headed is to understand your carbon footprint in terms of intensity per employee allowing to track improvements over time even if the company grows.
For Brussels Recycling Metal, the intensity related to several metrics can be found below.
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T CO2 e per Chargeability (H)
.. and to see what Tapio’s numbers actually represent
Going a step further in terms of comparison is useful to understand what Brussels Recycling Metal’s total amount of carbon emissions represents in day-to-day, tangible situations. Knowing how many long haul flights or how many burgers Brussels Recycling Metal’s carbon emissions are equal to is another good way to understand its footprint. If you're curious about what a ton of CO₂ represents, read more about it on our blog.
38
Round-the-world trips in fossil fuel cars
17600
Times the amount of CO2 absorbed by a tree in one year
217
Round trip flights Brussels - New York
Discover our Action Plan
Ready to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the lowest
After having measured their greenhouse gas emissions and analysed these results, Brussels Recycling Metal understood their environmental impact as a whole. To transform hope into action, they needed a reduction plan. By setting ambitious targets to reduce their carbon footprint, Tapio will take part in limiting temperatures to 1.5°C.