Somos FCC - Nº5

The FCC Group’s Environment Divi- sion, in compliance with its commit- ments to reduce GHG emissions, was awarded the Reduzco seal of approval by the Spanish Office for Climate Change (OECC), as part of the process of registering its carbon footprint, offsetting and CO2 absorp- tion projects established by the Mi- nistry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment (MAPA- MA). This accreditation is in addition to the previous Calculus seal, which has been used since 2013 to endor- se FCC Medio Ambiente’s registra- tion in this process and has been maintained ever since. FCC Medio Ambiente joins the 32 Spanish entities that have been awarded the Calculo y Reduzco seal of approval. To date, 570 public and private sector organizations have re- gistered their Carbon Footprints. In 2011, FCC Medio Ambiente be- gan calculating its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and since then it has had within its reach the tool that has enabled it to identify the significant impact of each of its diffe- rent production processes in order to draw up a plan to reduce diffuse GHG emissions in favour of the fight for the climate. The 9.6% reduction for scopes 1 and 2 achieved during the period 2013- 2016, according to the calculation protocol established by the OECC, reflects the result of the measures undertaken voluntarily to reduce, in the first instance, diffuse GHG emis- sions from solid urban and similar waste landfills. The challenge for 2020: Reduce diffuse emissions FCC Medio Ambiente’s challenge for 2020 is to reduce emissions from energy consumption. As the calcu- lation of the 2016 carbon footprint indicates, the GHG emissions asso- ciated with the company’s fuel con- sumption represent 61% of Scope 1, mainly due to the predominant con- sumption of fossil energy in the pro- duction vehicle fleet, which is closely linked to the business of the FCC Group’s Environment division. Today, the reduction of GHG emis- sions associated with the company’s fleet of vehicles requires an analysis system that identifies possible points of action, where there are opportu- nities for improvement. For this rea- son, FCC Medio Ambiente considers it a priority that the reduction of the- se emissions should be based on an energy efficiency policy whose effec- tiveness will have to be achieved through compliance with the ener- gy objectives approved in the fra- mework of the ISO 50001 standard (Royal Decree 56/2016). Reduction Plan for 2020 In its next reduction plan, which has as its target year 2020, FCC Medio Ambiente will have to act on the re- duction of diffuse emissions by prio- ritising actions that will be aimed at: • improving energy efficiency in the automotive and fossil energy-con- suming processes. • implementing good practices to recover biodegradable materials currently disposed of in landfills, thereby making it possible to re- duce these GHG emissions gra- dually over time. • degassing cells currently under- going passive degassing in land- fills, when these reach the condi- tions required for this purpose. The objective set by FCC Medio Am- biente to achieve a 2% reduction in Scope 1 by 2020 should benefit from the repercussions on the fight against climate change of the new and futu- re provisions linked to the entry into force of the new Public Procurement Law, as well as the measures and an action plan that will entail the adop- tion of the Spanish Circular Economy Strategy. A regulatory framework that will support the Environment Division’s commitment to voluntary action in its commitments to SDG 13 and 12 of Agenda 2030 on responsi- ble production and consumption and Climate Action. R E S P O N S A B I L I T Y 41 R E S P O N S A B I L I T Y