Recognising how important immediate climate action is, we at Husqvarna Group aim to reduce the absolute carbon footprint of our value chain by 35% by 2025 already, compared to 2015. This target is approved by the science-based targets initiative and supports the 1.5 °C global warming scenario.
This means:
absolute target: decrease our emissions by 35% regardless of company growth.
no carbon offsets: we do not account for carbon offsetting in reporting against the target. The target will be achieved by our own reduction activities in the value chain.
Husqvana Group has also committed itself to net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.
Our 2025 target reflects total CO2 emission reductions across the value chain, from suppliers and operations to transportation and product use. Hence, our target covers not only Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions but also Scope 3 emissions, as defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
Vehicles, machines, energy used in boilers/furnaces
Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions occuring from sources that are owned or controlled by the company.We measure emissions from our vehicles, machines, and energy used in boilers/furnaces.
Purchased electricity and district heating
Scope 2 emissions are emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heat, or cooling. Due to the nature of our operations, our Scope 2 emissions only cover purchased electricity and district heating.
Suppliers, transport and product use
Scope 3 emissions are emissions that a company does not control, but is indirectly responsible for, up and down its value chain, such as emissions from purchased goods and services, transportation, employee commuting etc. We measure emissions resulting from our suppliers, transport and product use.
According to the Group's carbon footprint, our greatest impact occurs during the use of our products.
For product use, CO2 emissions are calculated over the products’ projected lifetime.
For suppliers, their Scope 1 and 2 emissions data is drawn from CDP supply chain disclosures. In cases where suppliers do not report their CO2 emissions, emissions are extrapolated from CDP data.
In transport, we include all transport the Group pays for – through which we have the most significant CO2 impact – and where we have access to data. This spans all air and ocean freight and a share of road and rail transport.
Our target is validated by the Science-Based Target initiative (SBTi), a key standard for corporate CO2 management and is in line with society’s ambition to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 °C.
Husqvarna Group has again been recognized as a ‘Supplier Engagement Leader’ by the CDP in 2022, for our efforts to engage suppliers in our climate action.
Emissions are aggregated on Group level and progress is reported to Group management as well as externally every quarter. Since 2015, we have achieved a total reduction in CO2 emissions of 44%, significantly surpassing the target we initially set for 2025. This 44% reduction is the result of the combined emission reductions across all scopes we measure, as outlined below.
Heitkogused koondatakse kontserni tasandil ja edusammudest antakse aru nii grupi juhtkonnale kui ka väliselt igas kvartalis.
Husqvarna kontsern on aastatel 2015–2023 vähendanud CO2 heitkoguseid 81 %, hoolimata müügi kasvust 47%.
Heitkoguste vähendamine saavutatakse tõhusama tootmise, elektrisõidukite juhtimise ja taastuvate energiaallikate kasutamise kaudu.
Meie enda tegevusest tulenevate heitkoguste käsitlemisest ei piisa. Meie peamine heiteallikas on meie toodete kasutamine.
Husqvarna Group soovib juhtida tööstust vähese süsinikdioksiidiheitega lahenduste valdkonnas ja töötab seetõttu selle eesmärgi saavutamiseks välja süstemaatilist elektrifitseerimise teed. Aastatel 2015–2023 vähenes toodete kasutamisest tulenev CO2 heide 43 %.
Kuna meie tarnijate tegevus on väljaspool meie otsest kontrolli, on see ka meie eesmärgi kõige keerulisem osa, mida mõõta. Palume tarnijatel mõõta CO2 heitkoguseid ja neist CDP-le aru anda; määrata kindlaks meetmed heitkoguste vähendamiseks; ja seada vähendamiseesmärgid. Tarnijate CO2 heidet vähendati aastatel 2015–2023 46%.
Aastatel 2015–2023 vähenes transpordist tulenev CO2 heide 38 %. Töötame selle nimel, et oma transpordivõrku veelgi optimeerida, võtta kasutusele nutikamad pakendid, et suurendada transpordimahu tõhusust, parandada pakkumise ja nõudluse planeerimist.
Kõigi GARDENA fossiilkütustel põhinevate tööriistade järkjärguline kaotamine strateegilise otsusena on avaldanud suurt mõju meie heitkoguste vähendamisele. Väljapääs valmib täielikult 2024. aastal, mis võimaldab meil täielikult keskenduda elektrimootoriga aiatööriistadele.