SBRS continues to be CO2-neutral for all three scopes – now certified

SBRS has been CO2-neutral since 2021, which was confirmed by an independent audit. The goal for the following years was the certification of the CO2 footprint by a certification company, in our case TÜV Rheinland.

SBRS GmbH had accounted for 382 t CO2e for the year 2022 and compensated for this by purchasing certificates.

For 2023, the figure is “only” 222 t CO2e. This is due to the fact that the Rail division with about half of the employees was spun off as of 01.08.2022. In other words, a realistic figure that has been confirmed by TÜV.

It is important to us that:

  1. The value covers all three scopes (scopes 1-3)
  2. The value is calculated conservatively

The seal “CO2-neutral” is nice, but today it is already achieved with the certification for Scope 1 and 2, although Scope 3 is the most comprehensive scope! Depending on the company, it accounts for 50% – 80% of total emissions. That’s why we create our carbon footprint including Scope 3. For SBRS, it accounts for about half of all emissions (52%). Therefore it is very important to also identify and offset Scope 3.

As was the case last year, transportation with business trips, employee journeys to work and transport logistics account for around 60% of C02 emissions in total.

Therefore we must work together to drive forward electromobility!