Report results - SME Climate Hub

Helinox's Climate Report

Submitted on 2024-09-14

1.1 Reporting year*

2023

1.1.1 Reporting period*

from 1.2023 to 1.2024

1.2 Describe your business activities*

Brand designing and producing strong, durable and lightweight portable outdoor furniture.

1.4 Number of employees in the reporting year*

180

1.4.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) or headcounts*

Headcounts

1.5 Let us know if your company is a parent company or subsidiary*

Parent company

2.1 Net zero target year*

2050

2.1.1 Base year*

2022

2.2 Near-term target*

50% of absolute scope 1+2 emission reduction from my base year by 2030

2.3 Provide any additional comments or context on your net zero and near term targets.*

We are also measuring our Scope 3 emissions and will set a science-aligned target for Scope 3 as well

3.1 To reduce emissions in line with my commitment, my company has a plan and is taking action*

Yes

Energy consumption

3.2 Total energy consumption*

893160 kwh

3.3 Renewable energy*

0 kwh

Scope 1 emissions

3.4 Scope 1 emissions*

57.2 metric tons CO2e

Scope 2 emissions

3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions*

541.7 metric tons CO2e

3.6 Market based scope 2 emissions*

3.7 Describe your plans and actions taken to reduce scope 1 & 2 emissions.*

Seeking opportunities to source renewable energy and encouraging our suppliers to do so.

3.8 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy, including any tools/methods used to calculate.*

Calculation is based on the GHG protocol method. Helinox is using Change Climate's Business Emissions Evaluator (BEE) tool to measure our Scope 1-3 emissions

Scope 3 emissions

4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?*

Yes

4.1.1 Total scope 3 emissions*

Supply chain related - upstream emissions

4.1.2 Purchased goods and services*

44656.5 metric tons CO2e

4.1.3 Capital goods*

17241.1 metric tons CO2e

4.1.4 Fuel and energy related activities*

440 metric tons CO2e

4.1.5 Transportation and distribution (upstream)*

313.4 metric tons CO2e

4.1.6 Waste in operations*

29.5 metric tons CO2e

4.1.7 Business travel*

233.6 metric tons CO2e

4.1.8 Employee commuting*

2232.3 metric tons CO2e

4.1.9 Leased assets (upstream)*

Customer related - downstream emissions

4.1.10 Transportation and distribution (downstream)*

715.7 metric tons CO2e

4.1.11 Processing of sold products*

4.1.12 Use of sold products*

4.1.13 End-of-life treatment of products*

4.1.14 Leased assets (downstream)*

4.1.15 Franchises*

4.1.16 Investments*

4.1.17 Do you have a plan and are taking action to reduce emissions from your value chain?*

Yes

Seeking to convert aluminum and textiles to recycled; working with suppliers to reduce energy use

4.2 Have you asked any of your suppliers to set a net zero target (either voluntarily or as a requirement)?*

4.2.1 What percentage of your suppliers have you asked?*

4.3 Have you communicated your commitment and actions to any of your customers?*

Yes

4.4 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy and any tools used to calculate your scope 3 emissions.*

We are using a combination of financial and real data to calculate our emissions and continue to work to refine our input

5.1 Do you classify any of your existing goods and/or services as a climate solution?*

5.2 What percentage of your total revenue comes from sales of climate solutions?*

5.3 Provide descriptions/names of your climate solutions:*

5.4 Methodology used to assess these as climate solutions, and third party which has validated the assessment, if any:*

6.1 What governance processes do you have in place for your climate strategy? Choose as many as are applicable.*

Person is responsible for climate strategy at board level

6.1 Explain*

6.1.1 Please describe their position and responsibility.*

Andrew Shand, Global President and COO

6.1.2 Is this person (or another at executive and board level) also responsible for climate risk?*

Yes

6.2 Have you started to identify and assess your companies climate risks and opportunities?*

No - we plan to in the next 1-5 years

6.2.1 Where are the climate risks you've identified?*

6.2.1 Explain*

6.2.2 How are you managing these climate risks? Choose as many as are applicable.*

6.2.2 Explain*

6.2.3 Provide any additional comments or context on your climate risks:*

6.3 Have you integrated climate and/or nature into your company mission statement or shareholder agreements? If yes, describe how.*

6.4 Have you taken actions this year outside of your emissions to accelerate climate progress?*

Yes

Support climate advocacy and company commitments through our participation in European and US based outdoor industry associations.

7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.*

Our baseline year emissions were based on actual data for Scope 1 and 2 but completely financial based for Scope 3. This year we were able to provide almost 75 percent actual data for Scope 3.

7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?*

Reducing scope 1 emissions, Reducing scope 2 emissions, Reducing scope 3 emissions, Limited control over energy use in buildings, Complexities in managing supply chain emissions, Inaccurate or insufficient data, Limited influence over suppliers

Specify other challenges*

7.3 Has there been any third party validation of the data submitted in this report?*