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3R Sustainability's Climate Report

Submitted on 2023-05-03

Introduction *

Commitment And Targets *

Own emissions *

Value chain emissions *

(optional)

Actions and plans to reduce emissions *

Climate Solutions *

(optional)

Management and strategy *

(optional)

Results, challenges and outlook *

Version 3.0

Introduction *

reporting year

*

2022

number of employees in the reporting year

*

22

Commitment And Targets *

net zero target year

*

2050

Base year

*

2019

comment on your net zero targets

*

Currently, our net-zero target only includes Scope 1 & 2 emissions. However, as we continue to track our Scope 3 emissions and collect more accurate data, we will consider setting a long-term Scope 3 target. We understand that in order to meet a WB2°C future, and aim for a 1.5°C future, we will have to achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050.

near-term scope 1 target

*

50

target year

*

2030

near-term scope 2 target

*

50

target year

*

2030

comment on your near-term targets

*

3R doesn’t have a Scope 3 target. Following the guidelines laid out by SBTi, for companies with less than 500 employees, a Scope 3 target doesn’t need to be set, but the organization needs to commit to measuring and reducing Scope 3 emissions. However, as we continue to track our Scope 3 emissions and collect more accurate data, we will consider setting a near-term Scope 3 target. 3R purchased 100% renewable electricity in the form of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for 2022. Our Scope 2 only consists of purchased electricity. We have therefore met our near-term Scope 2 target of reducing our emissions by 50% and commit to continuing to purchase renewable electricity. Additionally, similar to our net-zero target, we are working to determine an appropriate base year for our near-term targets. Ideally, we would like to set a base year prior to COVID to show a true reflection in business travel, however, since COVID we have moved a lot of our work to being conducted virtually and have maintained that, so a post-COVID base year would also be an accurate reflection of our business operations.

Own emissions *

scope 1 emissions

scope 1 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

8.35

own facilities

*

8.35

metric tons CO2e

own vehicles

*

N/A

own processes

*

N/A

scope 2 emissions

scope 2 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

17.65

total energy consumption (kwh)

*

36985

renewable energy

*

100

purchased electricity

*

0

Renewable electricity (%)

100

purchased steam

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased heating

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased cooling

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

Comment on your energy consumption

*

Our energy consumption is comprised of natural gas and electricity for the one office space we have. We lease the top floor in an office building located in Pittsburgh, PA. 3R purchased 100% renewable electricity in the form of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for 2022. Our Scope 2 only consists of purchased electricity.

Value chain emissions (optional) *

scope 3 emissions

scope 3 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

48.57

supply chain related - upstream emissions

purchased goods and services

*

Not measured

capital goods

*

N/A

fuel and energy related activities

*

Not measured

transportation and distribution (upstream)

*

N/A

waste in operations

*

Not measured

business travel

*

2.60

metric tons CO2e

employee commuting

*

45.97

metric tons CO2e

leased assets (upstream)

*

N/A

customer related - downstream emissions

transportation and distribution (downstream)

*

N/A

processing of sold products

*

N/A

use of sold products

*

N/A

end-of-life treatment of products

*

N/A

leased assets (downstream)

*

N/A

franchises

*

N/A

investments

*

N/A

List any sources of emissions excluded:

*

For business travel, we only accounted for the business travel associated with our company onsite that happened during 2022. We have implemented a better data tracking system for our business travel and expect our 2023 calculations to be more complete.

describe the calculation methodology and comment on accuracy:

*

For business travel, 3R calculated the emissions associated with our team onsite that occurred in November of 2022. For our employees that traveled to Pittsburgh, we tracked the distance traveled to and from the airport, their flight (including any layovers), and the number of nights stayed in a hotel. For employee commuting, 3R calculated the emissions associated with our remote workers as well as our employees that commute into the office. We used an estimate for average daily natural gas usage and electricity usage for our remote workers and multiplied that by the number of days worked in the year (accounting for holidays and paid time off). We used the state they live in to determine the grid emissions factors for their electricity usage. For our employees based in Pittsburgh, we sent a survey to collect how many days in a week each employee commutes into the office, the distance traveled to the office, and the mode of transportation. For any employees that did not put 5 days a week in the office, we used the same approach as our remote employees to calculate the emissions associated with the days they work remotely based on their hybrid percentage of in office versus at home.

Actions and plans to reduce emissions *

Scope 1 Actions

own facilities

Yes

Our Scope 1 is completely made up of natural gas usage to heat our office space. We are looking into a couple of different strategies to better regulate the temperature of our office, which would help reduce the amount of natural gas we consume for heating. Some of the strategies we are investigating further include reducing infiltration through spray foam insultation, and window treatments through insulated cellular shades or window quilts. In addition to these two strategies, we are also putting policies in place to ensure we are checking the setpoints on our thermostat on a regular basis as well as turning down our thermostat when people aren’t in the office.

own vehicles

N/A

N/A

own processes

N/A

N/A

scope 2 actions

purchased electricity

Yes

Our scope 2 is completely made up of purchased electricity for our one office space. Some of the strategies we are investigating further include upgrading our lighting to newer LED lightbulbs, improving our equipment to be more energy efficient through the use of smart strips, and implementing a policy for equipment usage (powering down device procedures). Additionally, we are committed to continuing to purchase RECs to cover 100% of our purchased electricity.

purchased steam

N/A

N/A

purchased heating

N/A

N/A

purchased cooling

N/A

N/A

scope 3 actions

supply chain related (upstream)

purchased good and services

*

Yes

While we haven’t calculated the emissions associated with this category yet, we understand that purchasing products from companies that have LCAs and EPDs will help 3R get a better understanding of the emissions in this category. Additionally, working with companies that have their own GHG reduction targets will allow us to know that they are working to reduce their own emissions, which will help 3R reduce the emissions associated with this category.

capital goods

*

N/A

N/A

fuel and energy related activities

*

Yes

We are committed to reducing the emissions within our Scope 1 and 2, which will help us reduce the emissions associated with this category. This includes reducing infiltration through spray foam insultation, and window treatments through insulated cellular shades or window quilts. In addition to these two strategies, we are also putting policies in place to ensure we are checking the setpoints on our thermostat on a regular basis as well as turning down our thermostat when people aren’t in the office. For electricity, we are looking into upgrading our lighting to newer LED lightbulbs, improving our equipment to be more energy efficient through the use of smart strips, and implementing a policy for equipment usage (powering down device procedures).

transportation and distribution (upstream)

*

N/A

N/A

waste in operation

*

Yes

While we haven’t calculated the emissions associated with this category yet, we assume they are likely to be very low compared to our other categories given the small footprint of our office. Prior to COVID, 3R worked with a compost company to pick up our compost. We are researching whether that company still offers this service and if we are going to re-instate this program. Additionally, we have educational signage to help our employees recycle and we have a partnership with TerraCycle to recycle plastic packaging from bars, and other snacks that normally wouldn’t be recyclable.

business travel

*

Yes

Our business travel is already limited to a handful of employees a year and on an as-needed basis. We are also looking into ensuring all employees book nonstop flights when feasible to help reduce the amount of short-haul flights we have and we are looking into determining a miles threshold at which an employee must drive instead of flying to also reduce emissions.

employee commuting

*

Yes

We are currently investigating what a subsidized green power employee program would look like, which would help employees that work remotely participate in renewable energy programs.

upstream leased assets

*

N/A

N/A

customer related (downstream)

transportation and distribution (downstream)

*

N/A

N/A

processing of sold products

*

N/A

N/A

use of sold products

*

N/A

N/A

end-of-life treatment of products

*

N/A

N/A

leased assets (downstream)

*

N/A

N/A

franchises

*

N/A

N/A

investments

*

N/A

N/A

i have asked my suppliers to halve emissions before 2030 and join the un-backed race to zero campaign

*

No

i have communicated my commitment and actions to my business customers and asked them to join the un race to zero

*

No

Climate Solutions (optional) *

Provide descriptions/names of your climate solutions:

*

N/A

Methodology used to assess these as climate solutions:

*

N/A

are you investing in climate and/or nature outside your value chain?

*

No

Management and strategy (optional) *

Results, challenges and outlook *

3R Sustainability's Climate Report

3R Sustainability's Climate Report - 2022

Introduction *

reporting year

*

2022

number of employees in the reporting year

*

22

Commitment And Targets *

net zero target year

*

2050

Base year

*

2019

comment on your net zero targets

*

Currently, our net-zero target only includes Scope 1 & 2 emissions. However, as we continue to track our Scope 3 emissions and collect more accurate data, we will consider setting a long-term Scope 3 target. We understand that in order to meet a WB2°C future, and aim for a 1.5°C future, we will have to achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050.

near-term scope 1 target

*

50

target year

*

2030

near-term scope 2 target

*

50

target year

*

2030

comment on your near-term targets

*

3R doesn’t have a Scope 3 target. Following the guidelines laid out by SBTi, for companies with less than 500 employees, a Scope 3 target doesn’t need to be set, but the organization needs to commit to measuring and reducing Scope 3 emissions. However, as we continue to track our Scope 3 emissions and collect more accurate data, we will consider setting a near-term Scope 3 target. 3R purchased 100% renewable electricity in the form of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for 2022. Our Scope 2 only consists of purchased electricity. We have therefore met our near-term Scope 2 target of reducing our emissions by 50% and commit to continuing to purchase renewable electricity. Additionally, similar to our net-zero target, we are working to determine an appropriate base year for our near-term targets. Ideally, we would like to set a base year prior to COVID to show a true reflection in business travel, however, since COVID we have moved a lot of our work to being conducted virtually and have maintained that, so a post-COVID base year would also be an accurate reflection of our business operations.

Own emissions *

scope 1 emissions

scope 1 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

8.35

own facilities

*

8.35

metric tons CO2e

own vehicles

*

N/A

own processes

*

N/A

scope 2 emissions

scope 2 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

17.65

total energy consumption (kwh)

*

36985

renewable energy

*

100

purchased electricity

*

0

Renewable electricity (%)

100

purchased steam

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased heating

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased cooling

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

Comment on your energy consumption

*

Our energy consumption is comprised of natural gas and electricity for the one office space we have. We lease the top floor in an office building located in Pittsburgh, PA. 3R purchased 100% renewable electricity in the form of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for 2022. Our Scope 2 only consists of purchased electricity.

Value chain emissions (optional) *

scope 3 emissions

scope 3 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

48.57

supply chain related - upstream emissions

purchased goods and services

*

Not measured

capital goods

*

N/A

fuel and energy related activities

*

Not measured

transportation and distribution (upstream)

*

N/A

waste in operations

*

Not measured

business travel

*

2.60

metric tons CO2e

employee commuting

*

45.97

metric tons CO2e

leased assets (upstream)

*

N/A

customer related - downstream emissions

transportation and distribution (downstream)

*

N/A

processing of sold products

*

N/A

use of sold products

*

N/A

end-of-life treatment of products

*

N/A

leased assets (downstream)

*

N/A

franchises

*

N/A

investments

*

N/A

List any sources of emissions excluded:

*

For business travel, we only accounted for the business travel associated with our company onsite that happened during 2022. We have implemented a better data tracking system for our business travel and expect our 2023 calculations to be more complete.

describe the calculation methodology and comment on accuracy:

*

For business travel, 3R calculated the emissions associated with our team onsite that occurred in November of 2022. For our employees that traveled to Pittsburgh, we tracked the distance traveled to and from the airport, their flight (including any layovers), and the number of nights stayed in a hotel. For employee commuting, 3R calculated the emissions associated with our remote workers as well as our employees that commute into the office. We used an estimate for average daily natural gas usage and electricity usage for our remote workers and multiplied that by the number of days worked in the year (accounting for holidays and paid time off). We used the state they live in to determine the grid emissions factors for their electricity usage. For our employees based in Pittsburgh, we sent a survey to collect how many days in a week each employee commutes into the office, the distance traveled to the office, and the mode of transportation. For any employees that did not put 5 days a week in the office, we used the same approach as our remote employees to calculate the emissions associated with the days they work remotely based on their hybrid percentage of in office versus at home.

Actions and plans to reduce emissions *

Scope 1 Actions

own facilities

Yes

Our Scope 1 is completely made up of natural gas usage to heat our office space. We are looking into a couple of different strategies to better regulate the temperature of our office, which would help reduce the amount of natural gas we consume for heating. Some of the strategies we are investigating further include reducing infiltration through spray foam insultation, and window treatments through insulated cellular shades or window quilts. In addition to these two strategies, we are also putting policies in place to ensure we are checking the setpoints on our thermostat on a regular basis as well as turning down our thermostat when people aren’t in the office.

own vehicles

N/A

N/A

own processes

N/A

N/A

scope 2 actions

purchased electricity

Yes

Our scope 2 is completely made up of purchased electricity for our one office space. Some of the strategies we are investigating further include upgrading our lighting to newer LED lightbulbs, improving our equipment to be more energy efficient through the use of smart strips, and implementing a policy for equipment usage (powering down device procedures). Additionally, we are committed to continuing to purchase RECs to cover 100% of our purchased electricity.

purchased steam

N/A

N/A

purchased heating

N/A

N/A

purchased cooling

N/A

N/A

scope 3 actions

supply chain related (upstream)

purchased good and services

*

Yes

While we haven’t calculated the emissions associated with this category yet, we understand that purchasing products from companies that have LCAs and EPDs will help 3R get a better understanding of the emissions in this category. Additionally, working with companies that have their own GHG reduction targets will allow us to know that they are working to reduce their own emissions, which will help 3R reduce the emissions associated with this category.

capital goods

*

N/A

N/A

fuel and energy related activities

*

Yes

We are committed to reducing the emissions within our Scope 1 and 2, which will help us reduce the emissions associated with this category. This includes reducing infiltration through spray foam insultation, and window treatments through insulated cellular shades or window quilts. In addition to these two strategies, we are also putting policies in place to ensure we are checking the setpoints on our thermostat on a regular basis as well as turning down our thermostat when people aren’t in the office. For electricity, we are looking into upgrading our lighting to newer LED lightbulbs, improving our equipment to be more energy efficient through the use of smart strips, and implementing a policy for equipment usage (powering down device procedures).

transportation and distribution (upstream)

*

N/A

N/A

waste in operation

*

Yes

While we haven’t calculated the emissions associated with this category yet, we assume they are likely to be very low compared to our other categories given the small footprint of our office. Prior to COVID, 3R worked with a compost company to pick up our compost. We are researching whether that company still offers this service and if we are going to re-instate this program. Additionally, we have educational signage to help our employees recycle and we have a partnership with TerraCycle to recycle plastic packaging from bars, and other snacks that normally wouldn’t be recyclable.

business travel

*

Yes

Our business travel is already limited to a handful of employees a year and on an as-needed basis. We are also looking into ensuring all employees book nonstop flights when feasible to help reduce the amount of short-haul flights we have and we are looking into determining a miles threshold at which an employee must drive instead of flying to also reduce emissions.

employee commuting

*

Yes

We are currently investigating what a subsidized green power employee program would look like, which would help employees that work remotely participate in renewable energy programs.

upstream leased assets

*

N/A

N/A

customer related (downstream)

transportation and distribution (downstream)

*

N/A

N/A

processing of sold products

*

N/A

N/A

use of sold products

*

N/A

N/A

end-of-life treatment of products

*

N/A

N/A

leased assets (downstream)

*

N/A

N/A

franchises

*

N/A

N/A

investments

*

N/A

N/A

i have asked my suppliers to halve emissions before 2030 and join the un-backed race to zero campaign

*

No

i have communicated my commitment and actions to my business customers and asked them to join the un race to zero

*

No

Climate Solutions (optional) *

Provide descriptions/names of your climate solutions:

*

N/A

Methodology used to assess these as climate solutions:

*

N/A

are you investing in climate and/or nature outside your value chain?

*

No

Management and strategy (optional) *

Results, challenges and outlook *

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