H7. Energy and emissions to air/Science-Based Targets

Essity’s Group target is to reduce CO2 emissions, in relation to the production level, from fossil fuels and from purchased electricity and heating by 20% by 2020, with 2005 as reference year. CO2 emissions declined at year-end 2018 by 18.8% compared with the reference year of 2005.

Energy utilization

Energy use calculations include purchased energy (heating, electricity and fuel) and use of biomass and electricity generated on site. Energy efficiency, new technology and the greater use of renewable energy are required to achieve Essity’s stated targets.

ESAVE

In 2010, Essity adopted a target for ESAVE: to reduce energy consumption per ton of product produced by 14% by 2020. During 2018, energy consumption rose 1.4% (–0.4), the first increase in ten years. The accumulated energy savings in the 2010–2018 period amounted to 8.0%.

The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)

Essity had 24 mills and plants included under the EU ETS in 2018. Essity’s operations have a deficit of emission allowances during the third phase of EU ETS (2013–2020). The deficit involves an average of approximately 0.2 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalents per year during the period. The average market price for emission rights in 2018 was about EUR 15.9 per ton and Essity purchased 240,000 emission rights.

Emissions

Essity’s climate-affecting emissions are divided into three different scopes depending on origin. Scope 1 and 2 are directly linked till Essity’s production facilities and are dependent on production volumes. This also includes direct emissions from fuel consumption and indirect emissions from the use of purchased energy. Scope 3 reports indirect emissions in Essity’s value chain.

Scope 1 consists of emissions from burning of fuels at Essity’s production facilities. The reported data is based on energy use with associated emission factors.

Scope 2 consists of emissions from purchased energy and is primarily linked to the use of electricity and also purchased thermal energy in the form of steam. The calculation of emission data uses country and region-specific emission factors.

Scope 3 emissions derive from, for example, energy use that is not owned or controlled by Essity. The emission categories included are from the production of purchased raw materials, incoming and outgoing transportation, and the handling of production waste and waste from used products. In 2019, Essity will further develop the working methods for monitoring and reporting Scope 3 based on established methods.

Other air emissions from use of fuel in production facilities include nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides (NOx and SOx). These are reported in Essity’s environmental reporting system.

Science-Based Targets

In addition to the aforementioned Group target, Essity’s new targets to reduce greenhouse gases emissions have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative. In terms of energy consumption within the company and purchased electricity (Scope 1 and 2), Essity has undertaken to reduce greenhouse gas emission by 25% by 2030 compared with 2016. The outcome for 2018 was 5.0% for Scope 1 and 2.

Essity has, moreover, undertaken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the most important purchased raw materials, transport, waste arising from operations and handling at the end of the life cycle for sold products (Scope 3) by 18% by 2030 compared with 2016. The outcome for Scope 3 will be reported as of 2019.

Electricity consumption 2018

Electricity consumption 2018 (pie chart)

Distribution of fuel consumption 2018

Distribution of fuel consumption 2018 (pie chart)

All biofuels are renewable, the others are fossil-based (non-renewable).

Energy and emissions to air

 

 

Essity

 

Subsidiaries with significant non-controlling interests

 

Essity Group

 

 

Consumer Tissue and
Professional Hygiene

 

Personal Care

 

Tissue and Personal Care

 

 

 

 

2018

2017

2016

 

2018

2017

2016

 

2018

2017

2016

 

2018

2017

2016

Production

ktons

2,969

3,063

3,073

 

581

579

532

 

317

332

320

 

3,867

3,975

3,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy utilization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased electricity

GWh

3,560

3,593

3,657

 

461

451

423

 

276

275

292

 

4,297

4,319

4,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heating/steam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased heating/steam

TJ

901

687

679

 

3

13

16

 

0

0

0

 

904

700

695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biofuel

TJ

4,626

4,414

4,923

 

16

25

29

 

0

0

0

 

4,642

4,439

4,953

Fossil fuel

TJ

25,306

25,515

25,772

 

389

428

418

 

1,255

1,222

1,150

 

26,949

27,165

27,340

Total fuels

TJ

29,932

29,929

30,695

 

405

453

448

 

1,255

1,222

1,150

 

31,591

31,604

32,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total energy

GWh

12,125

12,097

12,372

 

574

580

551

 

625

615

612

 

13,324

13,292

13,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy intensity (specific energy used)

GWh/ktons

4.1

3.9

4.0

 

0.99

1.00

1.04

 

2.0

1.8

1.9

 

3.4

3.3

3.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air emissions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOx as NO2

tons

1,758

1,827

1,911

 

17

21

21

 

23

24

26

 

1,799

1,872

1,958

SOx

tons

664

775

752

 

0

0

0

 

13

14

16

 

676

789

768

Dust

tons

116

122

135

 

0

0

0

 

5

5

5

 

122

127

141

CO2 Scope 1

ktons

1,419

1,433

1,443

 

24

27

31

 

75

73

69

 

1,517

1,532

1,543

CO2 Scope 2

ktons

1,159

1,256

1,277

 

179

181

176

 

92

86

91

 

1,430

1,523

1,544

CO2 biogenic

ktons

474

459

524

 

0

0

0

 

0

0

0

 

474

459

524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carbon intensity (Scope 1 and 2)

ktons/ktons

0.87

0.88

0.89

 

0.35

0.36

0.39

 

0.53

0.48

0.50

 

0.76

0.77

0.79