H9. Energy and emissions to air/Science-Based Targets

Energy utilization

Energy use calculations include purchased energy, use of fuel and 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. The energy generated is used in production. The surplus heat created is mainly used by Essity. A minor share is sold externally.

ESAVE

In 2010, Essity adopted a target for ESAVE: to reduce energy consumption per ton of product produced by 14% by 2020. During 2019, energy consumption rose 0.6% (+1.4; –0.4). The accumulated energy savings in the 2010–2019 period amounts to 7.4%.

The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)

Essity had 24 production facilities included under the EU ETS in 2019. 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 2019 was about EUR 24.8 (15.9; 15.8) per ton and Essity purchased 240,000 (240,000; 240,000) emission rights.

Electricity consumption 2019

Electricity consumption 2019 (pie chart)

Distribution of fuel consumption 2019

Distribution of fuel consumption 2019 (pie chart)

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

Emissions

Essity’s climate-affecting emissions are divided into three different Scopes depending on origin. Scope 1 and 2 are directly linked to 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, production waste and waste from used products.

Science Based Targets

Essity’s new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative in 2018. 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 target applies to wholly owned companies. The outcome for 2019 was –5% (–5) 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 2018 was –3% for Scope 3. Emissions are calculated using data from the company’s value chain and Essity therefore presents data from 2018.

Science Based Targets

 

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

1)

Based on country and region-specific emission factors. The market-based Scope 2 result is 1,331 ktons CO2e.

Scope 1, CO2e

ktons

1,451

1,443

1,460

1,475

Scope 2, CO2e1)

ktons

1,336

1,338

1,437

1,456

Scope 3, CO2e

ktons

3,292

Scope 3 emissions in 2018 by category

Scope 3 emissions in 2018 by category (pie chart)
Energy and emissions to air

 

 

Essity

 

Group companies with significant non-controlling interests

 

Essity Group

 

 

Consumer Tissue and
Professional Hygiene

 

Personal Care

 

Tissue and Personal Care

 

 

 

 

2019

2018

2017

 

2019

2018

2017

 

2019

2018

2017

 

2019

2018

2017

Production

ktons

2,927

2,969

3,063

 

582

581

579

 

288

317

332

 

3,797

3,867

3,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy utilization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased electricity

GWh

3,485

3,560

3,593

 

471

461

451

 

291

276

275

 

4,247

4,297

4,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heating/steam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased heating/steam

TJ

870

901

687

 

55

3

13

 

0

0

0

 

925

904

700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biofuel

TJ

4,245

4,626

4,414

 

8

16

25

 

0

0

0

 

4,253

4,642

4,439

Fossil fuel

TJ

24,756

25,306

25,515

 

375

389

428

 

1,284

1,255

1,222

 

26,415

26,950

27,165

Total fuels

TJ

29,001

29,932

29,929

 

383

405

453

 

1,284

1,255

1,222

 

30,668

31,592

31,604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total energy

GWh

11,783

12,125

12,097

 

593

574

580

 

648

625

615

 

13,024

13,324

13,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy intensity (specific energy used)

GWh/ktons

4.0

4.1

3.9

 

1.0

0.99

1.00

 

2.25

2.0

1.8

 

3.4

3.4

3.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GHG emissions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scope 1, CO2e

ktons

1,430

1,419

1,433

 

22

24

27

 

79

75

73

 

1,531

1,518

1,533

Scope 2, CO2e

ktons

1,148

1,159

1,256

 

188

179

181

 

97

92

86

 

1,433

1,430

1,523

Carbon intensity (Scope 1 & 2)

ktons/ktons

0.88

0.87

0.88

 

0.36

0.35

0.36

 

0.61

0.53

0.48

 

0.78

0.76

0.77

Other air emissions

Other air emissions from use of fuel in production facilities include nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides (NOx and SOx).

Air emissions

 

 

Essity

 

Group companies with significant non-controlling interests

 

Essity Group

 

 

Consumer Tissue and
Professional Hygiene

 

Personal Care

 

Tissue and Personal Care

 

 

 

 

2019

2018

2017

 

2019

2018

2017

 

2019

2018

2017

 

2019

2018

2017

NOx as NO2

tons

1,545

1,758

1,827

 

0

17

21

 

27

23

24

 

1,572

1,798

1,872

SOx

tons

563

664

775

 

0

0

0

 

23

13

14

 

586

677

789

Dust

tons

123

116

122

 

0

0

0

 

5

5

5

 

128

121

127

CO2 biogenic

ktons

510

474

459

 

2

0

0

 

0

0

0

 

512

474

459