Environment
From more efficient facilities to sustainable mobility, we are taking action to reduce our environmental impact and raise awareness in the communities in which we operate.
Climate change mitigation: a global challenge
We are aware of the impact of climate change and alive to the need to protect the environment as a resource for future generations. That is why we manage our operations with a view to maximising our environmental stewardship. Confirming its commitment in this area, SeSa has introduced an Environmental Management System pursuant to UNI ISO 14001:2015, also applied here at Var Group, for which it has obtained the respective environmental certification specifying the requirements for a good, effective environmental management system.
Environment & key figures
- scope 1 direct emissions
-17%
2.9238 vs 3.530 - scope 2 emissions
-12%
626 vs 713 - tonnes of atmospheric CO2eq
1.183
emissions avoided
*Data updated to 30 April 2024
Sustainable growth within Var Group
The growth of our business, also thanks to business combinations with other companies, has naturally led to an increase in our consumption of electrical power. We have adopted various measures to mitigate the impact of this increase, from purchasing energy of guaranteed origin where possible and extending the use of LED lighting to a more sustainable company car fleet and other sustainable mobility initiatives.
From the shared strategy to a practical approach
Our environmental sustainability strategy is well-defined and concrete, and will enable us to gradually reduce our emissions. As part of our sustainability journey, we have also undertaken to monitor and manage the environmental impact of our corporate events.
Measuring ourselves to improve
The Var Group Convention 2023 marked the introduction of an initial project to calculate and offset the event’s carbon footprint.
With assistance from Climate Standard, we measured emissions by means of a survey of participants, applying international standards including ISO 14067. Once the total emissions of the event had been calculated, a neutralisation strategy to offset the Convention's environmental impact was established, and we purchased high quality carbon credits equal to the emissions produced.
In particular, we compensated our emissions by supporting the nature and social project Water is Life by Aid4Mada ONLUS.
With assistance from Climate Standard, we measured emissions by means of a survey of participants, applying international standards including ISO 14067. Once the total emissions of the event had been calculated, a neutralisation strategy to offset the Convention's environmental impact was established, and we purchased high quality carbon credits equal to the emissions produced.
In particular, we compensated our emissions by supporting the nature and social project Water is Life by Aid4Mada ONLUS.
- tonnes of CO2eq
194,85
produced - WELLS DUG
10
AS OFFSETTING - WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
19
AS OFFSETTING
*Data updated to 30 April 2024
Continual improvement
We will maintain our aim of measuring environmental impact for the 2024 Convention, adopting internal solutions for calculating its carbon footprint in accordance with the international ISO 14067 standard with the support of a third-party certification body and expert consultants on the subject.
We have developed a system that combines two proprietary solutions to collect detailed data on participants’ consumption and travel: QualiWare, a calculator that will produce aggregate figures from the consumption data and those from the questionnaires administered to participants, and VediEnergia, a system for monitoring and collecting data on the location's energy consumption, applied to the 2024 Convention venue, the Rimini Palacongressi, by measuring historical data and consumption during the event.
We have developed a system that combines two proprietary solutions to collect detailed data on participants’ consumption and travel: QualiWare, a calculator that will produce aggregate figures from the consumption data and those from the questionnaires administered to participants, and VediEnergia, a system for monitoring and collecting data on the location's energy consumption, applied to the 2024 Convention venue, the Rimini Palacongressi, by measuring historical data and consumption during the event.