Emissions and carbon footprint management

Disclosures consistent with ESRS, based on GHG calculation (including other greenhouse gases).

[W1 – own indicator: Greenhouse gas emissions in scope 1 and 2 calculated for FFiL Śnieżka SA and Śnieżka ToC in accordance with the requirements of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (The Greenhouse Gas Protocol „A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard Revised Edition”, GHG Protocol „Scope 2 Guidance)]

[ESRS E1-6]

Greenhouse gas emission intensity on net revenues in the Śnieżka Group

The total carbon footprint of FFiL Śnieżka SA in 2023 amounted to 98,120 t CO₂e (including scope 2 calculated using the market-based method), which denotes a decline in the carbon footprint compared to the base year by approximately 33%.

The reduction of GHG emissions by the Company occurred in all three scopes of the carbon footprint, i.e. it covered both indirect and direct emissions. This result is related to a lesser amount of purchased raw materials and the purchase of energy derived only from renewable sources. Scope 1 emissions, including direct emissions, increased compared to the previous year.

In 2023, FFiL Śnieżka SA used green energy in all its branches, which was 100% covered by guarantees of origin and documents confirming their redemption issued by the Polish Power Exchange. This allowed to achieve zero carbon footprint emissions in scope 2 using the market-based method¹. In calculations using the location-based method, the carbon footprint in scope 2 in 2023 decreased compared to the base year (2020) despite the expansion of the number of the Company’s branches (the Śnieżka GroupLogistics Centre has been operating since 2022). The decrease is followed by a reduction in energy consumption in all the Company’s branches, which in turn is caused by a reduction in production levels.

¹ FFiL Śnieżka SA and Śnieżka Group performed calculations using two methods: location-based and market-based. The first method considers the average national energy emission index in the calculations, while the market-based method takes into account the index provided by the energy seller. The rest of the report presents the results of carbon footprint calculations in scope 2 for both calculation methods.

Indirect emissions included in scope 3 of the carbon footprint in 2023 accounted for 96.8% of total Group’s carbon footprint and amounted to 139,091 t CO₂e.

The Śnieżka Group’s carbon footprint in scope 1 also dropped compared to the base year 2020. In 2023, it amounted to 3,409 t CO₂e and was lower by approximately 24% compared to 2020. At the same time, compared to 2022, the Group’s carbon footprint in scope 1 went up by over 31%.

In 2023, the Group’s carbon footprint in scope 2 amounted to 5,456 t CO₂e using the location-based method and 1,120 t CO₂e using the market-based method. The decrease in GHG emissions in scope 2 stems from the reduction of energy consumption in all Group companies. In turn, the difference in the results of calculations with the use of particular methods is caused by the fact that FFiL Śnieżka SA uses only energy from renewable energy sources.

For data from 2023, biogenic emissions related to the addition of biofuel to diesel oil and gasoline in Poland were calculated. These are out of scope emissions.

The emission of volatile substances (volatile organic compounds – VOC) into the air depends on the size and type of production. Therefore, in 2023, there was a decrease in VOC emissions at the FFiL Śnieżka SA plants. Whereas, VOC emissions in relation to production volume remained at a similar level.

The volume of VOC and dust emissions and the volume of VOC emissions in relation to production in 2023 in the Śnieżka Group decreased compared to the previous year. This was conditioned by a decrease in production compared to 2022.