Unit 1 2021 2020 2019 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Scope 1–Direct MTCO 2 e 17,944 19,620 24,363 Scope 2–Indirect (Location-Based) MTCO 2 e 80,275 90,024 113,964 Scope 2–Indirect (Market-Based) 2 MTCO 2 e 3,976 2,464 3,153 Scope 3 Category 5: Waste Generated in Operations 3 MTCO 2 e 280 420 1,719 Category 6: Business Travel 4 MTCO 2 e 570 5,513 51,679 Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions Total Scope 1 & 2 (Location-Based) Emissions MTCO 2 e 98,219 109,643 138,327 Total Scope 1 & 2 (Market-Based) Emissions MTCO 2 e 21,920 22,084 27,516 Total Scope 3 (Category 5, 6) Emissions MTCO 2 e 850 5,933 53,398 Total Scope 1, 2 (Market-Based), 3 (Category 5, 6) Emissions MTCO 2 e 22,770 28,017 80,914 Verified Carbon Offsets MTCO 2 e 22,770 28,017 80,914 Total Scope 1, 2 (Market-Based), 3 (Category 5, 6) with Verified Carbon Offsets MTCO 2 e 0 0 0 Total Scope 1, 2 (Market-Based), 3 (Category 5, 6) Emissions Intensity kgCO 2 e/ft 2 2.7 3.1 9.3 Total Scope 1, 2 (Market-Based), 3 (Category 5, 6) Emissions Intensity Per Colleague MTCO 2 e/FTE 0.4 0.4 1.3 Total Scope 1, 2 (Market-Based), 3 (Category 5, 6) Emissions Intensity Per Annual Revenue MTCO 2 e/$M USD 0.5 0.8 1.9 Environmental Performance Data Summary (cont'd) 1. MTCO 2 e: Metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent; kgCO 2 e: kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent; ft 2 : square feet; FTE: Full-time Equivalent; $M USD: millions of dollars 2. 202,175 MWh, 224,051 MWh, and 257,569 MWh of renewable energy attributes were applied to the 2021, 2020, 2019 Scope 2 market-based emissions, respectively. 3. Scope 3 Category 5 Waste Generated in Operations represents emissions associated with landfilled, recycled, and other disposed waste, which includes incineration across our managed facilities. The waste data is reported only for managed facilities where measured data is available. This represents approximately 67% (4,791,834 ft 2 ), approximately 62% (4,679,278 ft 2 ), and approximately 67% (4,457,816ft 2 ) of the globally managed facility footprint in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. 4. Scope 3 Category 6 Business Travel includes employee business travel including third-party air, rail, and rental cars. INTRODUCTION PROMOTING DE&I ADVANCING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS BUILDING FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE OUR ESG GOVERNANCE & OPERATING RESPONSIBLY SUPPORTING DATA OUR COMMITMENT TO ESG 97
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