| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.78 |
| Liaison | Julia Carlow |
| Submission Date | July 25, 2024 |
American University of Sharjah
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.50 / 3.00 |
Sahar
Ibrahim Project Coordinator Sustainability |
Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
AUS worked with an outside vendor, Southpole, to help us complete our GHG study. The study was conducted in 2023. The GHG accounting and reporting procedure is based on the ‘The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard – Revised Edition’ (the GHG Protocol) and the complementary ‘Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard’, which are the most widely used international accounting tools for government and business leaders to understand, quantify and manage GHG emissions. The standards were developed in a partnership between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The accounting was based on the following principles of the GHG Protocol: ● Relevance: establishing an appropriate inventory boundary that reflects the GHG emissions of the company and serves the decision-making needs of users. ● Completeness: implementing accounting that includes all emission sources within the chosen inventory boundary. Any specific exclusion is disclosed and specified. ● Consistency: ensuring the meaningful comparison of information over time and transparently documenting any changes to the data. ● Transparency: guaranteeing data inventory sufficiency and clarity, whereby relevant issues are addressed in a coherent manner. ● Accuracy: minimizing uncertainty and avoiding the systematic over- or under-quantification of GHG emissions. Additionally any emission reduction targets are in line with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Has the GHG emissions inventory been validated internally by personnel who are independent of the GHG accounting and reporting process and/or verified by an independent, external third party?:
A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
Yes, Southpole the company that compiles the report for AUS has in internal validation process that is overseen by team members who are independent of the accounting and reporting process.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Stationary combustion | 417.33 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 1,940.16 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Imported electricity | 34,081.68 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
| Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Business travel | Yes | 862.36 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | Yes | 7,161.32 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Purchased goods and services | Yes | 1,117.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Capital goods | Yes | 2,637.42 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Yes | 12,085.02 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Waste generated in operations | Yes | 43.09 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources | Yes | 79.29 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
AUS's Scope 3 emissions includes: 1.Purchased goods (raw materials) and services 2.Production of capital goods (e.g. machinery and IT equipment) 3.Upstream life cycle emissions from fuel and electricity generation, including transmission and distribution losses 4.Transportation and distribution of goods and services to the company 5.Waste management of operational waste (landfilling, recycling, etc.) 6.Travel and accommodation of employees 7. Student, faculty and staff travel between home and work. Scope 3 emissions must exceed 40% of total organizational emissions for target setting, based on the SBTi Target Setting Tool. In FY2023, scope 3 emissions accounted for 39.7% of the total emissions. Therefore, it is clear that AUS scope 3 emissions are approaching this threshold. Hence, AUS is strongly committed to reducing emissions across its value chain and is considering establishing a scope 3 emissions target in the coming year.
Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
Annual weight of emissions for::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | --- |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | --- |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | --- |
| Particulate matter (PM) | --- |
| Ozone (O3) | --- |
| Lead (Pb) | --- |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | --- |
Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
| Yes or No | |
| Major stationary sources | --- |
| Area sources | --- |
| Mobile sources | --- |
| Commuting | --- |
| Off-site electricity production | --- |
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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