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Environment
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Greenhouse gases emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions, measured in tonnes of CO
2
equivalent, were calculated using the methodologies
indicated in “The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (Revised
Edition, 2004)” considering, for the SCOPE 1 emissions, the consumption of fuels, the release of overflow
refrigerant gases and the use of SF6 and, for the SCOPE 2 emissions, the consumption of purchased
energy (mainly electricity).
CO
2
EMISSIONS, BROKEN DOWN BY BETWEEN SCOPE 1 AND SCOPE 2 (tCO
2
eq)
SCOPE 1 AND SCOPE 2 EMISSIONS OF CO
2
PER TONNE OF PRODUCT (tCO
2
eq/t)