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Greener offices
The majority of Sanoma’s employees work in offices and more and more attention has been given to the energy and water use and recycling methods at office premises. Green electricity is used at some locations and Sanoma’s Parent Company is part of the WWF Green Office Network, an initiative which aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the ecological footprint of offices. As a Green Office, Sanoma’s Parent Company monitors its office paper consumption, amounts of mixed waste, and energy consumption and is committed to reducing them. The success of this pilot has created interest in joining the programme. Sanoma House, the headquarters of Sanoma News, will join the WWF Green Office Network in 2012.
| Waste, heating and water usage in Finland: *) | ||
| 2010 | 2009 | |
| Waste (tonnes) | 762 | 667 |
| Water (m3) | 23 375 | 22 693 |
| District heat (MWh) | 11 902 | 10 048 |
*) All waste, data and district heating data covers the six largest offices in finland, with the following exceptions: waste data from Lapinmäentie office only for 2010. There is no water data for the Lapinmäentie office. Waste and water data has been calculated based on the proportion of each office building that is occupied by Sanoma. District heat data is calculated based on weather adjusted figures.
*) Sanoma’s total carbon emissions, arising from electricity use and district heat use in Finland, and travel mileage of Lehtipiste press distribution is 24 617 tonnes. We are in the early stages of calculating our footprint and we aim to increase the reported scope in the future.
Main users of electricity in the group are the seven printing plants located all in Finland. In other operating countries, the use of electricity is that of normal use in office buildings.
*) About 30% from the total sum of 99,7 GWh is used for printing, and the rest in real estates (offices and shops).
