Emissions Accounting
Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Emissions Inventory
In 2008, Jones Lang LaSalle was responsible for contributing an estimated 43,780 metric tonnes of CO2-e as a result of real estate we occupy, corporate business travel on commercial airlines, and operation of fleet vehicles for our mobile maintenance services. Scope 1 emissions from the direct consumption of fuels accounted for 2,490 MT of CO2-e. This was primarily from gasoline consumed by our Mobile Maintenance Fleet operation and some natural gas consumption. Scope 2 emissions, from direct metered electricity consumption, accounted for 2,998 MT of CO2-e. Scope 3, indirect emissions, totaled 38,292 MT of CO2-e.
Scope 3 emissions were attributable to business-related airline travel and estimated energy consumption in the 2.1 million square feet of leased space occupied by our company.
The charts below represent the percentage breakdown of carbon footprint by primary source. On a normalized basis, Jones Lang LaSalle’s total carbon footprint equates to 3.24 MT/FTE, 213 kg/m2, or 16.2 MT/million dollars of revenue (USD).
A number of assumptions and estimations went into the calculation of the carbon footprint. A detailed explanation of the calculations and assumptions can be found in the document: “GHG Emissions Accounting Method”. Issuing the 2008 Jones Lang LaSalle global carbon footprint was a major milestone in our pledge to continually report on efforts to achieve our corporate social responsibility commitments. We will continue to refine our methodology for reporting our global carbon footprint.
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