NK Tekniikka calculated its own scope 1 and 2 emissions – Case

NK Tekniikka is a Finnish electrical company that provides electrical contracting and installation services across Finland. NK Tekniikka is committed to promoting the reduction of CO2 emissions from electrification through the services it offers. Now, the company has decided to calculate its own scope 1 and 2 emissions for the first time.

Scope 1 includes fuels used in the company’s own energy production, company-owned vehicles, and direct greenhouse gas emissions. Scope 2 covers emissions from purchased energy. The calculation was carried out in collaboration with NK Tekniikka and OpenCO2net’s experts, using the organization calculator on the OpenCO2net platform.

Emissions calculation as part of the company’s voluntary sustainability efforts

NK Tekniikka is not required to comply with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), but desires to improve its awareness and understanding of the environmental impacts of its operations and of emissions calculation. It also aims to strengthen its position as an industry leader and contribute to advancing the entire sector, including climate-related matters.

NK Tekniikka is currently undertaking a broad business development and certification project. For example, a sustainability program and a climate roadmap are being developed in collaboration with Responsia as part of this project. The climate roadmap outlines NK Tekniikka’s climate targets, and the next steps needed to achieve them. For NK Tekniikka, emissions calculation was a natural part of its voluntary sustainability efforts.

“We decided to include emissions calculation as part of the project because we wanted to be at the forefront of developing this area as well before it becomes a requirement in procurement processes and to stand out as a responsible player in the industry,” says Ville Pekkarinen, the CEO of NK Tekniikka.

NK Tekniikka’s own vehicles turned out to be the company’s most significant source of emissions

In scope 1 and 2 calculation, NK Tekniikka’s most significant source of emissions in 2024 was its own vehicles. The fuel used in these vehicles accounted for 90% of the company’s scope 1 and 2 emissions. District heating and electricity made up only 10% of the total emissions.

”The collaboration during the calculation process was smooth. This was a new topic for us, but everything was clearly explained, and our questions were answered quickly. Emissions calculation is part of a larger development project in which we are working on, among other things, our own sustainability program and the ISO 14001 environmental management system. So, this is an essential part of that work. In the future, we also plan to calculate our scope 3 emissions,” comments Anna Väänänen, business development manager at NK Tekniikka.

OpenCO2net’s organization carbon footprint calculator has been developed based on the GHG Protocol standards, which also meet the emissions calculation requirements of the CSRD and ESRS E1 standard. The calculation methods and data collection processes of the emissions database on the OpenCO2net platform have been validated by DNV as part of the verification of the OpenCO2net Carbon Footprint Label.