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Environmental performance summary

Indicator

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Scope 1 emissions (tonnes)

115,620

119,345

118,291

119,288

120,274

Natural gas

4,787

5,278

5,547

5,536

5,360

LPG (All)

5,753

5,399

5,845

5,897

5,723

Diesel including generation

95,954

100,301

99,318

100,354

101,941

Petrol

9,126

8,368

7,581

7,502

7,249

Scope 2 emissions (tonnes)

181,920

169,447

161,446

156,472

152,181

Electricity Grid

181,920

169,447

161,446

156,472

152,181

Scope 3 emissions (tonnes)

642,795

592,888

505,556

547,698

576,243

Energy and fuel losses

34,061

29,483

28,353

26,874

24,555

Subcontracted road transport

264,494

237,061

222,046

199,768

215,677

Sub-contracted air transport

286,104

272,874

202,866

272,389

277,411

Sub-contracted rail

3,538

5,695

5,659

9,772

17,351

Sub-contracted ship

2,324

2,678

3,574

2,851

4,161

Business travel

4,116

4,910

4,872

4,058

4,058

LPO electricity

36,996

27,270

25,187

19,644

21,880

Waste

11,162

12,917

12,999

12,341

11,150

Carbon offsets retired

140

1,543

Other indicators

Energy consumed (GJ)

2,426,095

2,443,571

2,404,018

2,404,515

2,431,788

Renewable energy production (GJ)

1,648

3,072

5,403

9,818

17,001

Waste to landfill (tonnes)

9,899

9,381

9,285

8,815

9,292

Waste recycled – operational (contract)

9,092

8,484

10,532

11,699

10,314

Waste recycled – operational equipment

n/a

4,041

4256

5,323

7,049

Waste recycled and reuse – (customers)

3,364

4,056

4,156

2,808

2,900

Water (kilolitres)

n/a

479,000

449,300

494,851

471,959

Notes: Australia Post reports all scope 3 related transport emissions based on the calendar year which is then reported to the

International Post Corporation.

GHG emissions commentary

  • Scope 1 – we have seen a 0.8 per cent increase in scope 1 emissions in 2019 related to an increase in emissions from the extra diesel from our large trucks delivering more parcels.
  • Scope 2 – we have seen a 2.7 per cent reduction in electricity emissions arising from a combination of energy efficiency, the roll out of one of Australia’s largest solar installations and Melbourne CBD property consolidation.
  • Scope 3 – we have seen a 5.2 per cent increase in scope 3 emissions primarily associated with the continued growth of the parcels business and increased distribution requirements.

Other indicators – highlights

  • Renewable energy production – we continue to increase the amount of solar generation available across the Australia Post network with a total of 3,833 KWs of solar now generating at 49 sites.
  • New category created for operational equipment – we have created a new reuse category for recycling which includes vehicles, tyre retreads and ULD maintenance. The data for these items has been added from 2016 to enable like-for-like comparison.

Criteria

  • Scope 1 and 2 emissions have been calculated in accordance with the NGA Factors July 2018.
  • Scope 3 emissions have been calculated in accordance with the NGA Factors July 2018, including an air freight factor from Qantas and our sub-contracted road transport being based on the fuel efficiency of the Australia Post Fleet.

Column chart showing ​Reused and recycled material ​for 2018 and 2019
Reused and recycled material