For the fifth consecutive year, VdA has improved its Carbon Footprint.

In 2015, VdA’s eco-efficiency levels improved, regarding the paper consumption and residue production. A less positive evolution was registered in electricity consumption and transportations.

Overall absolute consumption increased, due to the firm’s growth (+23% employees) and to the strengthening of its international operations, VdA’s carbon footprint increased 46% in comparison with 2014 (+246 t of CO2e), as a result of increase in electricity consumption and in business travel, particularly by plane. VdA’s emissions per employee remained lower than the average values reported by the Legal Sustainability Alliance’s members.

VdA established a protocol with the National Tapada of Mafra and helps to manage a 31ha area, VdA’s Carbon Zero Area. This is a protected forest area with an estimated capacity for carbon capture of 60 tons of CO2 and in 2015, forestry and forest fire prevention activities took place in this area, including an activity with the participation of 50 VdA employees.

The 2015 Carbon Footprint Report is available, in Portuguese and English versions.

The results were reported to Legal Sustainability Alliance, in which VdA takes part since 2011.