The carbon footprint (CF) is a sustainability indicator used to report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by human activities in terms of CO2 equivalent.
Italferr has voluntarily developed a methodology to quantify, in accordance with UNI EN ISO 14064-1, the greenhouse gas emissions generated by the construction of infrastructure, already in the design phase. This methodology is an effective operational tool to guide designers in refining the solutions to be adopted with a view to reducing CO2 emissions. The evidence of emissions themselves can be a lever to promote sustainable choices by other actors in the infrastructure value chain:
- encouraging contractors to source construction materials from suppliers who formally declare the environmental impact of their products, using internationally recognised methodologies (environmental labels);
- identifying more sustainable supply chains upstream of the tendering/procurement processes.
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A RECOGNISED METHODOLOGY
A third-party body periodically conducts an audit on a sample of projects and verifies their compliance with the provisions of the UNI EN ISO 14064-1 standard. The results of the calculations performed, in accordance with the methodology, are formalised in the ‘Summary Reports’.
COMMUNICATING SUSTAINABILITY
Italferr actively promotes sustainable design choices and guidelines in order to share its social and environmental responsibility policies. The Carbon Footprint is the common thread running through a communication initiative on Italferr's social media profiles (go to the LinkedIn page), with the aim of highlighting the many aspects of sustainability in infrastructure projects, from the choice of renewable energy sources to attention to safety in inhabited areas and the selection of construction materials.