Carbon Emissions

CO₂-Balance – Total Emissions in the Portfolio

						2021 by region
Key Figures	Unit	2019	2020	2021		Germany	Austria	Sweden

Total Emissions in the Portfolio¹⁾					305–1, 305–2, 305–3, 305–4, 305–5

Emissions in the portfolio	t CO₂e	1,176,496	1,021,319	988,942		871,290	80,407	37,244
Emissions from rented units	t CO₂e	1,153,003	1,013,197	980,721		869,981	78,510	32,231
Emissions from communal areas²⁾	t CO₂e	23,493	8,122	8,221		1,310	1,898	5,014
Intensity of rentable area³⁾	kg CO₂e/m²	45.3	37.1	36.1		38.4	45.9	12.5
Intensity	kg CO₂e/r.u.	2,941	2,419	2,352		2,436	3,636	917
Emission savings due to heating modernization⁴⁾	t CO₂e	3,055	3,560	2,883		2,883	–	–
Emission savings due to modernization⁴⁾	t CO₂e	11,562	13,152	8,529		8,529	–	–

Scope 1 (direct carbon emissions)

Combustion processes at stationary plants	t CO₂e	571,744	466,848	448,790		422,026	26,533	232
of which heating from natural gas (r.u.)	%	86.5	87.5	88.6		89.5	74.9	0
of which heating from heating oil (r.u.)	%	10.7	9.8	9.4		8.4	25.1	100
of which heating from coal (r.u.)	%	2.8	2.8	2.0		2.2	0.0	0

Scope 2 (indirect carbon emissions)

Energy delivery⁵⁾	t CO₂e	466,892	410,369	401,316		331,432	32,928	36,956
of which heating from district heating (r.u.)	%	86.8	92.9	93.8		96.1	79.8	85.4
of which heating from electricity (r.u.)	%	8.2	5.1	4.2		3.5	14.4	1.1
of which electricity (communal areas)²⁾	%	5.0	2.0	2.0		0.4	5.8	13.6

Scope 3 (other indirect carbon emissions)

Commodities leased downstream⁶⁾	t CO₂e	37,292	35,085	33,596		22,724	10,872	0
of which natural gas (r.u.)	%	60.3	59.4	60.6		66.1	49.3	–
of which heating from district heating (r.u.)	%	24.7	28.2	27.9		21.0	42.3	–
of which heating oil (r.u.)	%	8.8	6.8	6.1		7.9	2.3	–
of which heating from electricity (r.u.)	%	5.3	4.4	4.3		3.5	6.1	–
of which coal (r.u.)	%	0.9	1.2	1.1		1.6	0.0	–
Fuel- and energy-related emissions (not Scope 1 and 2)⁷⁾	t CO₂e	100,568	109,018	105,240		95,109	10,074	57
of which upstream, natural gas (r.u.)	%	88.1	89.5	90.4		91.2	83.6	0
of which upstream, heating oil (r.u.)	%	9.5	8.6	8.2		7.2	16.4	100
of which upstream, coal (r.u.)	%	2.4	1.9	1.4		1.6	0.0	0

Greenhouse gases included in the calculation: CO₂ equivalents (greenhouse gases regulated in the Kyoto Protocol: CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, SF₆, HFC and H-HFC).
Sources of emission factors: GEMIS 4.95, GEMIS 5.0, Defra, Federal Ministry of the Environment Germany, Federal Ministry of the Environment Austria, Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and Swedenergy (Swedish non-profit organisation). Complete conversion of emissions calculation in Germany from 2020 and Austria from 2021 to GEMIS 5.0, therefore limited comparability with previous years (explanation on page 120).
1) Consideration of the regions Sweden (part Hembla) from 2020 onwards.
2) For the Germany region since 2020, all volumes traded via the VESG (approx. 93% of general electricity consumption) via guarantee of origin 100% green electricity, cleared via the Federal Environment Agency's register of guarantees of origin.
3) Including fuel- and energy-related emissions from the upstream chain (Scope 3.3).
4) So far no calculation for the regions Austria and Sweden. In the modernisation sector, correction of previous years in favour of exclusive allocation of emission savings by year of completion.
5) Calculation using supplier-specific emission factors (market-based), if available in qualified form. Otherwise, use of location-specific emission factors (location-based).
6) Rental units that belong to a condominium owners' association (WEG) in which Vonovia has an ownership interest of ≤ 50 % in the building (no full operational control). There are no proportional ownership rights in the Sweden region.
7) Contains the fuel- and energy-related emissions of the entire portfolio (incl. WEG share), stationary combustion in each case.

CO₂-Balance – Total Emissions in Business Operations

						2021 by region
Key Figures	Unit	2019	2020	2021		Germany	Austria	Sweden

Total Emissions in Business Operations¹⁾					305–1, 305–2, 305–3, 305–4, 305–5

Emissions	t CO₂e	38,493	32,043	32,910		32,015	482	413
Emissions intensity¹⁾	kg CO₂e/m²	55.2	45.7	44.7		46.5	22.5	7.3

Scope 1 (direct carbon emissions)

Combustion processes at stationary plants	t CO₂e	1,222	1,084	1,118		1,069	49	0
of which natural gas	%	100.0	86.1	100.0		100.0	100.0	–
of which heating oil	%	0.0	13.9	0.0		0.0	0.0	–
Combustion processes at mobile plants	t CO₂e	23,169	19,127	19,071		18,677	166	228
of which diesel	%	94.9	94.8	94.4		94.9	71.4	63.9
of which gasoline	%	5.1	5.2	5.6		5.1	28.6	36.1
of which natural gas	%	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0

Scope 2 (indirect carbon emissions)²⁾

Location-based	t CO₂e	8,757	6,814	7,707		7,529	154	25
of which electricity	%	59.4	49.6	49.8		49.5	56.4	100
of which district heating	%	40.6	50.4	50.2		50.5	43.6	0
Market-based	t CO₂e	3,116	1,437	1,726		1,726	0	–
of which electricity³⁾	%	100	100	100		100	–	–
of which district heating⁴⁾	%	–	–	–		–	–	–

Scope 3 (other indirect carbon emissions)

Business travel and transport⁵⁾	t CO₂e	999	710	709		540	60	109
of which by private vehicle	%	2.0	1.6	0.0		0.0	0.3	0.0
of which by plane	%	55.6	15.3	13.8		13.1	29.0	9.0
of which by rail	%	42.3	83.1	86.1		86.9	70.7	91.0
Fuel- and energy-related emissions (not Scope 1 and 2)	t CO₂e	4,347	4,308	4,304		4,199	54	51
of which upstream, natural gas (stationary combustion)	%	4.7	5.0	6.0		5.7	31.1	0.0
of which upstream, heating oil (stationary combustion)	%	0.0	0.8	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
of which upstream, diesel (mobile combustion)	%	88.9	88.3	87.7		88.6	46.5	59.5
of which upstream, petrol (mobile combustion)	%	6.0	5.8	6.3		5.7	22.4	40.5
of which upstream, natural gas (mobile combustion)	%	0.4	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0

Greenhouse gases included in the calculation: CO₂ equivalents (greenhouse gases regulated in the Kyoto Protocol: CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, SF₆, HFC and H-HFC).
Sources of emission factors: GEMIS 4.95, GEMIS 5.0, Defra, Federal Ministry of the Environment Germany, Federal Ministry of the Environment Austria, Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and Swedenergy (Swedish non-profit organization).
Complete conversion of the emission calculation for Germany as of 2020 and Austria as of 2021 to GEMIS 5.0, therefore limited comparability with previous years (explanation on page 120). From 2020 onwards, the emission factors of the Germany region according to GEMIS 5.0 were applied to mobile combustion across all regions.
1) Only stationary emissions considered.
2) For the sake of completeness, the location-based approach was used to calculate the total amount of CO₂ emissions from business processes.
3) For locations in the Austria region: 100% green electricity.
4) Due to missing supplier data/certificates, the scope 2 emissions for district heating cannot be reported according to the market-based calculation.
5) From 2021 Sweden region included.

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