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Carbon footprint

Strategic perspective

Corporate social responsibility perspective

Key performance question this indicator helps to answer

How well do we safeguard the environment in the execution of our business operations?

Why is this indicator important?

Although still sometimes disputed, most people believe that climate change is one of (if not the) most serious and urgent challenges facing the world’s global population and the natural environment. Many people accept that the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) released into the atmosphere in still rapidly growing volumes are the primary reason for the quite dramatic and unpredictable changes to normal climate patterns that we are witnessing throughout the world.

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