Climate

Énergies renouvelables

Au moins 80 % de l'énergie utilisée par l'entreprise provient de sources renouvelables. Les sources renouvelables sont définies comme celles qui se reconstituent naturellement au cours d'une vie humaine (par exemple, la biomasse, l'énergie éolienne ou solaire).

Sustainable Development Goals
Affordable and clean energy Climate action
Proof Point Level
Business

What are the requirements for this Proof Point?

Criteria

  • At least 80% of the energy used at the facility must come from renewable resources
  • The energy supplier should prove that the energy sourced is genuinely renewable - it should a. source only renewable energy with the associated REGO or b. produce its own energy

Information you'll need to share in this Proof Point

  • Type of energy used
  • % of renewable energy used

What documents do I need to supply?

Evidence should strongly support the claim and will be made publicly available

  • Confirmation from energy provider
  • Energy consumption report broken down by type of energy
  • Energy bill from renewable energy supplier

Who can verify this Proof Point?

Verifiers are third parties who can confirm the validity of a given Proof Point

  • Recognised energy provider

Proof Point Basis

The Renewable Energy proof point highlights companies that are powered by renewable energy sources. What counts as renewable energy is defined in law by the Renewable Energy Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/2413, "RED III"), setting out the qualifying sources: wind, solar (thermal and PV), geothermal and ambient energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, and sewage/biogas. Following EU/UK regulation, to evidence this claim energy must be sourced under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) or matched to a Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGO) for the same consumption period. REGOs must be bundled with the underlying electricity supply for the same consumption period; an unbundled REGO, traded separately from the electricity actually delivered, does not evidence the claim. This bundling requirement reflects the GHG Protocol's Scope 2 Guidance, which states an unbundled certificate does not establish that the electricity consumed was the renewable electricity generated.

Sources: Renewable Energy Directive https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2023/2413/oj/eng UK Government https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/corporate-power-purchase-agreements/corporate-power-purchase-agreements

GHG protocol https://ghgprotocol.org/sites/default/files/2023-03/Scope 2 Guidance.pdf

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