Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
All GHG emissions were calculated with the EPA Simplified GHG Emissions Calculator in accordance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.
Scopes 1 & 2
Due to the nature of our mostly remote working staff, we do not have any Scope 1 or Scope 2 emissions to report for the Calendar Year 2022. Government owned and operated buildings were not included as BluePath properties as they are not owned or operated by BluePath staff. Though a portion of our team does occupy a conference room about one day per month, we reached out to the building’s leasing office, and they do not have access to an itemized utility bill. They additionally included that since we do not fully lease office space in the building, they do not attribute any fuel or electricity use to our company.
Scope 3
BluePath Labs contributed 17.25 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) through business travel and employee commuting in Calendar Year 2022. Travel and commute data was self-attested by the employees that took these trips, and when calculating commuting data it was assumed that the year included 50 working weeks. 62% of our GHG emissions were from employees commuting to on-site work. This primarily included work at government sponsored offices, and infrequent meetings at a downtown DC conference room. The other 38% of our GHG emissions were due to employee travel for various company duties and events.
A breakdown of calculations can be found in this workbook.
Scopes 1 & 2
Due to the nature of our mostly remote working staff, we do not have any Scope 1 or Scope 2 emissions to report for the Calendar Year 2022. Government owned and operated buildings were not included as BluePath properties as they are not owned or operated by BluePath staff. Though a portion of our team does occupy a conference room about one day per month, we reached out to the building’s leasing office, and they do not have access to an itemized utility bill. They additionally included that since we do not fully lease office space in the building, they do not attribute any fuel or electricity use to our company.
Scope 3
BluePath Labs contributed 17.25 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) through business travel and employee commuting in Calendar Year 2022. Travel and commute data was self-attested by the employees that took these trips, and when calculating commuting data it was assumed that the year included 50 working weeks. 62% of our GHG emissions were from employees commuting to on-site work. This primarily included work at government sponsored offices, and infrequent meetings at a downtown DC conference room. The other 38% of our GHG emissions were due to employee travel for various company duties and events.
A breakdown of calculations can be found in this workbook.
