A carbon footprint for the peat and substrate industry

Authors:
Moritz Böcking

Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress

Venue:
Kuching

Keywords:
carbon-footprint, peat-fire, peat-swamp-forest, peatland

Documentfile:
ipc16p641-645a183boecking.pdf

Summary:

ABSTRACT

The peat and substrate industry is under fire for its alleged impact on nature and the climate. In view of this, Klasmann-Deilmann GmbH is taking advantage of the opportunities that result from a sustainability strategy aligned with international standards in order to disclose its own performance to the public under ecological, economic and social criteria. A key element here is the publication of an annual Sustainability Report, of which a climate footprint now forms an integral part. This is the first time that a company in the peat and substrate sector has calculated its emissions from peat extraction and from the production and sale of growing media. For example, in 2014, the so called “company carbon footprint” increased by 0.69 % compared to 2013. At the same time the carbon footprint…