Category | Description | Scope/Methodology | |||||
Category 1 | Purchased Goods and Services | This category includes direct, product and production related and indirect, non-production related goods and services. Direct, production-related goods and services: Lexmark conducts Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) of our imaging equipment in accordance with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044. The LCAs cover the emissions of our products from raw material extraction and processing through manufacturing and distribution through use and end-of-life and are used to report the estimated emissions for Purchased Goods and Services directly related to products, as well as other Scope 3 categories (11 and 12). Assumptions and methodology behind our LCAs may be found in our 3rd party verified Life Cycle Assessments. Indirect, nonproduction goods and services: Based on annual summary reports for purchased goods and services. A spend-based calculation applies cradle-to-gate emission factors based on environmentally extended input-output (EEIO) databases for the purchased goods or services per unit of economic value (e.g., kg CO2 e/$). Specifically, EPA recommended EFs are used, Supply Chain GHG Emission Factors for US Commodities and Industries. For off-site, cloud-based data servers Lexmark obtains GHG emissions reports from its service providers based on annual data usage rates. |
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Category 2 | Capital Goods | Based on annual summary reports for capital purchases. A spend-based method is then used to calculate emissions from capital goods using the economic value of purchased goods and multiplying by relevant emissions factors from USEPA (environmental protection agency). Industry average emissions factors are derived from environmentally extended input-output (EEIO) databases to provide average emissions per monetary value of goods. Specifically, EPA recommended EFs are used, Supply Chain GHG Emission Factors for US Commodities and Industries. | |||||
Category 3 | Fuel and energy related activities not accounted for in Scope 1 and 2 | Emissions due to extraction, production, and transportation of fuels and electricity purchased by the reporting company, including transmission and distribution losses, are calculated using IEA (International Energy Agency) and DEFRA emissions factors. | |||||
Category 4 | Upstream Transport | Emissions provided by global transport partners for road, air and sea transport. U.S. transport data as calculated through the US EPA SmartWay tool. SmartWay report is not available until November for two years prior. | |||||
Category 5 | Waste in Operations | Calculated using annual waste data reported by weight for operational sites and applying emissions factors from US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ghg emissions factors hub, Table 9. Emissions resulting from non-hazardous and hazardous waste disposal at Lexmark reporting locations (see Waste Management section/Waste Dashboard on CSR page for locations) are assessed using the waste-type-specific method emissions factors. | |||||
Category 6 | Business Travel | Covers business travel worldwide. Data reported for U.S. (rentals and fleet vehicles), Canada (rentals and fleet vehicles), Kolkata, Cebu, Shenzhen, Juarez, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and Budapest. Travel data is reported for locations worldwide using our primary corporate travel agency. Unreported data is minimal. Leased/rental vehicle, air and rail business travel and resulting CO2e emissions are reported by a corporate travel agency. | |||||
Category 7 | Employee Commuting (including telework) |
Calculated using an average data method. Assumptions for the number of on-site and remote working days for Lexmark employees are based on staffing data, remote working policies, regional corporate working and holidays provided by corporate human resources. These data are combined with the most recent U.S. National Household Travel Survey data for commute distance, vehicle type and number. Emissions factors for the conversion of fuel to carbon dioxide equivalents are obtained from the most recent EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Source of emissions factors for all geos: EPA ghg-emission-factors-hub.xlsx, Tables 8 & 10. Emissions associated with remote work for an eight-hour workday were estimated using average U.S. household energy per day times the IEA (International Energy Agency) worldwide electricity conversion factor of 464.1 grams of CO2 per kWh. | |||||
Category 8 | Upstream Leased Assets | Not applicable to Lexmark. | |||||
Category 9 | Downstream Transport | Not applicable to Lexmark. | |||||
Category 10 | Processing of Sold Products | Not applicable to Lexmark. | |||||
Category 11 | Use of Sold Products | Calculated as part of the imaging equipment LCAs. Includes some assumptions for transport within the U.S. that are calculated in the LCAs. See LCA notes for Category 1. | |||||
Category 12 | End of Life Treatment of Sold Products | Calculated as part of the imaging equipment LCAs. Emissions from processing cartridges returned to Lexmark through LCCP are captured in Scopes 1 and 2 for Lexmark-owned return facilities. | |||||
Category 13 | Downstream Leased Assets | Data included for Lexmark owned space leased to tenants for which the tenant has operational control. | |||||
Category 14 | Franchises | Not applicable to Lexmark. | |||||
Category 15 | Investments | Not applicable to Lexmark..
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