PJSC VimpelCom – Beeline, calculation of greenhouse gas emissions

Calculation of greenhouse gas emissions in IT and telecom companies on the example of PJSC VimpelCom – Beeline

PJSC VimpelCom (Beeline brand) is part of the VEON group of companies VEON Ltd. It is a global communications provider for more than 212 million customers that the company currently serves, and for many others in the coming years.

 

The company had to calculate its carbon footprint and reflect it in the annual corporate reporting.

 

Our role

Calculation of greenhouse gas emissions from VimpelCom activities for 2021 (Scope 1, 2, 3 in accordance with GHGProtocol), including:

  • development of an individual calculator that takes into account the business processes of the industry and the company;
  • development of calculation methodology in accordance with the characteristics of the coverage areas;
  • selection of calculated coefficients;
  • training in greenhouse gas emissions calculations;
  • conducting random verification of calculations and quality control of performed calculations.

 

 

Key achievements

For the first time, the company has published a report containing the results of emissions not only for Scope 1, but also for Scope 2 and 3 in part. The project used an integrated approach, which made it possible to achieve the correct calculation without serious additional costs due to balanced solutions conceived at the conceptual stage.

 

 

The quantitative results of the work are presented in the Vimpelcom Report on GHG emissions.