Sustainability Impact to my Enterprise

Short Company Description

Reducir drásticamente el impacto ambiental de nuestras operaciones incorporando energías renovables.

Location

Argentina

I am a

Electrical and Industrial Automation Distributors

Segment Type:

Process Automation

Company Size

0-50M euro

Is there someone in your organization who is most responsible for these results? If so, please share their name and email address.

I have been supported by a Schneider Electric contact. If “Yes”, please indicate the name of your Schneider Electric contact.

No

1. Do you Strategize?

No

A. Do you have a decarbonization plan with milestones? If so, please share your roadmap/plan.

B. Have you completed Sustainability School?

2. Do you Digitize?

Yes

A. Have you deployed centralized utility data management and monitoring software for energy and carbon analysis and reporting?

B. Are you using metering of major energy loads to uncover opportunities to reduce energy and emissions?

Actualmente utilizamos un analizador de energía fluke para detectar consumos de energía en horas pico y tratar de reducirlos.

C. Do you monitor energy efficiency and equipment performance and provide actionable insights?

Actualmente mediante equipos especializados logramos optimizar al máximo el rendimiento de los equipos de aire acondicionado controlando mediante equipos de ultima generación cualquier falta de eficiencia.

D. Are you using power management and monitoring to monitor power quality and increase business resiliency and continuity?

Por el momento no.

E. Have you deployed innovations to maximize efficiency and digitalization of your operations?

No

F. Have you implemented asset upgrades and modernization programs to optimize and increase the longevity of your plant equipment and so, avoid emissions?

Actualmente estamos en el proceso de renovación.

G. Have you embraced the digital integration of power and process as a way to minimize energy consumption while optimizing your process?

En un futuro.

3. Do you Decarbonize?

Yes

A. Do you use automation and energy management systems to control equipment and systems efficiently?

Por el momento recurrimos a la automatización del sistema de iluminación.

B. Have you implemented practices that have increased your energy efficiency?

Solamente con la automatización del sistema de iluminación ahorramos casi un 20% de la energía consumida.

C. Do you use renewables (PPAs, EACs, or onsite generation) for at least a portion of your energy needs?

No.

D. Do you source energy through renewable energy power purchase agreements (offsite) or Energy Attribute Certificates to minimize your scope 2 emissions?

No.

E. Do you use electricity from onsite renewable energy generation for reduced scope 2 emissions?

No.

F. Have you implemented energy storage for improved resiliency, and to minimize peak demand and the associated carbon emissions? 

Actualmente no lo necesitamos.

G. Have you aggregated distributed generation assets to maximize economic value and grid impact?

H. Have you seen carbon reduction through improved operations focused on energy efficiency and decarbonization?

Si

I. Have you seen carbon reduction through modernization projects focused on energy efficiency and decarbonization?

Si, la reducción es de un 30%.

J. Have you implemented practices to increase your energy efficiency?

Si, hemos implementado practicas habituales que realmente mejoraron la eficiencia las cuales son: cambio de luminarias por tecnología Led con eficiencia certificada, además mientras la empresa no esta operando se realiza un corte total de energía (solo quedan alimentados sistemas básicos por medio de una línea exclusiva) Con esto evitamos que elementos como fuentes y demás equipos queden consumiendo energía.

K. Do you have a commitment program with your suppliers to reduce Scope 3 emissions?

Actualmente no.

L. Do you have a commitment program with your upstream suppliers and downstream distribution to track and reduce Scope 3 emissions?

No.

M. Do you utilize digital modeling to capture embodied carbon data from materials and equipment?

No.

N. Have you incorporated electric vehicle charging infrastructure into your operations for fleets, employees, and/or customers?  

Actualmente ante las dificultades económicas Argentinas todavía no es viable dicha inversión.

O. Have you converted some of your fleet vehicles or available parking to electric vehicles or EV-ready?  

No.

P. Have you electrified some of your operations to reduce your scope 1 emissions and enable use of renewables to shrink your carbon footprint?

No.

Q. Are you purchasing low embodied carbon materials and equipment?

R. Are you using condition-based maintenance to extend your equipment life, delaying the purchase of new equipment and reducing the associated embodied carbon?

Si. Eso lo hacemos mediante mantenimiento preventivo y actualización de partes obsoletas o con mal funcionamiento. Los resultados son muy buenos.

S. Do you purchase carbon offsets to balance any residual scope 1 and 3 emissions?

No.

T. Do you reduce water usage through improved operations focused on efficiency? 

No utilizamos agua en nuestros procesos.

U. Do you monitor and adjust water usage based on water availability risks forecasts? 

No aplica.

V. Do you have optimization programs for clean-in-place operations, water and wastewater treatment and recovery focused on efficiency? 

No aplica

W. Are circular materials procured and waste minimized in your operations?

Por el momento estamos reutilizando los envases de cartón y papel reciclado.

X. Do you have a plan to move your fossil energy-based processes to electrification?

Actualmente no tenemos un proceso que requiera de energía fósil.

Y(i). Have you deployed innovations or circularity business models? Please select all that apply:

Deployed innovations to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions of your operations

Y(ii). What are the results of these innovations?

Los resultados fueron muy buenos, sobre todo en la parte monetaria ya que se evita un gran gasto de energía eléctrica.

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