We face the future with clear environmental goals
Our goal is for our operations to generate no emissions. Achieving this requires significant effort and, above all, close collaboration with our suppliers and customers.
We measure and report our emissions in scope 1, 2, and 3
By continuously staying open to new solutions and closely following market developments, we aim to reduce CO₂ emissions from all parts of our operations — regardless of whether we report them in Scope 1, 2, or 3.
The foundation of our business concept is equipment rental, and this in itself has a sustainability value. Renting instead of buying means more people can share the same resource, thereby reducing the negative impact on the environment. This is why it is so important for us to optimize the utilization rate of our machinery fleet. Through our systems and measurements, we can continuously monitor our machines.
We measure the time they are in transport and the time they spend in our workshops. These measurements give us the ability to work on and improve the utilization rate of our machines. The largest emissions from our operations are those reported in Scope 3, which naturally makes them a primary focus area for our environmental efforts.
Scope 3
Indirect Emissions from Goods and Services
The most significant part of this scope is the transportation we purchase. Through ongoing dialogue with our carriers, we strive to influence them towards more environmentally sustainable practices. A few years ago, we set the goal that 80% of our transports would be carried out using HVO100 fuel. However, availability of the product and its price have been factors that have so far prevented us from reaching this goal.
This area also includes the impact of our machines when they are in operation at our customers’ sites. In 2020, we set the goal of switching from diesel to HVO100 as fuel. This goal has had a significant effect on emission levels in Scope 3. In 2024, 88% of the fuel used was HVO100, which represents a reduction in CO₂ emissions of almost 80% from this area since 2019.
Scope 2
Indirect Impact from Purchased Energy
For a fair comparison, we report consumption both in kWh and as a ratio based on the company’s rental volume. Investments in solar panels at several of our depots have resulted in a total reduction in kWh of just over 25% over the past six years. We continue our efforts to install solar panels at depots where conditions are suitable.
Reduce waste volume
Kranpunkten continuously works to reduce waste volume and phase out environmentally and health hazardous substances in our workshops. The proportion of hazardous waste decreased by 33% in 2022.
Scope 2
Reduce energy consumption
Investments in solar panels at our depots resulted in a 19% reduction in kWh consumption in 2022. We continue to install solar panels at depots suitable for such installations. The goal is to achieve an additional 10% reduction in 2023.
Scope 1
Emissions from Our Passenger and Transport Vehicles
As early as 2013, we made initial attempts to switch to alternative fuels by investing in a gas-powered vehicle. Ahead of 2020, we set the goal of reducing emissions from our vehicles by transitioning to HVO100 fuel. However, in many cases, the availability of HVO100 refueling has been limited.
In 2024, we continued the transition to fully electric vehicles, both for passenger cars and transport vans. The goal is for the entire vehicle fleet to consist solely of electric vehicles by 2025. We report both the total emissions and the emissions per vehicle in CO₂.
