Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosure

Halvik Corp (Halvik) is committed to corporate citizenship, which includes understanding the impact of our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions on the climate. As such, we have commissioned a third-party verification report of our GHG Level 1 and Level 2 emissions for 2023. Halvik’s emissions inventory includes Scope 1 direct GHG emissions from stationary sources and Scope 2 indirect GHG emissions from consumed electricity.

BACKGROUND

Halvik is an Information Technology (IT) service company operating out of three offices. Halvik has completed a Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions footprint internally, which will act as the baseline for future emissions reporting and for targeting GHG emissions reductions in future years. The Scope-based inventory was prepared per the guidelines provided in The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol).

Halvik does not directly own its offices, instead leasing them from local companies in the states where they are located. Halvik’s current leasing agreements do not include itemized utility usage from the respective utility companies. Usage information is automatically calculated by the leasing offices and incorporated into the monthly billing. In order to procure the information on Halvik’s gas and electric usage, each leasing office must be contacted individually to request the relevant data. Each leasing company has a unique style of recordkeeping and relationship with the utility companies, resulting in diverse formatting of the primary source data. To compile the GHG inventory, Halvik standardizes the data through their business development team, which then calculates Halvik’s GHG inventory based on the GHG Protocol methodology.

Each office has air conditioning and heating, which are included in the utility bills as electricity and gas (if applicable). Each office has its own layout and the building plans for each office are located in Halvik’s corporate records.

2023 GHG Emissions Inventory

Halvik’s GHG emissions for 2023 include the following sources:
Scope 1 Emissions
Scope 1, direct emissions from stationary sources, includes:

• Natural gas usage for water and/or space heating at Tysons; and
• Refrigeration / AC Equipment Use.

Scope 2 Emissions
Scope 2, indirect emissions, include electricity usage at all three sites. They are calculated in accordance with emission factors and calculation methods outlined in The GHG Protocol.
Regional eGRID factors are used for electricity usage at each location. Table 1 shows Halvik’s calculated GHG emissions by location and scope in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MT CO2e).
Table 1: 2023 Halvik GHG Emissions by Location and Scope