Benchmarking Data
We are onboarding each facility into ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to benchmark data. To date, 100% of our facilities are benchmarked in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, where we have the ability to track and manage our building data.1
Inventorying GHG Emissions
Legence calculates a GHG inventory annually to benchmark and understand our sources of emissions. We use this information to get a full picture of our emissions sources and contributions so we can prioritize action and lay the groundwork to achieve net zero status by 2040.2
Optimizing Business Travel
In late 2022, Legence rolled out a centralized online travel booking platform called Onriva to help track and manage emissions from employee business travel. This platform allows for more precise tracking of our scope 3 emissions which are included in our GHG inventory, and helps identify instances to reduce unnecessary travel.
Accounting Avoided Emissions
We have developed a methodology to quantify avoided emissions resulting from the delivery of Legence company services, and plan to launch that reporting initiative in 2023.
Integrating Best Practices
We have crafted an ESG Program onboarding process to help new companies integrate Legence’s ESG program. The program includes guidance on tracking and reporting operations data for use in our annual GHG inventory and avoided emissions accounting, incorporating best practices, and driving efficiency and sustainability into operations.
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Cataloging Fleet Optimization
We developed a strategy to transition to electrifying our fleet as vehicles and infrastructure become more widely available.
Prioritizing Green Buildings
We strive to certify and maintain environmental certifications for company-owned facilities, in addition to partnering with landlords on leased properties to promote sustainable building performance, maintenance, and design.
Conserving Water and Reducing Waste
At our leased spaces we do our part to reduce water usage and minimize waste sent to landfills by conserving water and adopting recycling and reuse strategies.1 At our owned facilities, we use water-efficient fixtures and appliances, where possible, and implement waste management practices.
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Assessing Renewable Energy Opportunities
We explore opportunities to participate in local community solar programs and, where possible, partner with landlords to explore the potential for on-site renewable energy generation. Two of our CMTA office buildings were designed with on-site solar, which is metered by the utility, providing distributed energy resources to the local grid.
Investigating Renewable Energy Project Sponsorship
We are assessing the feasibility of off-site renewable energy sponsorships that can help us reach our carbon neutral and Net Zero goals.
Procuring 100% Renewable Energy
We have made incremental progress to purchase green power with a commitment to purchase 100% renewable energy for our operations. As a precursor to that commitment, we have conducted a cost analysis to identify the total investment needed to attain 100% green power and have begun discussing that strategy with our Board.
Evaluating Green Power
We plan to screen and select green power vendors in 2023 with whom we can develop a green power procurement strategy and accelerate green power procurement across all Legence facilities.
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Growing Partnerships
We utilize RECs as a last resort after exhausting all operational efficiencies and maximizing green power procurement. We will aim to partner with a trusted vendor of RECs and carbon offsets to offset any remaining emissions from our value chain to achieve carbon neutrality annually, starting in 2024.
Sponsoring Renewable Energy
We have the potential to explore opportunities for direct sponsorship of renewable energy, carbon removal, or mitigation projects to take us the last mile on our road to Net Zero.