Vodafone Group Plc ESG addendum
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Scope 2 GHG emissions These are emissions from electricity, heat, steam and cooling purchased to power our networks, technology centres, offices and retail stores. We report two different Scope 2 emission values: one using a ‘market - based’ method and one using a ‘location - based’ method. The market-based method applies if we have operating companies in any countries where energy certificates or supplier- specific information are available. The method involves using an emissions factor that is specific to the electricity purchased. The location-based method involves using an average emissions factor that relates to the grid on which energy consumption occurs. This usually relates to a country-level electricity, and where applicable district heating or cooling, emissions factor.
The following external factor sources have been used to calculate our market-based emissions:
Market-based emissions Emissions are calculated using a kWh to kg CO 2 e conversion factor based on one of the following sources (in order of the GHG Protocol hierarchy): – Supplier conversion factors specific to our contract; these include some markets where supplies are 100% renewable, and where we have sought evidence of singularity of supply; – Residual mix figures for 2023 – where the conversion factor reflects the removal of certificates, contracts and supplier- specific factors claimed by other organisations; and – Location-based conversion factors as described below. Location-based emissions Emissions are calculated using a kWh to kg CO 2 e conversion factor provided in the 2024 International Energy Agency ( ‘ IEA ’ ) emissions factor database which uses data for the 2022 calendar year where available (2021 is used if not available). For the calculation of emissions from district heating in Germany the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (‘DE SNZ ’) emissions factor is applied.
Local market 1,2
Source
Date of factor
Albania
Supplier factor
2024/25
Czech Republic
Supplier factor
2024/25
DRC
Supplier factor
2024/25
Egypt
Supplier factor
2024/25
Germany
Supplier factor
2024/25
Greece
Supplier factor
2024/25
Ireland
Supplier factor
2024/25
Italy
Supplier factor 2
2024/25
Lesotho
Supplier factor
2024/25
Mozambique
Supplier factor
2024/25
Portugal
Supplier factor
2024/25
Romania
Supplier factor
2024/25
South Africa
Supplier factor
2024/25
Tanzania
Supplier factor
2024/25
Türkiye
Supplier factor
2024/25
UK
Supplier factor
2024/25
Notes: 1. Relates to emissions for our operating companies, other factors are used for emissions from shared services or other operations. 2. A calculation based on the IEA factor is used for the calculation of emissions from district cooling.
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