WEROCK continues to grow, as do the greenhouse gas emissions generated by our production and logistics operations. This article discusses the emissions produced in the first quarter of 2025, our response to them, and the measures we are taking to reduce them.
To live up to our claim of being a green industrial IT company, we look for the highest quality, most durable components. We try to procure spare parts for as long as possible, even if the product has been discontinued for a long time.
With our new Rockscan PX3000 barcode scanner, we have installed a “standard cell,” meaning a battery that can be purchased independently from the manufacturer without a minimum purchase quantity. This ensures long-term spare parts availability and allows for an upgrade to new battery technology as it becomes available.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
As expected, our actual greenhouse gas emissions increased by 16% in the first quarter. This increase is primarily due to continued growth, higher demand, and expanded offerings.
Overall, the majority of our emissions relate to Scope 3. As with virtually all manufacturing companies that do not produce entirely in-house, most emissions arise in the supply chain. In the first quarter of 2025, Scope 3 emissions accounted for 96.58% of total emissions.
Climate neutralized through offsetting
Unfortunately, computers cannot be manufactured in a climate-neutral way. However, part of our corporate philosophy is to offset unavoidable emissions in order to be climate neutral, at least in terms of our carbon footprint. To this end, we invest in sustainable projects with high standards that, where possible, meet at least five of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. You can find out who receives these funds and how they are used in this quarterly climate report.
Our climate compensation for the first quarter supports the Akbük Wind Farm project by project developer Ayen Enerji A.S.
It involves the development of a 31.5 MW onshore wind farm in the Aydın region, Didim district, in Turkey. This includes the installation of 15 turbines and the construction of a high-voltage line between the project area and the national grid. The project generates an estimated net amount of electricity of 105 GWh per year and feeds this into the Turkish power grid. The project contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Turkey by generating clean electricity for the regional power grid, which previously sourced a large proportion of its electricity from fossil fuels.
Progress
WEROCK is participating in the investment in a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Jelgava, a city in Latvia in the Semgallen region, 44 km southwest of Riga. The system has a total capacity of 9.46 MWh and serves as intermediate storage for the solar systems already in operation.
There have also been some internal changes, enabling us to further improve our greenhouse gas emissions calculations:
- The flat-rate greenhouse gas emissions for rented space have been improved
- The use of LLM models is now generously included for every employee
- The CO2E calculation for barcode scanners, tablets, and laptops has been refined. Here, we now also use the available data from PAIA.
Setbacks
We have no significant setbacks to report for the first quarter.
Outlook
For the second quarter, we expect emissions to remain roughly the same or fall slightly, as we already pre-produced many production parts for deliveries in the second quarter in the first quarter. Depending on how the order situation develops, this may of course change again.
At the same time, however, we are investing specifically in efficient processes and sustainable solutions to counteract long-term environmental impacts and fulfill our ecological responsibility. Our goal remains to combine growth with a positive contribution to climate protection. Join us on this journey.
