BE05: Non-GHG emissions

Priority

Risk potential

Risk	Rationale
Unlikely	Proxima delivers intangible services that do not emit harmful substances.

Progress

Progress indicators

Progress indicator	Response (%)	Rationale
Progress on gaseous emissions	94	Our gaseous emissions include NO2, NOx, VOC and CO from our rental car travel in petrol and diesel vehicles. Quantities were calculated by multiplying mileage against the relevant emissions factors (EF) from the New Zealand Transport Agency's Emissions Prediction Model. As a result of increased use of rental EVs, our gaseous emissions have reduced on the previous year.
Progress on solid emissions	99	Our solid emissions include PM10 and PM2.5 from our rental car travel in petrol, diesel and electric vehicles. Quantities were calculated by multiplying mileage against the relevant emissions factors (EF) from the New Zealand Transport Agency's Emissions Prediction Model. As a result of increased use of rental EVs, our gaseous emissions have reduced on the previous year.
Progress on liquid emissions	100	We have not identified any liquid emissions resulting from operational activities.

Context indicators

Context indicator	Response	Rationale
Weight of harmful gaseous emissions	0.22kg	167.41 km of diesel rental car use contribtued: 0.049 kg of NO2 (EF 0.29 g/km); 0.13 kg of NOx (EF 0.78 g/km); 0.031 kg of CO (EF 0.19 g/km); and 0.069 kg VOC (EF 0.04 g/km). 36 km of petrol rental car use contributed: 0.00036 kg of NO2 (EF 0.01 g/km); 0.01 kg of NOx (EF 0.29 g/km); 0.098 kg of CO (EF 2.74 g/km); and 0.0086 kg of VOC (EF 0.24 g/km).
Summary of gaseous spills and leaks	N/A	N/A
Weight of harmful solid emissions	0.02kg	167.41 km of diesel rental car use contribtued: 0.0031 kg of PM10 (EF 0.0186 g/km); and 0.015 kg of PM2.5 (EF 0.0871 g/km). 36 km of petrol rental car use contributed: 0.00067 kg of PM10 (EF 0.0186 g/km); and 0.000068 kg of PM2.5 (EF 0.0019 g/km). 124.46 km of EV rental car use contributed: 0.023 kg of PM10 (EF 0.019 g/km).
Summary of solid spills and leaks	N/A	N/A
Weight of harmful liquid emissions	0kg	We have not identified any liquid emissions resulting from operational activities.
Summary of liquid spills and leaks	N/A	N/A

Data availability

Data availability	Rationale
3. Data is tracked systematically across the whole business.	Proxima's operational activities that contribue to harmful emissions result only from business travel. Such emissions are calculated once annually, with reference to information collected on business vehicle use and current average emissions factors for different fuel types. Note that we have excluded non-GHG emissions related to our air travel because our research suggests there is a significant lack of accessible scientific information on emissions factors. Similarly, we have not accounted for bus travel, in part because we have not collected mileage data, but mainly because per-passenger emissions factors could not be found. In any case, our contribution to non-GHG emissions from bus travel is likely to be accepted as de minimis.

Rationale

3. Data is tracked systematically across the whole business.

Proxima's operational activities that contribue to harmful emissions result only from business travel. Such emissions are calculated once annually, with reference to information collected on business vehicle use and current average emissions factors for different fuel types. Note that we have excluded non-GHG emissions related to our air travel because our research suggests there is a significant lack of accessible scientific information on emissions factors. Similarly, we have not accounted for bus travel, in part because we have not collected mileage data, but mainly because per-passenger emissions factors could not be found. In any case, our contribution to non-GHG emissions from bus travel is likely to be accepted as de minimis.

Pathway

Public commitment

Pathway indicator	Response	Rationale
Public commitment?	No.	Proxima intends to achieve future fitness on its operational (non-GHG) emissions, though we have not identified an incentive to make a public commitment.
Date for commitment	N/A	N/A

Targets and expectations

Pathway indicator	Response	Rationale
Interim target?	No.	The benefits of developing an interim target are unlikely to outweigh the costs.
Date for interim target	N/A	N/A
Target progress	N/A	N/A
Expected progress next year	Expected to stay the same.	Proxima will rely on some rental car use for business travel in places where EVs or other modes of transport are not available or feasible.

Preparedness

Governance and management

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Preparedness indicator	Response	Rationale
Board oversight	No board oversight is in place to support this goal.	Our Board receives annual updates on our future-fitness. As our gaseous emissions footprint is small and immaterial, this Goal does not require further Board oversight.
Aligned incentives	No compensation is linked to this goal.	Our compensation guidelines do not currently incorporate sustainability related performance metrics.
Supportive policies	Policies and processes to support this goal have been effectively integrated into day-to-day	Our procurement guidelines commit us to low emissions business travel using EVs or e-bikes where possible. We own a staff e-bike and have staff memberships to Zilch, an EV car sharing service to facilitate this.
Strategic planning	No strategic planning or risk management activity relates to this goal.	We do not currently incorporate our harmful gaseous emissions into our strategic or risk planning processes as this is not an operational priority for us based on our small footprint.
Employee training	Steps have been taken to encourage employees to learn about this topic, for example by signposting useful resources or providing optional training.	All team members are actively supported and expected to use less harmful forms of transport where possible. We have a staff e-bike for the team to use around town and staff memberships to Zilch, an EV car sharing scheme. We also support significant work flexibility, which reduces the need to travel.
Enabling culture	Enabling channels and/or procedures exist, and the corporate culture fosters	Enabling channels and/or procedures exist, and the corporate culture fosters
Third party	No use is made of leading third-party standards to support this goal.	No use is made of leading third-party standards to support this goal.
Integrated information	Information relating to this goal is collected and stored, but it may reside in disconnected systems and require some degree of manual integration.	Information relating to this goal is collected and stored, but it may reside in disconnected systems and require some degree of manual integration.

Financial alignment

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Preparedness indicator	Response	Rationale
Investment	No decisions are expected to consider this issue.	The cost of investment in R&D is likely to outweigh any benefits.
Aligned capital	Relevant teams are well aware of the issue, and are encouraged to consider it at their discretion.	We don't often make capital investments. If we did, team members would be expected to factor in the acquisition's impact on our progress to future-fitness across each of the Goals.
Strategic acquisitions	No decisions are expected to consider this issue.	Proxima does not anticipate any acquisition decisions that relate to operational in the short to medium term.
Aligned purchasing	Controls are in place to ensure that relevant teams prioritize the issue in all key decisions.	Controls are in place to ensure that relevant teams prioritize the issue in all key decisions.

Company influence

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Preparedness indicator	Response	Rationale
Supplier influence	Relevant teams are well aware of the issue, and are encouraged to engage on it at their discretion.	We consciously choose to support Zilch in using EVs with lower non-GHG gaseous emissions compared to standard vehicles from our previous suppliers.
Industry influence	Relevant teams are well aware of the issue, and are encouraged to engage on it at their discretion.	We recommend Zilch to our industry peers to encourage others to support the network to increase the fleet availability and range. While our main intention is to help them lower their emissions, this allows us to better meet our ability for lower emissions travel.
Government influence	No engagement is expected on this issue.	We do not engage the government on our gaseous emissions as it is not an operational priority given our size and activities. Our team always have the licence to engage whoever we think is appropriate on our future-fitness as part of our organisational culture.
Customer influence	Relevant teams are well aware of the issue, and are encouraged to engage on it at their discretion.	We are building capability with our customers to expand our online service offerings to cut down on non-essential business travel that produces non-GHG gaseous emissions.
Civil society influence	No engagement is expected on this issue.	We do not engage civil society on our gaseous emissions as it is not an operational priority given our size and activities.
Investor influence	No engagement is expected on this issue.	No engagement is expected on this issue.