First carbon footprint
In 2020, ALIMA decided to carry out its first carbon assessment which was done within a few months. Discover the carbon footprint of ALIMA, the NGO that is transforming humanitarian medicine.
Discover ALIMA's carbon footprint reportALIMA’s total carbon footprint: 12,950 tonnes of CO₂e in 2019
This footprint perimeter corresponds to all the organisation’s sites and facilities as well as all its missions in 2019:
- 11 countries (Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Chad, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, DRC, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Guinea) including the headquarters in Dakar and Paris
- 1,920 employees
- 61 M€
ALIMA’s total carbon footprint: 12950 tonnes of CO₂e in 2019
Three main sectors
Three sectors – transportation, purchases and energy in buildings – account for 97% of Alima’s footprint in 2019.
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#1 Transportation
Accounts for 41% of emissions (5,345 tCO₂e). This includes business travel and commuting, which account for 29% of the footprint, as well as freight (mainly air), which accounts for 12% of the footprint.
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#2 Purchases of goods and services and fixed assets
Account for 39% (5,010 tCO₂e), 33% being for purchases of goods and services and 6% for fixed assets.
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#3 Energy
Accounts for 17% of the footprint (2,257 tCO₂e) mostly consisting of fuel for generators, as well as electricity consumption on the local grid, natural gas heating for the Paris office and refrigerant leaks from air conditioners.
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#4 Waste
Emissions from waste represent 3% of the footprint (337 tCO₂e).
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ALIMA Carbon Footprint Report 2019
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Photo credit
Cover photo © Olivier Papegnies/ALIMA.