LTP Group calculates carbon footprint for 38,000 components

LTP Group is a large company with locations in, among others, Lithuania, Vietnam, and Mexico, that produces apparel and furniture. 

As part of their sustainability strategy, LTP Group wanted to develop an automatic Carbon Calculator for the furniture division and map Scope 3 for the entire company. 

However, the data was incomplete and lived across different IT systems.

Viegand Maagøe developed a tailor-made Carbon Calculator based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Standard. The calculator was designed to retrieve bill of materials and activity data directly from LTP's ERP system, Navision. 

The calculations are done in real time in the Qlik platform, which both LTP and their customers have access to. 

The project was characterized by collaboration: 

Viegand Maagøe's team was responsible for the calculation formulas, all emission data and quality assurance, while the implementation in the Qlik platform and the extraction from Navision was carried out by LTP's own IT department. 

Read more about the Carbon Calculator: https://www.ltpgroup.com/news-trends/ltp-launches-carbon-calculator

Efficient Scope 3 mapping 

Viegand Maagøe also carried out a complete Scope 3 mapping for the entire LTP Group. 

The mapping included emissions from all 15 relevant categories, such as procurement, transport, waste and employee commuting. 

There was a great synergy between the tasks, as a lot of data from the Scope 3 mapping could also be used in the Carbon Calculator. It made the process more efficient and accurate.

Calculations include a number of key parameters, including:

• Material Procurement
  Calculates the CO₂ emissions of purchased materials and components based on weight, activity data and emission factors from databases such as Ecoinvent and Higg MSI.
• Transport emissions
  Calculates emissions from transporting materials from suppliers to factories based on distance and means of transport.
• Production-related emissions
  Include LTP's Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from factories calculated on the basis of production minutes. The emissions are subsequently updated annually by LTP.
• Waste management
  Calculates emissions from waste treatment of production residues based on the proportion of waste for each product type.

The new Carbon Calculator provides transparent climate data in real time and can be used by both LTP Group and their customers. It meets both internal and external requirements for sustainability and transparency:

• For LTP 
  The calculator is important to be able to meet future requirements from the EcoDesign Regulation (ESPR), which will require detailed life cycle assessments (LCA) on all furniture as part of digital product passports.
• For customers 
  It will be easy to see detailed CO₂ footprints for the products ordered by customers. This is a huge advantage for several of LTP's large customers, who will be covered by the CSRD rules and need accurate documentation for their own climate accounts.