- Calculation of direct greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1) and calculation of indirect energy emissions of greenhouse gases (Scope 2) of an international agro-industrial holding with assets in Russia, Belarus, Brazil and Paraguay (Kaliningrad).
- Ecopolis Certification and Service LLC and National Research University MPEI signed an agreement on strategic partnership and joint activities.
- Field inspection and verification, on behalf of the European verifier Verico SCE (Germany), of the monitoring report on the project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions "Utilization of associated petroleum gas of the West Salym and Nizhne-Shapshinskoye fields, Khanty-Mansiysk-Yugorsky Autonomous Okrug, Russia" OJSC BeryozkaGaz.
- General Director of "Ecopolis Certification and Service" Vyacheslav Vekovtsev was selected and approved for the role of public representative of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) in the direction of "Ecology and Climate".
- Calculation of direct (Scope 1) and indirect energy emissions (Scope 2) of greenhouse gases for 2021. and the selected year with the largest number of manufactured products (Scope1,2) of a leading Russian company specializing in the production of carbon-graphite products. The main activity is the production of high-tech electrode, cathode and other carbon-graphite products for steel, aluminum, ferroalloy, silicon, chemical and machine-building industries. The company is in the TOP 10 world's largest manufacturers of carbon-graphite products. The geography of deliveries is more than 60 countries of the world. The company includes three largest electrode enterprises: Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk and Novocherkassk.
- We at CORSIA (ICAO), represented by the European verifier Verico SCE (https://www.verico.eu/en), have received approval as a verifier of the voluntary GCC standard, which allows us to check projects according to this scheme. As the GCC is meanwhile being accepted by CORSIA for providing proven emission reductions, that market expects about a hundred projects to be submitted each year.
- Analysis and expert evaluation of the calculations of the carbon footprint of the products of the oldest enterprise for the production of pig iron using alternative approaches and recommendations to reduce the carbon footprint of the final product (pig iron).
- We are expanding our branch network. Together with like-minded people and partners, we opened an office in Nizhny Novgorod represented by Center for Validation and Verification LLC. The goal is to become a center of competence in the Volga Federal District for the calculation and development of climate risks, low-carbon strategies, technological re-equipment, the formation of climate management at the regional level, as well as the expansion and development of the regional network through cooperation with RECs, Universities and energy saving / energy efficiency centers.
- A comprehensive survey, the formation of requirements for projects that contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, implemented for the purposes of the Paris Agreement and national obligations to prevent global climate change, by no more than 1.5 ° C at Gazpromneft-Khantos LLC.
- We are recommended by Alexander Shokhin — the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). Within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum, at the session "Market of carbon credits in Russia: from an experiment to a long-term development strategy" (http://ecopolis-sert.com/tpost/jod756mbr1-nas-rekomenduet-aleksandr-shohin-prezide), Alexander Shokhin — The President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), at the 54th minute of his speech, expressed his opinion to take an example and implement the Russian verification system with the verification system of the international carbon standard Global Carbon Council (GCC, https://www.globalcarboncouncil.com/).
- Development of guidelines for the calculation of direct emissions (Scope 1) and indirect energy emissions (Scope 2). Development of a GHG emission monitoring system (Scope 1.2) of an international agro-industrial holding with assets in Russia, Belarus, Brazil and Paraguay (Kaliningrad).
- We are expanding our branch network. We opened a representative office of Ecopolis LLC in the capital of the South Urals, Chelyabinsk, which made it possible to be more effective, participate actively, work in the regions of the Urals, Siberia, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, etc.
- Inventory of sources and quantification of greenhouse gas emissions, preparation of a report on greenhouse gas emissions in scope 1.2 (Scope 1.2) for 2021 of one of the oldest metallurgical enterprises in Russia, whose history goes back more than 110 years. Production is located in the Chelyabinsk region. The enterprise includes a copper smelter with a capacity of up to 150 thousand tons of blister copper per year (including 130 thousand tons of mineral raw materials).
- Verification on behalf of the European verifier of greenhouse gas emissions Verico SCE (Germany) of the study of the carbon footprint of products (Scope 1,2,3) PK Alfa Group LLC (the largest Russian manufacturer, recycling, processing of scrap and waste of non-ferrous metals, production of secondary aluminum alloys, high density briquettes, grains, shots and universal deoxidizers).
- Inventory of sources and quantification of greenhouse gas emissions, preparation of a report on greenhouse gas emissions in scope 1.2 (Scope 1.2) for 2021 GOK of the Chelyabinsk region (the largest project for the extraction and enrichment of copper ore in the post-Soviet space. Not only one of the most large, but also one of the most modern and high-tech enterprises in Russia (capacity allows processing 27 million tons of ore per year).
- Assessment of climate risks of an enterprise in the Chelyabinsk region in accordance with the recommendations of TCFD (the largest project for the extraction and enrichment of copper ore in the post-Soviet space. Not only one of the largest, but also one of the most modern and high-tech enterprises in Russia. The capacity allows processing 27 million tons ore per year).
- Verification, on behalf of the European verifier Verico SCE (Germany), of the generated carbon credits by OJSC BerezkaGaz for the purpose of selling the Moscow restaurant chain Coffeemania (the first OTC transaction with carbon credits in 2022, all coffee in the restaurant chain is carbon neutral).
- Verico/Ecopolis, the only one that offers a unique solution for the Russian market for verification of greenhouse gas emissions (carbon footprint, climate projects, etc.), with the issuance of several verification certificates under Verico/Ecopolis quality control. Issuance of greenhouse gas verification certificates on behalf of verifiers of required countries along the supply chain. We verify international supply chains both through our members in many countries (Verico SCE, https://www.verico.eu/en/verico/team) and through partner organizations. Depending on the needs of our client, we coordinate the work of several national accredited bodies, including in such large markets as the EU, China, Brazil, India, Kazakhstan, Turkey, the countries of South and North America, Russia, under our leadership, the relevant consolidated certificates are issued about the required verification.
- Assessment of climate risks (identification, description, assessment and ranking of climate risks, development of measures to respond to climate risks and opportunities) in accordance with the recommendations of TCFD of one of the oldest metallurgical enterprises in Russia, with a history of more than 110 years. Production is located in the Chelyabinsk region. The enterprise includes a copper smelter with a capacity of up to 150 thousand tons of blister copper per year (including 130 thousand tons of mineral raw materials).
- Speeches, participation in many events dedicated to ESG, SDGs, low-carbon development, etc. (VEB, REO, SO.ZNANIE Nizhny Novgorod and many others).
- Through the efforts of our team from Nizhny Novgorod, we have released a cartoon for children about global climate change, which is great for demonstration in class and at home (https://rutube.ru/video/73614d9a676eee87c7c32b9c8d690c4a/).
- Validation and verification, on behalf of the European verifier Verico SCE (Germany), in accordance with the requirements of ISO 14064-2-2019 GREENHOUSE GASES - Part 2, of the climate project "Utilization of the ethane-propane fraction of the ZapSibNeftekhim enterprise by burning it in power boilers Tobolsk CHP instead of natural gas”, PJSC “SIBUR Holding”.
Friends, Colleagues, from the bottom of our hearts we congratulate everyone on the New Year and the coming Christmas!