Since 2020, more and more NGOs have embarked on a low-carbon strategy. The first step in this process is to draw up a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Balance (BEGES). The aim of this is to quantify GHG emissions by emitting station, then to prioritize them and define actions to reduce emissions in order to achieve the targets set. In 2021, ten NGOs[1] were accompanied through the Citepa consultancy to:
- define together the emission sources to be taken into account in their balance sheet and the associated reduction targets;
- choose the appropriate calculation tools from among those available;
- and identify which data are available internally and which are missing.
This work formed the basis of the dynamics of the REH Carbon Working Group, which has gradually welcomed new members. The interactions and exchanges within this WG over the past three years have shown that each NGO that embarks on this approach faces similar questions.
The aim of this document is therefore to build on the work already carried out, and to guide NGOs embarking on the process in defining their BEGES scope.
[1] Action Contre la Faim, CARE France, the French Red Cross, Electriciens Sans Frontières, Handicap International, Médecins du Monde, Première Urgence Internationale, Oxfam Intermón, Secours Islamique France and Solidarités International, grouped together in the CHANGE consortium, which later became the REH Carbon WG.
