Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Overview
As a responsible organization whose business activities have a global reach, Maximus has an important role in contributing efforts to reduce our impact on the environment of the communities in which we live and work.
As a company that primarily provides business process services to local, state, federal, and international government, Maximus has a relatively small environmental footprint. However, we remain committed to ensuring responsible environmental practices in each of our communities. This is done through energy reduction efforts, such as energy-saving lighting in our facilities which provides not only greener solutions, but also more cost-effective measures for the Company.
In 2019, Maximus launched an initiative to begin measuring and disclosing our environmental impact, guided by global standardized frameworks such as the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, the Carbon Disclosure Project, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Our overall sustainability strategy includes voluntary measures to minimize GHG emissions and energy use, track environmental risks, and improve environmental data collection and visibility. Our strategy is a cross-functional effort working with corporate real estate, corporate responsibility, finance, and operations. Updates are regularly reported to the Board of Director’s Nominating and Governance Committee, ensuring continued progress towards meeting goals of reducing environmental impact and risk exposures across the organization.
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Footprint at a Glance
Fiscal Year 2019 | Fiscal Year 2020 | Fiscal Year 2021 | ||||
CO2-e (metric tons) | Percentage of total | CO2-e (metric tons) | Percentage of total | CO2-e (metric tons) | Percentage of total | |
Scope 1 Emissions | ||||||
Stationary Combustion | 685 | 2.7 % | 1543 | 4.3% | 1390 | 4.77% |
Mobile Sources | 8 | .03% | 14 | .04% | 4 | .01% |
Purchased Gases | n/a* | n/a* | 10 | .03% | 5 | .02% |
Location-Based Scope 2 Emissions | ||||||
Purchased and Consumed Electricity | 24,913 | 97.3% | 34,228 | 95.6% | 27,713 | 95.19% |
Total Organization Emissions | ||||||
Total Scope 1 & Location-Based Scope 2 | 25,606 | 100% | 35,795 | 100% | 29,112 | 100% |
Scope 3 Emissions | ||||||
Employee Business Air Travel | 10,261 bookings | 27,543 Flight Segments | 4,993 Bookings | 13,428 Flight Segments | 642 Bookings | 1,899 Flight Segments |
Employee Business Car Rental Travel | 4,760 car rentals | Average 4 Day Rental Period | 2,261 Car Rentals | Average 4 Day Rental Period | 277 Car Rentals | Average 4 Day Rental Period |
Maximus Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target
Note: Our fiscal year 2019 baseline GHG inventory was re-calculated to meet our expanding efforts.
* Data was not tracked during this year.