Glencore Zinc & Lead: Quantification of corporate and product footprint
Client:
Glencore Zinc and Lead
Case:
Quantification of corporate and product footprint for Glencore Zinc & Lead
Deliverables:
Quantification of the product carbon footprint of zinc and lead ingots produced by Glencore.
Quantify the product carbon footprint of zinc and lead concentrates produced at Glencore’s mining facilities.
Methodological framework to cover the operational reality of Glencore Zinc and Lead within a cradle-to-grave life cycle analysis.
Inventory of emissions associated with cradle-to-grave processes in the production of zinc and lead concentrates and ingots.
Scope 1 and Scope 2 corporate GHG inventory analysis for association with the product carbon footprint.
Analysis of the results obtained and development of recommendations for future carbon footprint updates.
Challenge
Develop a tool to calculate the carbon footprint of zinc and lead ingot products through Life Cycle Analysis, integrating corporate emissions inventory previously quantified by the organizatio.
Potential impact
Identification of opportunities for improvement towards the development of products with lower carbon emissions to achieve a leading position in the industry.
