For the second consecutive year, Hikko is Carbon Neutral: A commitment to sustainability

As climate change becomes one of the most urgent challenges of our time, more companies are taking steps to reduce their environmental impact.

Rodrigo Capdevielle, the CEO, points out that Hikko has become carbon neutral by neutralizing the CO2 emission of both the company and our team. We were chosen by Nexos+1, a platform working for Climate Action in Latin America, as a successful reference case from Uruguay in the LATAM Business Climate Action Report. This milestone demonstrates Hikko's commitment to sustainability and its role as a leading company in the fight against climate change.

What does it mean to be Carbon Neutral?

It means that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated by our company are fully offset by actions that reduce or eliminate equivalent emissions elsewhere.

Measurement of CO2 emissions

There are three levels or scopes to understanding companies emissions:  

SCOPE 1: Direct Emissions

Those that came from activities owned or controlled by an organization.

Direct emissions are principally the result of the following types of activities:

• Generation of electricity, heat, or steam.

• Transportation of materials, products, waste, and employees.

• Fugitive emissions.

• Physical or chemical processing.

SCOPE 2: Indirect Emissions

Those released into the atmosphere are associated with the consumption of purchased electricity, heat, steam, and cooling.

These indirect emissions are a consequence of an organization's energy use but occur at sources not owned or controlled.

SCOPE 3: Other Indirect Emissions

Those that are a consequence of actions that occur at sources not owned or controlled and cannot be classified as Scope 2 emissions.

Examples of Scope 3 emissions are business travel by means not owned or controlled by an organization, waste disposal, or materials or fuels an organization purchases.

True Impact

Hikko has gone beyond the traditional measurement and developed a calculator that allows one to obtain each individual carbon footprint. This initiative widens the extension of Scope 3 and has enabled more accurate and detailed measurement of the CO2 emissions of each member of the company.

In 2022, we generated and neutralized our footprint of 346 tons of CO2. 84 tons were issued by the company and the remaining 262 were issued by our team.

Sophia Zeballos, Hikko's Sustainability Manager, underlines the importance of measuring, analyzing, and reporting on our Carbon Footprint is a crucial step that we, as companies, must take in the battle against climate change. Now more than ever, we need innovative solutions, with the IT industry playing a key role and leading the way. Our Scope 3 extension, which includes the footprint of our entire team, serves as a remarkable demonstration of this.

Achieving carbon neutrality for the second year is a significant achievement for Hikko. It is proof of our strong commitment to sustainability and environmental protection. With this, Hikko demonstrates that companies can take an active role in the fight against climate change. Hikko will continue to be a role model in reducing CO2 emissions and pursuing a greener and more prosperous future.