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CARBON FOOTPRINT REPORT 2016Executive Summary
Prepared by
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To responsibly preserve our island
now for future generations
The company is committed
to providing exceptional services,
whilst protecting the natural
environment for the community
and fostering the development
of its people.
CSR Vision
CSR Mission
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Managing Director Foreword
Roger Pritchard Managing Director
In view of global progress, the Paris Agreement COP21 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Mustique Company has established an official CSR strategy, which has been developed for the future
protection of the island’s resources and its people. We wish to address the Island’s carbon emissions for
its sustainable future and to contribute to the ambitious global goal in reducing the increase in global
temperatures to well below two degrees. The Mustique Company has a duty towards the island’s inhabitants
and natural environment as well as towards global citizens and the planet to address their carbon emissions.
to meet our aim to reduce our emissions by 22% by 2025, in line
with the St. Vincent & the Grenadines commitments to the Paris
Climate Agreement. Global warming and risks posed by climate
change incite us to make considerable carbon reductions.
I am confident we will be successful in achieving our ambitious
carbon targets with the cooperation of all of Mustique Island’s
stakeholders.
We started dealing with our carbon emissions by measuring our
carbon footprint and reporting our carbon data, thus having a
transparent operation and a robust data baseline. We have already
invested in new technologies to alleviate our environmental
impact and are monitoring our resource consumption. Sustainable
development is being integrated into all our activities and operations.
This report is intended to disclose our greenhouse gas emissions
and set a baseline from which we will progress in years to come
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Nic Welch Operations Manager
Justin Providence Senior Engineering Manager
Nakita Poon Kong Environmental Manager
Sustainability Executive Team
Nic joined the Mustique Company in March of 2016 as the Op-
erations Manager with responsibilities for property maintenance,
reconstruction projects, both light and heavy vehicle maintenance,
landscaping, and environmental issues affecting the island.
He has a strong commitment to the sustainability of the island
and has ensured that the MCL maintains this commitment in
the various projects undertaken by his teams, by working in
conjunction with the Environmental Manager.
Justin manages energy & water production as well as consump-
tion on the island. He works to improve the island’s resource
consumption being extremely up-to-date on any technical
developments in regards to power generation, water production
and other operational issues.
Nakita is responsible for environmental initiatives and projects
related to the conservation of the island’s natural resources.
She will also be implementing the Mustique Company’s CSR
Strategy at all operational levels, and communicating its content
to everyone on the island.
“Mustique has had a strong history of environmental
stewardship, being written into the Mustique
Company Act, as well as key persons who have
been drivers of conservation years before me.
These foundations are essential to moving forward
in a sustainable manner. The key is to look at all
of these individual projects and connect the dots
with a holistic outlook, from protecting our marine
ecosystem to investing in renewable energy. This will
have an even greater impact on the island’s environ-
ment and sustainability for future generations.”
– Nakita Poon Kong
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In addition to responding to growing
demands from investors, customers and
policy makers for carbon footprint disclosure,
reporting on GHG inventory allows companies
to reduce inefficiencies in operations and
their overall environmental impact. Moreover,
for islands like Mustique measuring and
managing CO2e emissions is imperative for
a preservation of the natural and unspoiled
environment that attracts visitors
in the first place.
Disclosing Emissions
17,699 15,550
4,031
4,313
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2015 2016
TC
O2
Scope 1 Scope3
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Mustique Island, a 1,400-acre private island hideaway in the
Caribbean, is home to two hotels and over 100 individually
owned villas. All island’s operations are managed by the
Mustique Company Limited (MCL) and accordingly, reporting
organisational boundary includes all operations taking place on
the island and those directly associated with the operations
of the MCL – under this boundary fall Scope 1 and Scope 3
emissions (Fig.1). (Scope 2 emissions do not fall within the organi-
sational boundary as none of the Mustique Island’s electricity is
purchased from external sources). Note that Scope 3 emissions
exclude emissions from wider supply chains, wastewater treatment
Fig. 1 Annual Emissions per Scope
Tonnes CO2e Base Year 2015 2016
Scope 1 17,484 15,335
Scope 3 4,031 4,313
Total emissions 21,515 19,648
and other outsourced activities. This executive summary includes
key graphs and tables summarising MCL’s emissions.
MCL’s total annual emissions in 2016 were 19,648 tonnes CO2e
- equivalent to emissions from 4,150 passenger vehicles being
driven for a year. The table below provides a summary of MCL’s
2015 and 2016 annual emissions.
Mustique’s implementation of various initiatives such as installation
of solar panels and encouragement of use of electric vehicles
has reduced the company’s carbon footprint from the base year
emissions by approximately 9%.
Executive Summary
Diesel - Power Station
MCL Domestic Flights
Marine Operations
Gasoline Sales
Diesel - Vehicles
Diesel - Incineration
Incinerator Operation
Concrete Production
AC Emissions
Cooking Gas
Employee External Travel
Waste
9,919
1,212
451
1,018
218
386
216
3,691
319
268
64
3,967
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000
TCO2
2015 2016
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
TCO
2
Diesel - Power Station
Waste Total (excl. incineration)
Concrete Production
AC Emissions
Cooking Gas
Employee External Travel
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Diesel - Vehicles
Diesel - Incineration
Incinerator Operation
MCL Domestic Flights
Gasoline Sales
Marine Operations
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Fig. 3 provides a detailed overview of MCL emissions in 2016 per individual months and emission sources. The consumption of diesel for
electricity generation was highest in August.
The difference between 2015 and 2016 MCL’s emissions per individual emission sources can be viewed in Fig 2.
Fig. 2 Year on Year Emission per Source
Fig. 3 2016 Monthly Emissions per source
0.71 0.67
1.77
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
2015 2016
KG C
O2/
KWH
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
1.60
1.80
2.00
2016
T C
O2/
GU
ESTS
+ R
ESID
ENTS
1.88
2015
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To monitor MCL’s progress towards its goal of generating 76% of the island’s energy from solar panels by 2022, it is useful to calculate
annual Carbon intensity per kWh of produced electricity. The amount of energy generated by solar panels has been on a gradual
increase – in 2016 the solar power generation has more than doubled in comparison to 2015 (+122%)
To account for potential fluctuations in total emissions due to varying number of guests on the island and thus, varying use of premises’ capacity,
an emission intensity per islands’ total population of guests and residents was calculated (Fig. 4). This normalisation of total emissions enables
for accurate comparisons between multiple months or years without the comparisons being affected by differences in visitor numbers.
Fig. 4 Annual Emission Intensity per guests & residents
Fig. 5 Annual Carbon Intensity per kWh
0.71 0.67
1.77
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
2015 2016
KG C
O2/
KWH
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
1.60
1.80
2.00
2016
T C
O2/
GU
ESTS
+ R
ESID
ENTS
1.88
2015
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To achieve the Mustique Company’s
goal to reduce base year emissions by
22% by 2025, total emissions will need
to decrease by 2% each year taking
2015 as MCL baseline year (by approx.
324 tonnes CO2e annually). MCL is
making further investments into solar
energy generation, which will be able
to generate more than 70% of the
island’s energy from solar power by 2022
and thus, it is likely that the emission
reduction target will be exceeded.
Going Forward
Considerate Hoteliers
3rd Floor – WeWork Building, 2 Eastbourne Terrace, London W2 6LG
T. +44 (0) 203 865 2052
www.consideratehoteliers.com
Mustique Company Ltd
PO Box 349 St Vincent & The Grenadines
T. +17844888500
www.mustique-island.com
If you would like to read the full carbon report, please contact:Nakita Poon Kong
Benedetta Cassinelli
