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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | 2013 42 Environmental Impacts Qatalum’s Hse management system guides the management of resources and the reduction of the company’s environmental impact. the company also follows its environmental management manual, which includes guidelines for managing sources of environmental impact, climate change, water consumption, and waste management. Please see Qatalum’s sustainability page on the website for more information about environmental management. Ministry of Environment Audit in 2013, Qatalum underwent an audit by the ministry of environment (moe), the frst by an external entity, which focused on evaluating the environmental compliance and performance of the company. they reported only less than a dozen observations, most of which were minor and technical in nature. For a complex industry like Qatalum with a wide variety of environmental aspects related to solid liquid and gaseous discharges, the relatively small number of observations demonstrates the sustainable environmental performance of Qatalum Climate Change and Energy the company monitors and tracks energy use and the resulting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Qatalum utilizes advanced technologies to remove most of the environmentally harmful contents from the emissions before they are released. Qatalum’s total GHG emissions decreased by 20% in 2013. this was due in large part to Qatalum shifting to producing more electricity on-site at its power plant, which is more effcient and reduced the amount of electricity purchased from Kahramaa, the national electricity provider. Emissions 2011 2012 2013 Total direct GhG emissions 4,569,997 4,801,041 4,604,651 Total indirect GhG emissions 57,677 965,550 1,984 Total GhG emissions 4,627,674 5,766,591 4,606,635